Taste of San Diego - East
Taste - Savor - Mingle“Taste of San Diego – East”
By popular demand, the location of the Chamber’s 11th annual popular “foodie” event has changed, as well as the name! The “Taste of San Diego – East” happens on Monday, June 3rd between 5–p.m. and is now being held at the Town and Country Hotel in Mission Valley. The popularity and crowd of this annual event has outgrown the La Mesa Community Center, where it has been held for the past 10 years. So, make plans to join us and “Taste, Savor and Mingle” in one ballroom, with plenty of room to stroll throughout the food and business vendor tables. Enjoy great food samplings, free prizes from business sponsors/vendors, a silent auction and raffles during this fun-filled evening.
Monday, June 3, 2019
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
VIP Tasting: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
General Admission Tasting: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where: Town and Country San Diego
500 Hotel Circle North in Mission Valley – Golden Ballroom
Click here for a map of the hotel and Golden Ballroom.
Cost:
Ticket pricing prior to May 28th:
VIP tasting: $60 for 3 hours of tasting from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
(VIP Tickets include entry in to a special drawing!)
General Admission $40 for 2 hours of tasting from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Ticket pricing after May 28th:
VIP: $80 | General Admission: $60
At-Door Ticket pricing (if available):
VIP: $90 | General Admission: $70
Beverages: Please note that ticket pricing does NOT include beverages. House wine and Domestic beers may be purchased for $6.00 each, cocktails for $8.00 each and sodas for $3.00 each.
Complimentary parking for ALL ticket holders!
UNLIMITED visits to ALL food vendors!
A silent auction, free prizes, and more!
For details or questions, call (619) 465-7700 or email rsvp@lamesachamber.com.
Order Your Tickets Now!
Ordering options: the PDF form, Online Form, or PayPal order (below).
Announcing the 2019 Food and Beverage Lineup:
Anthony’s Fish Grotto
BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse
BO-beau kitchen + garden
Brew Coffee Spot
Brigantine Restaurant of La Mesa
Cafe Carmel Bakery
Cali Comfort BBQ
Dream Dinners
Eccentric International Chefs
Edible Arrangements
Hooleys Public House
Jersey Mike’s Subs
Lantern Crest Senior Living
Little Roma
Los Pinos Taco Shop
Marie Callender’s
Outback Steakhouse – Mission Valley
Pick Up Stix
Ranch Events
Red Lobster
Surf Rider Pizza Co.
Sycuan Casino Resort
Terra American Bistro
The Hills Local Pub
Valley Farm Market
A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors to Date:
Presenting Sponsor:
EDCO
Supporting Sponsors:
Barona Resort & Casino
Kirk Paving, Inc.
SDG&E
Crème De La Crème Sponsor:
American Medical Response
Sycuan Casino Resort
Gourmet Sponsor:
Carl Burger Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM World
Bon Appétit Sponsors:
AT&T
Berg Taxes
California Coast Credit Union – La Mesa
Dignity Memorial
La Mesa Courier
Marque Urgent Care
San Diego County Credit Union – La Mesa
San Diego Eye Professionals
Smart Home Alarm
SMIB Management, Inc.
The Hills Local Pub
The Kitzman Family
Westmont of La Mesa
Video Media Partner:
Community Spectrum
Logistical Sponsor:
Town and Country San Diego
Newspaper Media Partner:
Local Umbrella Media/La Mesa Village News
Printing Sponsor:
AAA Imaging
Graphics Sponsor:
Kostedt Design & Marketing
Media Sponsor:
Discovering My City Magazine
Photography Sponsors:
CeCe Photo
Rippee Photography
Sandra Small/ Photographer
Water Sponsor:
Sycuan Casino Resort
Audio-Sound Sponsor:
Studio M.I.F.
10th Annual “Taste of La Mesa” Serves Up a Fireworks of Flavor!
Photos By Sandra Small Photographer.
On June 11th, the La Mesa Chamber of Commerce hosted the 10th Annual “Taste of La Mesa.” Hundreds of guests strolled through both sides of the La Mesa Community Center, with food displays and sponsors staged throughout the entire facility. People could eat their hearts out from over 25 restaurants, coffee stations and caterers, while sipping wines from seven different wineries/wine partners, as well as enjoy a cold beer from premier beer sponsor, Samuel Adams. As guests entered, they were tantalized by the aroma of the grills preparing freshly-grilled sliders from The Hills Local Pub, savoring the smell of fresh braised short ribs, sausages, foods from around the world and delectable desserts, including ice cream sundaes. VIP ticket holders entering at 5 p.m. were afforded an “up close and personal” visit with the restaurants and vendors as they walked around the rooms and filled their plates with their first samplings of delicious foods. At 6 p.m. the General Admission ticket holders joined the crowd and the party rocked on! All ticket holders could visit the restaurants of their choice, as many times as they wished – no limit on their visits – making this a unique tasting experience. Just when people thought they had their fill, they were tempted to try samples of tasty desserts like fresh apple pies, peach cobbler, chocolate bacon cake and of course – new to the Taste this year – ice cream sundaes. These fabulous desserts completed the evening.
There is nothing better than the winning combination of putting great people together in an interactive setting, with good conversation and then adding delicious food – this makes for a winning recipe and made the 10th Annual Taste of La Mesa, the true “feast in the east.”
We would like to thank the following food and beverage providers who took part in this year’s “Taste” and “ignited” the evening with their delicious samplings that delighted our guests:
Watch the video of our 2018 Taste, made by Community Spectrum!
