Arts & Entertainment
22nd Annual Taste of Bethesda / Bethesda Day
Bethesda's famous food and music festival, brings 60 restaurants and five stages of entertainment to Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle. Each year, more than 40,000 attendees sample the delicious restaurants, enjoy the live entertainment and visit the kid's corner for face painting and arts & crafts.
Admission to the Taste of Bethesda is free. Taste tickets will be sold on-site in bundles of four tickets for $5. Food servings cost one to four tickets.
2011 Taste of Bethesda Restaurants
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American Tap Room – Cilantro-lime hummus, Maryland crab soup, lavosh crackers
Bangkok Garden – Vegtanle egg roll, chicken curry puff, grilled pork, pad thai, chicken red curry, iced tea
Bangkok One Thai–Grilled chicken, spring roll, pad thai, chicken fried rice, sticky rice, lemonade
The Barking Dog – Sliders, BBQ, variety hot dogs
Bethesda Crab House – Crabcakes, shrimp, slaw
BGR The Burger Joint – Wellington burger, tuna burger, fries, bottled water
Bistro LaZeez – Babba ghanooj/pita bread, fattoush salad, basmati rice, chicken kabob
BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon – Crab cake sliders, ying-yang shrimp, chop salad, tomato feta dip
Bold Bite – Bold hot dog, New York hot dog, spicy chorizo, choripan, fries, iced tea
Brasserie Monte Carlo – Lamb stew, onion tart, cannolis
Bundles of Cookies –Whoopie pies, brownies, gourmet cookies, iced almond rounds
California Tortilla – Caesar tacos, turkey chili
Caribou Coffee – Hot coffee, iced coffee, iced tea, lemon blueberry scones, chocolate cookies
Chef Tony's – Seared scallops, filet mingon, crab pasta, tiramisu
Daily Grill – TBD
Divino Lounge – Argentine sausage, skirt steak, empanadas, paella
Flanagan's Harp & Fiddle – NY steak jameson, guiness beef skewers, fish n’ chips
Fresh Grill – Mini beef & fish sandwiches, fries
Georgetown Cupcake – Assorted cupcakes
Haagen Dazs – Ice cream, bottled water
Haandi Indian Cuisine – Murgh makhani, palak paneer, samosa, rice
Hanaro Sushi – California roll, teriyaki, chicken tempura, spicy tuna roll, rice bowl
Hard Times Café – Chili, dogs, fries, soda, water
Honest Tea – Honest tea, Honest ade, Honest kids
Jaleo – Paella, gazpacho
Jiffy Shoppes – Steak& cheese, gyros, pizza, spanikopita
Just Cakes – Cupcakes, pound cakes, water, juice
Kabob Bazaar – Rice, Addus Polo, chicken & beef kabob, grilled onion, tomato, assorted soda/water
Lebanese Taverna – TBD
Lilit Cafe – Gelato, soda, water
Louisiana Kitchen & Bayou Bar – Jambalaya, gumbo, étouffée
M & N's Pizza – Pizza, drinks
Mamma Lucia of Bethesda – Pizza, sodas
Matuba Japanese Restaurant – Sushi roll, chicken teriyaki, tempura, sushi combo, Japanese soda
Morton's – Petite filet mignon sandwich
Naked Pizza- Pizza, cheesy breadsticks
Nest Café – Mussels, pork BBQ, BBQ beef, chicken BBQ, Italian fries, sweet fries
Olazzo – Meatballs, pasta, cannoli
Original Pancake House – Nutella crepes, lemon crepes
Oz Restaurant & Wine Bar –Smoked lamb kabob, chicken kabob, veggie kabob
Passage to India – Chicken makhani, saffron rice, mix vegetable korma, veggie samosa, mangolassi
Penang Malaysian Cuisine – Satay chicken, curry potatoes, mee gopeng
Plaza del Sol - Fajita tacos (chicken or steak), beans, rice, beverages
Quartermaine – Coffee
Ri Ra Irish Pub – Guinness BBQ wings, cottage pie, Kelly's chocolate cake
Rock Bottom Brewery – Crabcake, pulled pork sliders, kobe sliders
Ruth's Chris Steak House – Tenderloin slider with horseradish sauce, mashed potatoes
Saveur India – Butter chicken, palak panner, samosa yellow daal, basmati rice
Shangri–La – Chicken momo
Smoothie King – TBD
Spring Mill Bread Company – Bread, cookies, muffins, brownies, pie, poptart
Sweet Basil – Pampia, curry puff, somtom, fried rice, pad thai, drunken noodle
Taylor Gourmet - 9th St. Italian, Locust St., Christian St., pasta salad
Tout de Sweet- Maccarons(different flavors), cookies, bottled water, juice, sodas
Uncle Julio's - Tacos al carbon (beef/chicken), chips & salsa, bottled water
Union Jack's – Banger sandwich, rib tips, bread pudding, cottage pie
Uptown Deli - Hot corned beef, hot pastrami, meat knish, potato latke, assorted Dr. Brown’s sodas
Yamas Mediterranean Grill – Gyro, chicken souvlaki, fries in olive oil, falafel, beverages
Zen Tara Tea – Iced tea, desserts, hot tea & coffee
2011 Taste of Bethesda Restaurants
Find out what's happening in Gaithersburgwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Bangkok Garden – Vegtanle egg roll, chicken curry puff, grilled pork, pad thai, chicken red curry, iced tea
Bangkok One Thai–Grilled chicken, spring roll, pad thai, chicken fried rice, sticky rice, lemonade
The Barking Dog – Sliders, BBQ, variety hot dogs
Bethesda Crab House – Crabcakes, shrimp, slaw
BGR The Burger Joint – Wellington burger, tuna burger, fries, bottled water
Bistro LaZeez – Babba ghanooj/pita bread, fattoush salad, basmati rice, chicken kabob
BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon – Crab cake sliders, ying-yang shrimp, chop salad, tomato feta dip
Bold Bite – Bold hot dog, New York hot dog, spicy chorizo, choripan, fries, iced tea
Brasserie Monte Carlo – Lamb stew, onion tart, cannolis
Bundles of Cookies –Whoopie pies, brownies, gourmet cookies, iced almond rounds
California Tortilla – Caesar tacos, turkey chili
Caribou Coffee – Hot coffee, iced coffee, iced tea, lemon blueberry scones, chocolate cookies
Chef Tony's – Seared scallops, filet mingon, crab pasta, tiramisu
Daily Grill – TBD
Divino Lounge – Argentine sausage, skirt steak, empanadas, paella
Flanagan's Harp & Fiddle – NY steak jameson, guiness beef skewers, fish n’ chips
Fresh Grill – Mini beef & fish sandwiches, fries
Georgetown Cupcake – Assorted cupcakes
Haagen Dazs – Ice cream, bottled water
Haandi Indian Cuisine – Murgh makhani, palak paneer, samosa, rice
Hanaro Sushi – California roll, teriyaki, chicken tempura, spicy tuna roll, rice bowl
Hard Times Café – Chili, dogs, fries, soda, water
Honest Tea – Honest tea, Honest ade, Honest kids
Jaleo – Paella, gazpacho
Jiffy Shoppes – Steak& cheese, gyros, pizza, spanikopita
Just Cakes – Cupcakes, pound cakes, water, juice
Kabob Bazaar – Rice, Addus Polo, chicken & beef kabob, grilled onion, tomato, assorted soda/water
Lebanese Taverna – TBD
Lilit Cafe – Gelato, soda, water
Louisiana Kitchen & Bayou Bar – Jambalaya, gumbo, étouffée
M & N's Pizza – Pizza, drinks
Mamma Lucia of Bethesda – Pizza, sodas
Matuba Japanese Restaurant – Sushi roll, chicken teriyaki, tempura, sushi combo, Japanese soda
Morton's – Petite filet mignon sandwich
Naked Pizza- Pizza, cheesy breadsticks
Nest Café – Mussels, pork BBQ, BBQ beef, chicken BBQ, Italian fries, sweet fries
Olazzo – Meatballs, pasta, cannoli
Original Pancake House – Nutella crepes, lemon crepes
Oz Restaurant & Wine Bar –Smoked lamb kabob, chicken kabob, veggie kabob
Passage to India – Chicken makhani, saffron rice, mix vegetable korma, veggie samosa, mangolassi
Penang Malaysian Cuisine – Satay chicken, curry potatoes, mee gopeng
Plaza del Sol - Fajita tacos (chicken or steak), beans, rice, beverages
Quartermaine – Coffee
Ri Ra Irish Pub – Guinness BBQ wings, cottage pie, Kelly's chocolate cake
Rock Bottom Brewery – Crabcake, pulled pork sliders, kobe sliders
Ruth's Chris Steak House – Tenderloin slider with horseradish sauce, mashed potatoes
Saveur India – Butter chicken, palak panner, samosa yellow daal, basmati rice
Shangri–La – Chicken momo
Smoothie King – TBD
Spring Mill Bread Company – Bread, cookies, muffins, brownies, pie, poptart
Sweet Basil – Pampia, curry puff, somtom, fried rice, pad thai, drunken noodle
Taylor Gourmet - 9th St. Italian, Locust St., Christian St., pasta salad
Tout de Sweet- Maccarons(different flavors), cookies, bottled water, juice, sodas
Uncle Julio's - Tacos al carbon (beef/chicken), chips & salsa, bottled water
Union Jack's – Banger sandwich, rib tips, bread pudding, cottage pie
Uptown Deli - Hot corned beef, hot pastrami, meat knish, potato latke, assorted Dr. Brown’s sodas
Yamas Mediterranean Grill – Gyro, chicken souvlaki, fries in olive oil, falafel, beverages
Zen Tara Tea – Iced tea, desserts, hot tea & coffee
