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“Taste of Abbot Kinney” This Sunday!

The fourth annual Taste of Abbot Kinney will be held this Sunday, October 14th!

Taste of Abbot Kinney

The Taste of Abbot Kinney supports Inside Out Community Arts and celebrates some of Venice’s best restaurants. The afternoon event focuses on Abbot Kinney’s culinary talent and features a restaurant walking tour where you can sample signature dishes from your favorite chefs as well as enjoy wine and beer tastings. Highlights also include special presentations and cooking demonstrations during the VIP hour featuring local chefs and VIP reception host Adam Gertler from The Food Network. This year the event chairs are Don & Linda Novack and Hal Frederick from Hals.

Ticket Package Options:

The Walking Tour Tastings Package ($60) includes tastes at all participating walking tour restaurants and wine and beer tastings. Also includes exclusive Taste of Abbot Kinney Online Event Program with recipes, bios, and insider tips from the chefs and mixologists of Abbot Kinney. Walking Tour Tastings include: Abbot’s Habit, Abbot’s Pizza, Benny’s Tacos, CasaLinda, Dry Tour, FEED Body & Soul, Hal’s Bar and Grill, Intelligentsia, Joe’s Restaurant (special cocktail), Lemonade, Local 1205, N’ice Cream, The Otheroom, Primitivo, Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, as well as Noble Vines wine and Golden Road Brewery Beer tastings. Click here to purchase.

The VIP Reception & Walking Tour Package ($100) includes ALL of the above Walking Tour Package PLUS: A VIP Reception with music, exclusive appetizer and cocktail tastes, cooking demonstrations, and celebrity chefs as well as early access to restaurants. VIP additional tastings: Cafe del Rey, Jin Patisserie, Shima, The Tasting Kitchen (special cocktail), Hal’s Bar and Grill, Joe’s Restaurant, Creme Caramel LA, Chef Stef Candy Company and Whole Foods Market Venice. Click here to purchase.

Sunday, October 14th, 2012
VIP Reception: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
VIP Pre-Tastings: 4:00 – 4:30 pm
Walking Tour Tastings: 4:30 – 6:30pm
Reception and Check-in: Boardriders, 585 Venice Boulevard, Venice, CA

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