4th Annual 'Taste of South Lake' Festival Coming in October

The food and drink offerings of South Lake Avenue restaurants and businesses will be on full display when the 4th annual "Taste of South Lake" festival kicks off next month.

Slated for Oct. 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the free festival will feature samples of the dishes and drinks from 20 different South Lake establishments in addition to cooking demonstrations and live music.

"We thought this was a great way to showcase the avenue," said Gina Tleel, who organizes the event as the executive director of the South Lake Business Association. "It's just a fun way to market and promote the area."

Cooking demonstrations will be given by Ann Gentry, founder of Real Food Daily, and the chef and head bartender of Trattoria Neapolis, a new South Lake restaurant.

The event coincides with Pasadena Art Weekend. Free parking is available at Corporate Center Pasadena.

The following organizations are participating in the festival:

• Café 140 South
• Celestino Ristorante & Bar 
• Contessa Italian Home Collection 
• Corner Bakery Café 
• Float
• Jamba Juice 
• Lemonade 
• Logix Credit Union
• Magnolia Lounge
• Massetti Caffe Mobile
• National University  
• Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
• Peet’s Coffee & Tea
• Real Food Daily  
• Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill
• SanSai Japanese Grill
• Sharky’s Woodfired Mexican Grill
• Souplantation
• Starbucks Coffee Company
• The Counter
• Togo’s Sandwiches
• Trattoria Neapolis
• Universal Protection Service 
• Wahoo’s Fish Taco
• Williams-Sonoma
• Wine Detective 
• ZO Skin Health