Take a Bite of the 22nd Annual Taste of Georgetown


One of Georgetown’s most enduring and popular events is upon us and helps to kick the fall season into gear. The 22nd Annual Taste of Georgetown will be ready for sampling this Saturday, Oct. 3, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The gourmet day offers more than 60 tastes from more than 30 Georgetown restaurants as well as a Craft Beer & Wine Garden. The foodie scene will be set along K Street, right next to the Georgetown waterfront, between Wisconsin Avenue and Thomas Jefferson Street.

Presented and sponsored by the Georgetown Business Improvement District, the Taste of Georgetown was started by Grace Episcopal Church and its rector David Bird, more than 20 years ago, and one of its congregant Robert Egger, who later founded D.C. Central Kitchen. The event benefits the services for the homeless of the Georgetown Ministry Center, which is headquartered at the church.

There was a media tour last week to set the scene with visits to five Georgetown eateries. Food writers sampled the perfectly sweet Olivia Macaron (next to Dean & Deluca on M Street), the about-to-arrive Chaia on Grace Street with locally sourced food for its tacos and juices from Misfit Juicery, the classic Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place (oysters and lobsters, baby, from chef David Stein; fish tacos for the Taste) at Washington Harbour, the almost year-old Chez Billy Sud, with its delicious pastries, sausages or sauteed trout, on 31st Street and the bright Eno Wine Bar, next to the Four Seasons Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, with easy flights of wine and charcuterie from Stachowski’s and other spots nearby.

With kid attractions and other tables to check out as well, Saturday’s event is free to attend with tickets at $5 for one tasting or $20 for five tastings (online presale only), according to the Georgetown BID. Craft Beer and Wine Garden tickets are $4 for one tasting or $10 for three (also available day-of). Tickets are available onsite at the event for $5 per tasting and $4 per Craft Beer & Wine Garden tasting and will be cash only.

Presale early bird ticket deals are available at www.tasteofgeorgetown.com. Check out the Taste of Georgetown on Facebook as well as using #TasteofGeorgetown across social media. Also, visiting Parking Panda for parking reservations for a discount. For general information on getting to Georgetown, D.C., visit www.georgetowndc.com/gettinghere.

With the Taste of Georgetown, gourmands can get a great sense of each place in a matter of hours. Think of it as an early and long lunch or a very early dinner.

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