Letter: Looking Back on Flavors of Bedford

The following is a letter from the Bedford Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Maureen Sullivan:

We wish to thank the many people and companies that made the 12th Annual Flavors of Bedford a grand celebration and fall tradition in Bedford. The event is key to the financial stability of the Bedford Chamber of Commerce and the events and support we bring to the Bedford community.We have continued to make a donation to the Heroes Homecoming Fund; an organization that supports our deployed soldiers on their return to Hanscom Air Force Base, as well as invite returning soldiers to the event as our honored guests.

We greatly appreciate the sponsors, restaurants, volunteers, community groups and guests that make this afternoon such an all round success. The DoubleTree Bedford Glen Hotel and the Bistro44 staff set the stage for an afternoon of elegance. The Bedford High School Jr. ROTC cadets greeted guests as members of the Bedford High String Quartet filled the air with their music. The Boys and Girls acappella groups also performed. The following restaurants returned with their delicious offerings, Bedford Farms, Bistro 44, Blue Stove, Brightview Concord River, Café Luigi, Carriage House Café & Bakery, Dalya’s, Lester’s Roadside Bar-B-Q, Margaritas, SummerWinter, The Capital Grille, The Boardroom Bistro, Atria Longmeadow Place, Whole Foods Market and Stonebridge of Burlington, The Chateau, Tavern in the Square, Burton's Grille, Not Your Average Joes, and La Cascia's Bakery and Max & Dylan's expanded the venue and brought additional offerings.

We greatly appreciate our Premier Sponsors the Doubletree Bedford Glen Hotel and Brownand Brown, P.C. who continue to sustain the event. In addition, Bedford Florist, DSA Printingand Atria Longmeadow Place showcased their commitment as community partners. Additional sponsors, for whom we salute, are Brookline Bank, Cambridge Savings Bank, Carlton & DuranCPA’s, Great Road Galleries, Hanscom Credit Union, Middlesex Bank, The Higgins Group,Dr. Oscar DePriest, JRM Antiques, Cormier Law, LLC, Baldwin Insurance, The DivorceCollaborative, Hartwell Farms/Pulte Homes, Gordon Law Offices, Summit Health & Fitness,Genetti’s Wine & Spirit, Garrison Knight Financial Planning, Debbie Spencer/Sheena Santos/The Higgins Group, Live Life Well, Northrop Grumman, Cormier Law, LLC., Stonebridge AtBurlington, The UPS Store, Christine Pinney Marketing and TD Bank. This event would not bepossible without the volunteers who begin their work in March. We offer a round of applause to Barb Davis, Dani DeParis, Bryan McKay, Sheena Santos, Lisa Templeton, Taylor Shean, Josh Cohen, to our judges- Chief Bongiorno, Judy Brown and Citizen of the Year Bobbi Ennis, andthe employees at Great Road Galleries and New England Nurseries for the great job they did to make Flavors such a success.

It gives us great pleasure to bring this event to the community and to enjoy the festivity of the afternoon. Throughout the year, we hope town residents will continue to visit the restaurants and support our sponsors. Please let them know that you applaud their participation in the Flavors of Bedford.

Have a Flavorful Day,

Maureen Sullivan

Executive Director

Bedford Chamber of Commerce