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26 • Summerville Journal Scene • March 21, 2012

Local cuisine served upduring festival

BY ROGER LEEThe Journal Scene

hile some cometo theF l o w e r t o w nFestival for thearts and crafts,others come forthe food.

Booths sellingall sorts of treatswill be located

throughout the festival grounds, but anyonewanting a meal or to sample a variety of foodwithout having to search for it should check-out The Taste of Summerville. Located in theheart of the festival, this event features cui-sine from several local restaurants.

“The Taste of Summerville has everythingfrom seafood to pizza,” YMCA spokesper-son Jan Parsons said. “It doesn’t matter ifyou’re craving oriental food or a sandwich,you can get it there. All the booths offer fullmenu items and it’s all good food.”

The “Taste” is open from 9 a.m. until 5

p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 9 a.m.until 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets redeemable atall restaurant booths are $1 each and can bepurchased at one of two locations, at 5th andMain and at 6th and Main. No dish costsmore than three tickets and some cost onlyone.

Parsons says event organizers anticipateselling 100,000 tickets this year.

Most of the restaurants have participatedfor the last several years. However, therewill be three new restaurants serving upsome of their best fare this year. PaneraBread, Mays and Buffalo Wild Wings are thefirst-time participants.

As the event sponsor, Logan’s Roadhousewill again have a booth. Other participantsinclude Bubba Gump Shrimp Company,Wasabi of Summerville, North Towne Grilland Seafood, McAlister’s Deli, Our DailyBread Market, Sticky Fingers, Yokoso,Gilligan’s Steamer and Raw Bar, Italian Ice,Chick-fil-A (except on Sunday) and PapaJohns Pizza.

Judy Watts/Journal Scene

The Taste of Summerville features everything from pizza and seafood to oriental food andsandwiches.

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