Local businesses sponsored the tented dining areas. Photo by Donna Manz.
The 2015 Taste of Vienna was the chilliest food-fest since its inception – and cloudy, as well - but the weather did not appear to keep away local and not-so-local folks from coming by to sample signature dishes of popular restaurants, and, if you were a kid, to bounce in the bounce house. Tables and chairs were set up under tents.
Friends found one another and the community met the faces from their favorite restaurants.
The family-focused food festival is sponsored by the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department; proceeds benefit the department with funding for new equipment or mortgage pay-off.
Nearly 30 restaurants served up a myriad of dishes, from American-style savories and sweets to Irish and British, Asian, Italian, Indian and Latin samplings. Fresh Market Vienna gave out complimentary bags of chips and popcorn and recyclable shopping bags. Yuengling ice cream, all-natural with unique ingredients, made its public Vienna debut. Chefs and students from Culinaria Cooking School pooled their talents, as well.
Throughout the day, musicians performed live music on–stage, and Vienna Vintner poured wines.
The rain kept away until late in the day, close to when the 4th annual Taste of Vienna was scheduled to close down.
On Wednesday morning, April 22, VVFD’s new transport medic unit was delivered and made its first call. Donations make new equipment possible.
For more information on volunteering with the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, go to vvfd.org.