Photos: Ninth Annual Taste Of Del Ray Marks Biggest Year

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- The ninth annual Taste of Del Ray saw its most successful year to date, as it sold out in the presale for the first time ever.

Hosted by the Del Ray Business Association, the event featured a record 18 restaurants on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pat Miller Neighborhood Square. Attendees sampled unlimited tastings from new restaurants and Del Ray favorites. The event also raised $1,000 for the Alexandria Boys and Girls Club, which provides afterschool programs to kids that would be otherwise home alone or on the streets.

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At the end, Judges Choice and People's Choice awards were given out. The judges were Chef Craig Scheuerman, Director of the Culinary Arts program at T.C. Williams High School, three of his students and Jenny Sullivan, Editor of Arlington Magazine.

Judges' Choice winners were:

1. Evening Star Cafe - Crawfish boudin

2. Stomping Ground - Buttermilk biscuit and fried chicken with spicy aioli

3. Pork Barrel BBQ - White chicken chili

People's Choice awards were determined by attendee votes, and Sheriff Dana Lawhorne announced the winners.

People's Choice winners were:

1. Pork Barrel BBQ - White chicken chili

2. Taqueria el Poblano - Shrimp mango chalupa

3. Stomping Ground - Buttermilk biscuit and fried chicken with spicy aioli

The full list of participating restaurants includes:

• Bombay Curry Company
• Cheesetique Del Ray
• Del Ray Cafe
• Del Ray Pizzeria
• Dolce & Bean
• Evening Star Cafe
• Flat Top Burger
• Junction Bakery & Bistro
• Lena's Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap
• Live Oak Restaurant
• Market 2 Market Del Ray
• Northside 10
• Pork Barrel BBQ
• Royal Nepal
• St. Elmo's Coffee Pub
• Stomping Ground
• Swings Coffee Roasters
• Taqueria Poblano Del Ray

Images via Patch staff