Taste Of Somerville Finds New Location For 2019

SOMERVILLE, MA — Taste of Somerville has a new home again following a move to Nathan Tufts Park two years ago. The culinary festival returns for its 21st year, this time on the Assembly Row waterfront.

Last year's event served over 1,200 guests a comprehensive array of food, drink and entertainment from more than 60 restaurants, bars, beverage providers and local artisans.

"It’s no secret that Assembly Row has become one of the region’s premiere showcases for dining, shopping, and entertainment," Taste of Somerville committee member Luke O'Neil said in a statement. "What’s exciting about the new venue is the chance it gives us to bring dozens of restaurants from around Somerville -- from new independent and experimental discoveries to everyone’s favorite classics -- all together in one bustling location."

Charity

Proceeds from the event will once again support a local non-profit organization. This year’s beneficiary, the Walnut Street Center, is a human services agency that provides self-advocacy and community involvement support to some of the city’s most vulnerable citizens.

"The Walnut Street Center has always been rooted in the community providing the best in crucial human services for individuals with intellectual disabilities," Carolyne Guffey, CEO of the Walnut Street Center, Inc, said in a press release. "We are thrilled to be named for the second year as the charitable recipient of the Taste of Somerville, one of the most exciting and delicious food festivals that brings families together. The proceeds from ticket sales will continue to fund critical support services to adults with intellectual disabilities and their families."

Restaurants

Participants so far include the following with more expected:

• Aeronaut Brewing Company
• American Fresh Brewhouse
• Ball Square Fine Wines
• Bantam Cider
• Brass Union
• Burger Dive
• Campari
• Casa B
• Daddy Jones
• DakZen Thai
• Earls Kitchen
• Elm Street Taproom
• Espresso Plus
• Five Horses Tavern
• Flatbread Company
• Foundry on Elm
• Fuji at Assembly
• Global Wines
• Gracie's Ice Cream
• Guru the Caterer
• Highland Kitchen
• Holiday Inn
• Inspired Beverage
• Juliet
• La Brasa
• La Cucina
• La Posada
• Legal on the Mystic
• Manoa Poke Shop
• Masala Square Indian Kitchen
• MidiCi Pizza
• Mount Vernon
• Neighborhood Restaurant
• Oat Shop
• Olde Magoun's Saloon
• Orleans
• Papagayo
• Q's Nuts
• Redbones
• Remnant Brewing
• River Bar
• Ruby Wines
• Saloon
• Sarma
• Sav Mor Spirits
• Somerville Brewing Company
• Somerville Chocolate
• Southern Kin Cookhouse
• Squeeze Juice Co.
• Tamim Teas
• Tenoch Mexican
• The Burren
• The Independent
• The Row Hotel at Assembly Row
• The Smoke Shop
• Tony C's
• Vinal Bakery
• Willie's Superbrew
• Winter Hill Brewing