Close to 50 restaurants are expected to participate in this year’s Taste of Bethesda in October.
Bethesda Urban Partnership, which organizes the annual event, on Thursday released a list of 40 restaurants that will participate, including some newcomers. More restaurants are expected to join in.
The 30th annual Taste of Bethesda will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 5. Besides food booths, there will be musical and cultural performances on five stages, as well as children’s activities, such as arts and crafts.
The event runs along Norfolk, St. Elmo, Cordell, Del Ray and Auburn avenues.
Admission is free. Tickets for food samples are $5 for four. One serving costs one to four tickets.
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Restaurants that have committed to participate as of Thursday are:
Alatri Bros
Benihana of Tokyo
Bethesda Curry Kitchen
BGR The Burger Joint
The Big Creek Café
Brickside Food & Drink
Chef Tony’s Seafood
Curry Place
Dog Haus Biergarten
Duck Duck Goose
Flanagan’s Harp & Fiddle
George’s Chophouse
Georgetown Cupcake
Guapo’s Restaurant
Haagen-Dazs
The Halal Guys
Hanaro Sushi
Henry’s Sweet Retreat
Jaleo
Kadhai Boutique Indian Cuisine
Lotus Grill & Bar
Mamma Lucia
Medium Rare
MoMo Chicken & Grill
Morton’s The Steakhouse
Mussel Bar & Grille
The Original Pancake House
Passage to India
Peet’s Coffee
Poke Dojo
Quartermaine Coffee Roasters
The Red Bandana Bakery
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Silver: New American Brasserie
Smoke BBQ
Smoothie King
Terrain Café
Tout de Sweet Pastry Shop
True Food Kitchen
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The live entertainment on the schedule includes:
8 Ohms
Caz Gardiner
Chopteeth
Heather Aubrey Lloyd
Mary-El
Moonshine Society
Sweetnova and Patrick Alban
Dynamic Dance Team
Furia Flamenca
Rhythma Dance
Soul in Motion
Tepua Hio Hio
