PORT TOWNSEND — Some 200 people sampled tastes and sips from 20 area restaurants, breweries, wineries and cideries during the Taste of Port Townsend.
The Thursday fundraiser for the Port Townsend Main Street Program sold out, said Mari Mullen, executive director, who did not announce receipts by the weekend.
“This year’s event had a more green focus, and reusable glasses and silverware were used,” Mullen said.
This year’s participants were Key City Fish Co., Alchemy Bistro and Wine Bar, Aldrich’s Market, The Castle in PT, Howell’s Sandwich Co., Pane d’ Amore, Banana Leaf Thai Bistro, Elevated Ice Cream Co. & Candy Shop, The Silverwater Café, The Old Whiskey Mill, Taps at the Guardhouse, Reveille at the Commons, Alpenfire Cider, Finnriver Farm and Cidery, Marrowstone Vineyards, Port Townsend Brewing Co., Port Townsend Vineyards, Sunrise Coffee Co., The Spice and Tea Exchange, and Discovery Bay Brewing.
Flowers were provided by Willow Wind Farm & Gardens, Mullen said.
Fifty guests purchased raffle tickets. The Tasty Prize raffle basket was valued at $600 and contained gifts from What’s Cookin’, The Green Eyeshade, Lively Olive Tasting Bar, The Food Coop, Elevated Ice Cream & Candy Co., PT Chocolate Co., Sirens Pub, The Old Whiskey Mill, LaughinGnome Pottery, The Spice & Tea Exchange, Sunrise Coffee Co., Pippa’s Real Tea, Wynwoods Gallery & Bead Studio, PT Shirt Co., Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Sandy & Sheldon Spencer, Brian and Andrea Stafford, and Gina Diamond. It was won by an unidentified Sequim woman.
Ninety guests entered a drawing for a $50 dining gift certificate, which was won by an unidentified Kirkland man.
For more information about Port Townsend Main Street Program, see http://ptmainstreet.org/.
