Monday, November 4, 2024

Taste of WB to welcome 35 local eateries, drinkeries

2023’s winning dish from Blockade Runner’s East: Grilled crab and ouster stew with flounder baccala, sticky rice, lemon-fresno sauce, purple cabbage oil and sofrito. (Courtesy Taste of WB)

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH — A more-than decade-long tradition is scheduled to take place in an area beach town the first Saturday next month.

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The 11th annual Taste of Wrightsville Beach will be hosted in the parking lot of Bluewater Grill (4 Marina St.) on Saturday, Nov. 2, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The festival is a celebration of local eateries and drinkeries, and will welcome 35 tasting booths, including locally prepared cuisine and beverages from area culinarians. Awards are decided by celebrity judges and there are People’s Choice awards.

The event proceeds benefit Weekend Meals on Wheels, which provides food to seniors in the greater Wilmington area. Deliveries are sent out on weekends and on days not covered by the weekday Home Delivered Meals program in New Hanover County.

The event is also looking to help fund a similar Brunswick County program, currently looking for a coordinator.

In addition to bites and sips provided to attendees — tickets are $100 for adults and $25 for children — there will be a raffle and auction. Funds from it will benefit shut-in seniors in the western region of the state, affected by Helene last month. Proceesds will help seniors in the Swannanoa and Ashe County regions, in particular, which endured devastating damage due to landslides.

Tickets to Taste of WB are available here


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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