Get ready for the annual ‘Taste of the Town’ in Myrtle Beach

Nicole Boone | WBTW News13 Anchor

Tuesday, October 27, will be “TASTE ‘n Good!” as St. Andrew Catholic School presents Taste of the Town 2009 from 4pm – 10pm at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

Poised as the Grand Strand’s largest culinary/social event of the year and Myrtle Beach’s original food festival, the 26th Annual Taste of the Town will include over 50 area restaurants serving up freshly prepared appetizers, entrees, and desserts. Each booth will offer delectable “Tapas-style” items from their menus for $1 - $4 each.

Restaurants will compete for the following awards: Best Entrée, Best Dessert, Best Booth Design, and People’s Choice & Kid’s Choice awards for favorite entrée and favorite dessert. Taste of the Town will present the 2nd Annual Community Crusader Award to an individual within the restaurant industry who exudes qualities of excellent character in living a life of service beyond self.

Entertainment has expanded and appeals to all age groups! Live entertainment will be featured to include tribute artists from Dino’s TV Variety Show (4:30pm – 5:30pm), the Soul Function band (8:00pm – 10:00pm), and other surprise entertainers.

New this year: Taste of the Town is excited to introduce the event’s first-ever Wine Patio, which will be similar to the popular Autumn Ale House beer garden featured annually by Better Brands, Inc. A Silent Auction will provide an opportunity for everyone to bid on gift baskets loaded with restaurant gift certificates and other cool items.

100,000 square feet of space in the convention halls will allow plenty of seating and ample room to mingle, and ATM machines will be available for your convenience. The Convention Center has expanded its rear parking lot, and additional parking will also be available across the street from the Convention Center in the location of the former Myrtle Square Mall.

$4 Advance Admission Tickets can be purchased at all HTC locations and St. Andrew Catholic School at 3601 N. Kings Hwy. in Myrtle Beach. Admission is $5 at the door. Children 14 and under will be admitted free with adult. Food tickets are $1 and will be sold at the event.

Taste of the Town is proudly sponsored by: HTC, McDonald’s, and WBTW News 13, and all proceeds will benefit St. Andrew Catholic School.

For more information call 448-6062, visit http://www.TasteoftheTownMB.com, or find us on http://www.facebook.com

TASTE OF THE TOWN 2009 – RESTAURANT / VENDOR LIST


1. Bellacino’s Pizza & Grinders
2. Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
3. Big Daddy’s Roadhouse Grill
4. Bimini’s Oyster Bar & Seafood Café
5. Blue Elephant Thai Cuisine
6. Bovine’s Wood Fired Specialties
7. Bubba’s Fish Shack
8. Burro Loco
9. Café Amalfi
10. Cakes By The Sea
11. California Dreaming
12. Canipe’s Chocolates & Candies
13. Carolina Roadhouse
14. Charleston Café
15. Chef Smitty’s
16. Chili’s
17. City Bar
18. Costco Wholesale
19. Divine Fish House
20. Divine Prime
21. East of Chicago Pizza
22. Fiesta Mexicana
23. Greg Norman’s Australian Grille
24. Gulfstream Café
25. Hard Rock Café
26. Hayman’s Blue Bunny Ice Cream
27. Ichiro’s Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi
28. Indo Thai Sushi
29. Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville
30. Jimmy’s Original Hibachi
31. Kaminsky’s New York Deli
32. King Kong Sushi Bar & Grill
33. Latitude 22
34. Liberty Steakhouse & Brewery
35. Liberty Tap Room & Grill
36. Little Italy
37. Longbeards Bar & Grill
38. Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream
39. Mr. Fish The Original & Seafood Market
40. Omaha Steakhouse
41. Phillips World Cuisines Buffet
42. Pizza Hut
43. Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse
44. River City Café
45. River Street Sweets
46. Roy & Sid’s American Kitchen
47. Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
48. Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina
49. Salt Creek Café
50. SeaBlue Restaurant
51. Sea Captain’s House
52. Sticky Fingers
53. Tavern in the Forest
54. T-Bonz Gill & Grill
55. The Donut Man
56. The Melting Pot
57. Tommy Bahama’s Tropical Café
58. Ultimate California Pizza