Lakewood Hosts 14th Annual Taste of Lakewood

From Taste of Lakewood: The 14th Annual Taste of Lakewood will be held on Sunday, June 11th from 1- 7pm at Madison Park. Presented by the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce and Cleveland Magazine, the event highlights one of the city's largest business segments: the hospitality industry. Lakewood's best restaurants will be on hand to sell food to fans and foodies from throughout the region. Veteran Taste of Lakewood food vendors such as Aladdin's Eatery, Deagan's Kitchen & Bar, Melt Bar and Grilled, and Georgetown will be at the event, alongside relative newcomers to the Lakewood dining scene – restaurants such as Salt+, LBM, and Yuzu. Read more about the event and see the entire list of participating restaurants at tasteoflakewood.com. See the entire list of food vendors at www.tasteoflakewood.com.

Entertainment on the GOOD TUNES Stage. Two bands will provide the music on the First Federal Lakewood “Good Tunes” Stage at the Taste of Lakewood. Longtime friend of the Taste of Lakewood and crowd favorite FireSide will kick off the event starting at 1pm. FireSide is an acoustic rock band from Lakewood that performs a wide variety of classic and current rock tunes – from CSN to Simon & Garfunkel to Peter Gabriel to The Beatles – and more.

Following FireSide and performing for the first time at the Taste of Lakewood: Where’s Jimmy? Lakewood High School graduate and Lakewood Project Alum Taylor Netzler, after spending several years touring, recording in-studio sessions with Grammy award winning producers and living in LA, has returned to Cleveland and formed Where’s Jimmy? with Danny Ayala and Sean Samson. This feel-good band “focuses on the songs you grew up loving”, from the Rolling Stones to Bruno Mars.

The Pier W VIP Experience. Enjoy the Taste of Lakewood “VIP style” in the Pier W VIP Tent from 1-4pm. The $50 VIP ticket includes reserved VIP parking, seating in the VIP tent, two food items of your choice delivered to your table, separate VIP bar, two drink tokens, dessert provided by Pier W, and a chance to win a complete Dinner for Four at Pier W. Tickets are limited. www.tasteoflakewood.com/vip-tickets.

The GOOD STUFF Merchant Market. Shop for unique items at the “Good Stuff” Merchant Market from Lakewood- based retailers, artists, craftspeople, and event supporters. From ceramics to handmade soaps, from apparel to home decor – the merchant market will have something locally-created for everyone.

The GOOD FOOD Kids Garden Tent. Kids are welcome in the Good Food Kids Garden Tent from 1-4pm where they will paint a pot for a vegetable seedling and take home a healthy recipe to try. The Good Food Kids Garden Tent is sponsored by Cleveland Clinic Lakewood with support from Lakewood Garden Center.

The GOOD TECH Tent sponsored by NetworkinGuys is a new addition to this year’s Taste of Lakewood. Not only is this added space to enjoy great food & beverages, the Tech Tent is where attendees can also charge their mobile devices and access an ATM.

Thousands of people visit the Taste of Lakewood each year. The event funds the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce scholarship program that rewards deserving college-bound seniors from Lakewood and St. Edward High Schools.

Admission is free. Parking is limited – visit www.tasteoflakewood.com for information on the best ways to get to the Taste of Lakewood.

Don’t miss Lakewood’s unofficial kick-off to summer - bring your friends and join us for a great day of food and music at the 14th Annual Taste of Lakewood! Follow the Taste of Lakewood on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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