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Since 1982, PACE (Peoria Area Community Events) is pleased to welcome back the Taste of Peoria to the RiverFront!
Nearly 40 Peoria area restaurants are expected to take part to provide a taste of their most popular menu items to a crowd of more than 50,000 local residents.
A variety of appetizers, entrees, and desserts will be sold for one to two dollars each. In addition to a selection of seafood, BBQ, Italian, Indian, and Oriental cuisine, the Taste of Peoria will also have live entertainment on two stages. Activities and food will be located throughout Festival Park and The Landing.
Here is the list of the live entertainment that will be taking place at The Taste:
Festival Park Stage-
4:30pm – 6pm 3 and a Half Men
6:30pm – 8pm Lowe Profile
8pm – 9pm Awards Presentations
9pm – 10:30pm Patrick n Swayze
CEFCU Main Stage-
5pm – 6:30pm Unhandsome Devils
7pm – 8:30pm 7 West
9pm – 10:30pm JammSammich
Just in case you missed out on the ’14 Taste Of Peoria Awards, here is a recap and the list of the restaurants that were won:
2014 Taste Of Peoria Award Winners:
Showmanship
Best Decorated Booth
1st-Rocks at Paradice Hotel & Casino
Best Appetizer
1st-Qdoba Mexican Grill
Item-Chips and Queso
2nd-Famous Dave’s BBQ
Item-Wings with Buffalo Sauce
3rd-Thanh Linh Vietnamese Restaurant
Item-Chicken Egg Rolls
Best Casual Entrée
1st-Papa Murphy’s Pizza
Item-Gourmet Chicken Garlic Pizza
2nd-Hick’ry Catering Co.
Item-Memphis Pulled Port
3rd-Gracie’s Sports Grille & Pizza
Item-Bacon Wrapped Pig Wings
Best Entrée
1st-Thanh Linh Vietnamese Restaurant
Item-Grilled Lemongrass Chicken
2nd-Famous Dave’s BBQ
Item-St. Louis Style Ribs
3rd-Qdoba Mexican Grill
Item-Mango Mojo Chicken Burrito
Best Dessert
1st-Fannie May
Item-Cheesecake on a Stick
2nd-Uncle Bob’s Homemade Ice Cream
Item-Rum Chata Salted Caramel
3rd-Granite City Food & Brewery
Item-Pistachio Cake ala mode
Best Beverage
1st-Java Jolt
Item-Caramel Latte Frappe
2nd-Janes Sweet Addiction
Item-Lemon & Strawberry Shakeup
3rd-Smoothie King
Item-Caribbean Way Smoothie
Come enjoy the 2015 Taste Of Peoria for great food and live entertainment!
For more information on “The Taste,” go to www.peoriaevents.com for more details.
