Taste of Arcadia

The Chamber’s annual Taste of Arcadia & Business Showcase at the Taste, featuring the best food and drinks from 40 local vendors will be more fun than ever this year at 5:30 pm. Monday, Sept. 23, in the lush setting of the Los Angeles County Arboretum.

Sponsor and vendor info and opportunities below… 

Tickets can be purchased for $40 through July 31, 2013. (Non-members of Chamber, add $10 = $50 each).
Thereafter the prices will be:

• $50 August-September (Aug. 1 – Sept. 22) / $60 for non-members.
• $60 at the gate / $70 for non-members.

Note: Chamber office and phones are closed Monday, Sept. 23, when tickets can only be purchased at the gate of the entrance to the L.A. County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave.

Get your Taste of Arcadia tickets:

<Story continues following four video highlights of the 2012 event from the Chamber’s YouTube Channel, and photo gallery… First, a fast-paced four-minute overview of the entire day and evening…>

Extended highlights in a six-and-a-half overview, including a nearly two-minute collection of clips and behind-the-scenes footage from the KTLA TV-5 production…

An 11-minute collection of interviews and highlights from attendee Gib Whitney’s Wide Eyed Productions company…

A snappy and sophisticated 3 1/2-minute highlight reel produced by Andrew Gregson of The Executive Factor in Arcadia…

<Hundreds of photos in gallery below provided by the Chamber, ArcadiasBest.com, Andrew Gregson at The Executive Factor, Joan Schmidt of Mountain Views News, and Gib Whitney of Wide Eyed Productions…>

(Click here to see videos of other years of Taste.)

Taste of Arcadia offers a showcase of more than three dozen of the local area’s best restaurants, caterers, and wine and beer vendors. No money changes hands at the more personalized food booths lined up in the idyllic lush Arboretum setting nestled on the soft green grass between beautiful water fountains with the majestic San Gabriel Mountains providing a picturesque backdrop.

The community’s annual signature event draws about 1,000 guests who buy a ticket to enjoy as much different food as they want and tastes of various drinks.
Also returning this year is The Roost, a secluded area adjacent to the main venue that features fine wine tasting in a quieter atmosphere.

And, of course, the exotic, brightly and lightly dressed Brazilian dancers will be back to help raise the after-dark energy to a party level.
Also returning will be the Arcadia High School Drum Line to entertain guests as they arrive and enter the gates.

As always, a percentage of proceeds from Taste of Arcadia are donated to local non-profit organizations. This year there will be more beneficiaries than ever, with the Chamber donating $5 of every ticket sold by a pre-approved organization. Interested organizations should call the Chamber at 626-447-2159 to be approved.

Taste of Arcadia would not be possible without the dozens of dedicated volunteers and our sponsors.  (Interested sponsors will find packages and rates below.)

Taste of Arcadia began as a much smaller event nearly 40 years ago to raise money for the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association float. Known as both The Wines Shed Mixer and A Taste of Arcadia was held on the infield at Santa Anita Park for a period of time. When the AToR dissolved in 1999, all assets, including the annual fund-raiser, were transferred to the Chamber. The Chamber continued the food and wine event at Santa Anita for a few years under various names, including the Festival of Food, before moving it to the L.A. County Arboretum several years later and adopting the name of Taste of Arcadia.

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