The Community Awareness Committee of the Greater Hazleton of Commerce invites the public to attend the 12^th Annual Tastes of Greater Hazleton, which will be held this Sunday, October 13^th from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm at a new location for 2019, the Laurel Mall in Hazleton.

The event will feature a sampling of signature dishes and products restaurants and businesses from throughout Greater Hazleton. Restaurants and their menus include: Alta Pizzeria & Pasta house offering penne vodka; Benigna’s Creek Winery offering wine tastings; Brass Buckle restaurant offering alligator tacos; Frankie’s Pizzeria offering New England clam chowder; Four Blooms Restaurant offering ahi tuna won ton, meatballs in sauce and Godiva chocolate mousse; Giant Food Stores offering crabcakes; Honey Hole Winery offering wine tastings; Keystone Job Corps Center offering hearty chicken casserole, acorn squash with maple bacon drizzle and pumpkin bread; Providence Place Drums offering roasted butternut and apple bisque and mini tiramisu cups; Restaurant at Boscovs offering halupki soup; Rostas Café offering antipasto salad; T. Verrastro Beer Distirbutors offering a variety of fall flavored beers, adult beverages and non alcoholic drinks; The Pines Eatery & Spirits offering grog and a crispy treat; Top of the 80’s Restaurant offering pumpkin bisque w/ cinnamon sugar croutons & creme fraiche, sriracha steak bites and homemade chocolate oatmeal cake; and the Valley Country Club offering a caprese on a golf tee.

 

Event coordinators have also announced that three demonstrations will take place at the event and they will be provided by Valley Country Club, Brass Buckle Restaurant and Giant Foods.

According to Anna Jean Onuschak of Top of the 80s Restaurant, event chairwoman, “We are thrilled to feature these three very talented, local chefs and business owners at our event. The attendees really look forward to seeing what they have to prepare and then having the chance to sample their dishes”

Tickets are $18.00 in advance can be purchased online at www.hazletonchamber.org (tickets may then be picked up at the door). Or tickets are also available during business hours at the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce office, 8 West Broad Street, Mezzanine Level Suite 1490 in Downtown Hazleton, the Standard Speaker, 21 N. Wyoming Street in Downtown Hazleton, The Laurel Mall, Route 93, Hazleton or T. Verrastro Beer Distributor, 126 N. Broad Street in West Hazleton.

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

Doorprizes have been donated by participating restaurants and a grand prize, will be provided by T. Verrastro Beer Distributor.

Sponsors for this event include: Luzerne County Visitors Bureau, The Kitchen Gallery & Design Center Inc., PPL, Faith Assembly of God, The Falvello Law Firm, American Eagle, T. Verrastro Beer Distributor, Grand Central and Citizens Publishing. Media partners for this event include: WYLN TV 35, SSPTV News/SamSon Productions, Standard Speaker, Panorama Community Magazine, The Printmark Group, Latino News, El Mensajero International.

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

For more information on the event contact the Chamber office, at 8 W. Broad Street, Mezzanine Suite 1490 in downtown Hazleton or call 455-1509.

PICTURED IN PHOTO:

Event sponsors from the left are Pat Verrastro, T. Verrastro Beer Distributor and Chamber Tastes Committee Member; Donna Keyes, Luzerne County Convention & Visitors Bureau; Denise Sellers, Standard Speaker; Sam Lesante, Jr., SSPTV News/Sam-Son Productions; Liz Tolan, The Printmark Group; Mark Matriccino, The Kitchen Gallery & Design Center; Rocco Arruzzo, The Laurel Mall, event host; Gary Perna, WYLN TV 35; AJ Onuschak, Chamber Tastes Chair; Pastor Rodney Murphy, Faith Assembly of God; Patty and Beverly Collum, Panorama Community Magazine. Missing from the photo are representatives from Citizens Publishing, Latino News, The Falvello Law Firm, PPL, American Eagle and El Mensajero International.