It's almost Taste of Bethesda time, well in two months anyways. The annual food festival scheduled for Oct. 11 this year will bring together some of Bethesda's newest restaurants and the city's old favorites.
Restaurants that opened in the past year that will be on hand include Gringos and Mariachis, Tyber Bierhaus and 4935 Bar and Kitchen.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and while the event is free, bundles of four food tickets cost $5. Food prices will range from one to four tickets.
This is Bethesda Urban Partnership's 25th year operating the event. BUP has not yet announced the entertainment who will play on the five stages at the event.
These are the participating restaurants and their planned dishes:
4935 Bar and Kitchen |
Tandoori chicken tacos, 4935 Sliders, pork wings |
Benihana | 4 pcs california roll, 4 pcs spicy tuna roll, 2 pcs salmon sushi, hibachi fried rice & ramune (original or strawberry) |
Bethesda Curry Kitchen | Butter chicken, paalak paneer, samosa, vegetable khorma, basmati rice |
BGR The Burger Joint | Sliders, fries, bottled water & canned soft drinks |
Bold Bite | Burger sliders, doughnuts |
Bradley Food & Beverage | Sandwich/wraps, chocolates, cookies/brownies, cheese spreads/dips, salads, olive oil/balsamic vinegar |
Café Deluxe | Sliders, short rib risotto, crab dip, crab cakes and hummus |
Dunkin' Donuts | Donuts, muffins, iced/hot coffee, iced latte, iced tea & bottle water |
Flanagan's Harp and Fiddle | Stuffed chipotle peppers, smoked fried chicken, shepherd's pie, bread pudding, ice cream with Bailey's caramel, bottled water |
Fresh Baguette | Breads and Vienese pastries |
Georgetown Cupcake | Assorted cupcakes: pumpkin spice/salted caramel, red velvet/ lava fudge, vanilla birthday/ peanut butter fudge |
Gringos & Mariachis | Tacos al paster, vegetable taco, corre enchilada taco, tres leches |
Guapos | |
Haagen-Dazs | Ice cream and bottled water |
Hanaro Restaurant and Lounge | Pork dumplings, chicken teriyaki rice bowl, shrimp shumai, chicken tempura skewers, edamame, various sushi rolls (spicy tuna, California, eel, avocado cucumber) |
Heckman's Delicatessen | Corned beef or pastrami sandwich, cheese cake, chicken/tuna salad, challah french toast and corned beef hash |
Honest Tea | Honest Tea, Honest Ade, Honest Lemonade, Honest Fizz |
Jaleo | Paella/spanish rice, water |
Kabob Bazaar | Chicken kabob, beef kabob, grilled veggies, plain rice, addas polo/ (lentil rice) and assorted sodas |
Kadhai | Samosa, palak, chicken malchai, rice, water and soda |
Lilit Café | Gelato, soup, chicken kabob and rice |
Louisiana Kitchen & Bayou Bar | Jambalaya, etouffee and gumbo |
Mamma Lucia | Pizza, canned sodas and water |
Markham's Bar and Grill | Banh Mi Sandwich, Banh Mi Salad, Dr. Pepper Ribs |
Mussel Bar & Grille | White wine mussels, bottled water |
Naked Pizza | Cheese pizza, chef inspired – extreme pepperoni |
Olazzo | Sausage & peppers, meatballs, mini cannolis |
Original Pancake House | Nutella and lemon crepes |
Panas | Empanadas, ceviche samplers and skewers |
Parva Cocina & Tequila Bar | Beef empanadas, fish tacos, chicken patacon relleno, tequila salmon, churros rellenos and tres leches |
Passage to India | Chicken makhani with rice, vegetable korma with rice, samosa chat with chana and mango lassi |
Penang Malaysian Cuisine | Satay chicken, curry potato chicken and mee goreng |
PizzaPass | Pizza |
Rock Bottom Brewery | Kobe sliders, mac & chicken, fish tacos |
Roof | Pork belly skewers, chicken arepas, shrimp cocktail, sopes, beans and grilled scallops |
Ruth's Chris Steak House | Steak sandwiches, water and lemonade |
Shangri-La | Butter chicken, chana masala, basmati rice, vegetable samosa, mango lassy and vegetable pakora |
Share Small Plates Bistro | East-West asparagus, bbq sticky ribs, fruit daiquri, hummus, greek salad and pita, water and DoubleTree cookies |
ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen | Meatball bite-size bowl and tofu bite-size bowl |
Smoke BBQ | Ribs, chicken and pork sliders, mac n cheese, lemonade and grilled corn |
Smoothie King | Angel food, Carribean way and strawberry kiwi smoothies |
Spring Mill Bread Co. | Bread, cookies, slices, pie, bars and brownies |
Tandoori Nights | Chicken tikka, samosa, butter chicken, chana masala, sag/panger, rice and naan |
The Barking Dog | Hot dogs, BBQ and cookies |
Tout de Sweet | Macarons and mini pastries |
Tyber Bierhaus | Potato pancakes, pierogies, sausages (German) and mussel sauce with bread. |
Union Jacks | London broil sandwich, Jameson chicken, bangers and mash, bread pudding, and assorted sodas and water |