The first ever Taste In Tempe at Tempe Center for the Arts Amphitheater will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2014 from 1pm – 4pm.
Taste In Tempe offers an eclectic Arizona’s restaurants dishing out crowd-pleasing favorites as guests stroll along the lakefront for a romantic themed afternoon of food, music and celebration.
Wine purveyors from around the world and exclusive craft breweries sample savory beverages and premier wine connoisseur variety of lead wine seminars. In addition, celebrity chefs perform up-close-and-personal demonstrations of their signature cuisine.
Taste In Tempe also delivers a “love and romance” themed shopping experience offering jewelry, luxury goods, flowers, chocolates, pastries and more, perfect for a Valentine’s Day preview, not to mention an unforgettable date experience.
Taste In Tempe tickets include food, wine and craft beer sampling, wine seminars, cooking demonstrations, parking, entertainment and a chance to win the $20K Giveaway with a grand prize of $20,000. Tickets are $59 in advance; tickets are $69 at the door. The event is hosted and presented by CBS Radio stations (KMLE @ 107.9, 94.5 KOOL FM and LIVE 101.5) and R Entertainment Company. There are 30 restaurants, 30 wineries and 30 craft breweries expected to participate in Taste In Tempe. A glimpse of Taste In Tempe restaurant participants includes:
- 24 Carrots!
- Alasta
- Aside of Heart
- Bombay Spice Indian Grill
- CHoP
- Ditka’s
- Four Peaks Brewing Company
- Guedo’s Cantina Grill
- The Handlebar
- Hummus Xpress
- La Bocca urban pizzeria + wine bar
- Mellow Mushroom
- Nothing Bundt Cakes
- NutWhats
- SanTan Brewing Company
- Shelley’s Specialty Desserts
- Spokes on Southern
- The Lodge
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