The Taste of Rockaway Beach event will feature 11 diverse restaurants. Courtesy HEART of Rockaway Beach
This Sunday, dining aficionados will get a chance to sample food from restaurants throughout Rockaway Beach, from tacos to Thai, for a fundraising event that will help to support neighborhood beautification projects for the area hit hard by Hurricane Sandy.
The Taste of Rockaway Beach, sponsored by the community advocacy group HEART of Rockaway Beach, will kick off at 12 p.m. on Sunday, May 4. The event, which will wrap up around 6 p.m., will feature 11 restaurants along Rockaway Beach Boulevard, from Beach 87th Street to Beach 102nd Street.
Uma’s owner Conrad Karl said the Taste of Rockaway Beach will help to raise money for community beautification projects. Photo by Anna Gustafson
“We want to market Rockaway Beach as a dining and entertainment destination,” said Conrad Karl, who owns Uma’s and is helping to organize the festivities celebrating a neighborhood that is reviving itself following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy.
A $10 pass will entitle diners to a food tasting in each of the participating establishments, all of which are within walking distance of each other. The food crawl, which marks the seasonal opening of Rockaway Taco, will include Elegante Pizza, New Irish Circle, Rockaway Beach Surf Club, Sayra’s Wine Bar, Surfside Bagels, Thai Rock, The Other End Pizza Parlour, The Rock Wine & Beer Bar, Uma’s, and Uncle Louie G Italian Ices & Ice Cream.
Tickets may be purchased from any of the participating businesses.
By Anna Gustafson
