'Taste of the Town' offered a delicious time on the harbor
Jul 18, 2018
Hundreds of hungry diners turned out Tuesday, July 17, under the big white tent in Shipyard Park for the Mattapoisett Women's Club's annual "Taste of the Town" eating festival. The food event is one of the women's club's biggest fundraisers. BY CHRIS REAGLE
Eileen Marum, left, and Lois Ennis co-chaired this year's "Taste of the Town" food festival held in Shipyard Park. BY CHRIS REAGLE
Twelve local restaurants participated in the "Taste of the Town" food festival. These sumptuous lobsters rolls are from Oxford Creamery on Route 6 in Mattapoisett. BY CHRIS REAGLE
Seafood seems to dominate the food fare for the evening during the Mattapoisett Women's Club's annual "Taste of the Town" food festival, but there were also tasty healthy offerings, as well, including the Poi acai fruit bowl from Walrus & Captain Bistro, Coffee, and Poi Juice Bar in The Ropewalk in Mattapoisett. BY CHRIS REAGLE
Former Miss Massachusetts 2018 Jillian Zucco, right, her father, John Zucco, and Elise Rego worked the sound console for The Showstoppers, a local youth singing group who perform regularly in the tri-town, at the "Taste of the Town" event in Shipyard Park. BY CHRIS REAGLE
Fresh seafood was everywhere at "Taste of the Town" food festival. These hefty shrimp are from Turk's Seafood on Route 6 in Mattapoisett. BY CHRIS REAGLE
Showstoppers Laura Perreira, left, Brianna Lynch, and Emma Whynacht, performed as a trio at the "Taste of the Town" food festival in Shipyard Park. BY CHRIS REAGLE
Alexa McLeod, 15, left, and Samantha Kirkham, 20, from The Inn at Shipyard Park served up delicious mac & cheese at the "Taste of the Town" event in Shipyard Park. BY CHRIS REAGLE
Sara Sequeira, left, and Jenna Ruel, both 19, handed out fresh baked pizza from Nick's Homemade Pizza on Route 6, during the "Taste of the Town" food festival in Shipyard Park. BY CHRIS REAGLE
Hundreds of hungry diners turned out to the big white tent in Shipyard Park Tuesday evening, July 17, to sample the offerings of 12 local restaurants during the Mattapoisett's Women's Club's annual "Taste of the Town" event.
"We're quite pleased with the turnout," Eileen Marum, who co-chaired with Lois Ennis, said as a long line of diners streamed in to the tent. "We're very happy everyone seems to be having a wonderful time.
Marum seemed happy that Tuesday's muggy weather was easier to deal with at the Mattapoisett harbor-side event as cool breeze blew across the park under threatening skies.
Twelve local restaurants participated in this year's Taste of the Town, including Courtyard Restaurant, Mattapoisett Diner, Tastebuds Bistro & Catering, Walrus & Captain Bistro, Coffee, and Poi Juice Bar, On The Go Fine Foods, Catering & More, The Inn at Shipyard Park, The Slip, Oxford Creamery, Ying Dynasty, Nick's Homemade Pizza, Turk's Seafood Restaurant, and Uncle Jon's Coffee.
"All the money we raise from this event and our garden tour, as well as our pie sale at Harbor Days, goes toward school scholarships," Marum said.
The Showstoppers, a local youth singing troop, performed a variety of tunes throughout the two and half hour eating extravagana. The dining ended at 7 p.m., just as a heavy rain seemed to punctuate the event.
Marum said the money raised from all the Mattapoisett Women's Club fundraisers are dispensed in the spring. She encouraged people to purchase pies from the women's club table at the Mattapoisett Lion's Club's Harbor Days outdoor festival in Shipyard Park over the weekend to help provide scholarship funding.
