19th Annual Taste of Bethesda this Saturday

The 19th annual Taste of Bethesda returns on Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 11am-4pm. Bethesda’s famous food and music festival brings 50 restaurants and four stages of entertainment to Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. Each year, more than 40,000 attendees sample the diverse restaurants, enjoy the live entertainment and visit the kids corner for face painting and giveaways!

Admission/Tickets:
Admission to Taste of Bethesda is free. Taste tickets will be sold on-site in bundles of four tickets for $5. A food serving costs one to four tickets.

Location:
The event is located along Norfolk, Fairmont, St. Elmo, Cordell, Del Ray Avenues in Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle. Free parking is available in downtown Bethesda's public parking garages and lots. Taste of Bethesda is located three blocks from the Bethesda Metro Center.

The annual Taste of Bethesda is held in conjunction with Best of Bethesda Day which also features Come Back to Bethesda classic car show and Rescue Day.

Participating restaurants:
Aromi d'Italia
Austin Grill
Bangkok Garden
Ben and Jerry's
Bice Ristorante
BlackFinn
Booeymonger
Brasserie Monte Carlo
Bundles of Cookies
The Burger Joint
Caddies on Cordell
Chicken Out Rotisserie
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Cookies By Design
Crossfire Fresh Burgers
Delhi Dhaba
Divino Lounge and Restaurant
Doraku Restaurant and Lounge
DrinkMore Water
Flanagan's Harp and Fiddle
Gaffney's Restaurant
Gifford's Ice Cream & Candy Co
Guapo's Restaurant
Haagen-Dazs
Haandi Indian Restaurant
Hard Times Café
Honest Tea
Jaleo
Just Cakes
La Miche
Lebanese Taverna
Mamma Lucia of Bethesda
Mia's Pizzas
Mortons the Steakhouse
Nark Kara Thai Restaurant
Olazzo
Passage to India
Penang Malaysian Cuisine
Quartermaine Coffee Roasters
Ri-Ra Irish Pub
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
Ruth's Chris Steak House
Saphire Café
Saveur India
Shangri-La
Smoothie King
Spring Mill Bread Co
Tara Thai Restaurant
Tommy Joe's
Trader Joe's
Union Jack's
Visions Restaurant