The Community Awareness Committee of the Greater Hazleton of Commerce invites the public to attend the 10th Annual Tastes of Greater Hazleton, which will be held this Sunday, October 15th from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm at the Health & Wellness Center at Hazleton located on 50 Moisey Drive.

Tickets are $18.00 in advance, online only at www.hazletonchamber.org and $20 at the door.

Three cooking demonstrations will take place at the event. Chef Rob Middleton from Top of the 80’s Restaurant will start things off, followed by Chef Steve Foley and Jerry Seiwell from Brass Buckle Restaurant and the final demonstration will be Renee Esposito Chirico from Alta Pizzeria & Pasta House.

The event will feature a sampling of signature dishes and products from sixteen participating restaurants and businesses from throughout Greater Hazleton. Samples will include:

Alta Pizzeria & Pasta House offering eggplant and pasta with vodka sauce; Brass Buckle Restaurant offering braised chicken taco in a salsa verde sauce; Coffee Service providing regular & decaffeinated coffee; Cinema & Drafthouse offering beef and cheddar sandwiches; Crystal Lounge offering chicken a la grill, rice and guandules and por leg; Frankie’s Pizzeria & Restaurant offering chicken parmesan and Italian pasta salad; Giant Foods offering sweet and sour meatballs and a variety of cakes; Gplus Deli offering Italian, turkey and regular subs; Honey Hole Winery offering a variety of homemade wines; Keystone Job Corps Center offering meatballs in a cheesecup; McDonald's providing orange drink; The Pines Eatery & Spirits offering pot roast and Italian spinach stuffed mushrooms; The Sophia Coxe Foundation offering English potted ham and cucumber sandwiches, cream puffs and apple cranberry tea; Top of the 80’s offering sriracha steak bites, apple bacon and bourbon jam scallops and homemade carrot cake; T. Verrastro Beer Distributor Inc providing seasonal and artisan craft beer and water and Victoria’s Candies Inc providing assorted chocolate candies.

Tickets will provide you with a sample from each of the participating restaurants and enter you for a chance to win tons of doorprizes.

Sponsors for this event include: Luzerne County Visitors Bureau, The Kitchen Gallery & Design Center Inc., CTC Manufacturing, WYLN TV 35, SSPTV News/SamSon Productions, Standard Speaker, Panorama Community Magazine, The Printmark Group, Latino News, El Mensajero International, T. Verrastro Beer Distributor, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, NEPA Tent Rentals, Citizens Publishing.

All proceeds from this event will benefit community projects coordinated by the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce.

For more information on the event visit the Chamber’s online calendar of events at www.hazletonchamber.org.