Saturday's 'Taste of Elk Grove' Will Fund Local Service Projects

Dozens of local restaurants, breweries and wineries will come together this weekend to both feed Elk Grove residents and raise money for projects to help the city's less fortunate.

The Rotary Club of Laguna Sunrise will hold its ninth-annual Taste of Elk Grove Saturday. It's the club's only fundraiser each year, and brings in money the group uses to buy dictionaries for local kids, build homes in Elk Grove's sister city in El Salvador, and to help the Teen Center USA, the Elk Grove Food Bank, the Elk Grove Senior Center and others.

"Taste of Elk Grove funds our whole year of service projects," Rotary President-Elect Angela Spease said, noting last year's event brought in about $33,000 and organizers hope to exceed that amount this year.

Admission to the event starts at $40 ($50 at the door), and includes wine and food from dozens of restaurants. Spease said this year's event will include a beer garden for the first time, as well as a number of new eateries (See a full list here).

She said she's excited to showcase a large assortment of local food and drink.

"Where can you go for that price and get all that?" she asked. "People get halfway around and they're done."

A silent auction and raffle will be held, a jazz band will perform and a custom cake will be raffled off during the "Private Reserve Admission," which begins an hour early.

Attendance is capped at 600 people–last year, about 750 attended, Spease said. Tickets can be purchased online, at Raley's and Bel Air, and at the door (if available).

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Taste of Elk Grove
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. (Private Reserve Admission starts at 5) Saturday, April 20
Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation
9040 High Tech Ct., Elk Grove

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