May 25-27, 2013 Taste of Cincinnati USA - Cincinnati, Ohio
Memorial Day weekend in downtown Cincinnati. Started in 1979, it is now the nation's longest running culinary arts festival, featuring more than 40 fine restaurants serving up delicious and delectable menu items. Menu items are previewed and judged for prestigious Best of Taste Awards. This is also a music festival, with continuous live entertainment featuring local and national recording stars performing on multiple stages throughout the event. Attendance: 500,000.
When: Memorial Day Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26, 2013, 12 noon to 12 midnight;
Where: On six blocks of Fifth Street, from Race Street to Broadway in Downtown Cincinnati.
Cost: Free!
Parking: Convenient parking can be found in the Fountain Square Garage.
Please note: Pets, (unless used for handicap assistance), bikes, skateboards, rollerblades, poles and sticks are prohibited in the event site during operating hours. No coolers, bottles, cans, alcoholic beverages or weapons can be brought into the event site.
2013 Best of Taste Winners:
Area restaurants served more than 70 dishes to some of the most discerning taste buds in Cincinnati USA to proclaim the Best of Taste, the region’s most prestigious annual culinary competition and precursor to the Taste of Cincinnati.
The judges--celebrities, foodies and the epicurious--named the following Best of Taste restaurant picks:
Best Appetizer
1st Place: Crab Rangoon, Thai Taste
2nd Place: Cuban Black Bean Soup, Silver Ladle
3rd Place: Risotto Balls, Pompilios
Best Entrée
1st Place: Honey Sweet & Sour Shrimp, Arloi Dee
2nd Place: Chicken Chili 3-Way, Silver Ladle
3rd Place (tie): Pulled Pork Sandwich, Giminetti’s Bakery & General Tso’s Chicken, Thai Taste
Best Dessert
1st Place: Vanilla Bourbon Bread Pudding, Blue Wisp
2nd Place: Sweet Potato Bread Pudding with Sweet Potato Ice Cream, Mahogany’s
3rd Place: Crème Brulee, Market Street Grille
Best Go Vibrant (healthy dining options)
1st Place: Thai Fried Rice, Thai Taste
2nd Place: Chicken Lettuce Wraps: Arloi Dee
3rd Place: Greek Yogurt Spread “Labneh,” Andy’s Mediterranean Grill
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