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Taste buds rejoice as the culinary talents of the region are on full display for the next 10 days during the fifth annual Taste Tri-Valley Restaurant Week.
Organized by Visit Tri-Valley, the event highlights restaurants, wineries and breweries in Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and Danville with special activities, promotions and exclusive menu offerings from this Friday (Feb. 21) through the following Sunday (March 2).
“Taste Tri-Valley shows the rest of the Bay Area what a culinary destination we are, and that we can celebrate food in a safe, clean environment with plenty of free parking. The whole 10 days brings a lot of awareness to our hidden gem, making it a huge economic driver for all of our cities and towns,” said Robin Fahr, vice president of marketing and communications.
“This year’s events really highlight the culinary geniuses in the Tri-Valley — individually they’re at the top of their games, so just imagine our Opening Night chef collaboration with all of them in the same kitchen! And then a South American Street Food Jubilee at Oyo? I couldn’t decide so I’m going to them all,” Fahr told the Weekly.
Fahr was referring to the Taste Tri-Valley Kick Off Dinner, set for this Thursday evening (Feb. 20) before the first day of Restaurant Week, at which the featured chefs join together to present a memorable meal starting with a cocktail reception at Crush’d in Danville and then a dinner and live auction at nearby Tides Restaurant.
Other special activities on the calendar include Beer Judging 101 at BottleTaps in Pleasanton this Sunday, Wine & Cheese Pairing Release Party at Wood Family Vineyards in Livermore also on Sunday, the Beer vs. Wine Dinner at BottleTaps on Wednesday, the Livermoron Brew Crawl & Food Drive next Thursday in downtown Livermore and the Taste Tri-Valley Cocktail Party: A South American Street Food Jubilee at Oyo in downtown Pleasanton next Friday.
Tickets remain available for many of the special events. For more information on Taste Tri-Valley and participating locations and offerings throughout the 10 days, go to visittrivalley.com/restaurantweek.
Visit Tri-Valley is presenting Restaurant Week in partnership with the cities and chambers of commerce of Pleasanton, Livermore and Dublin, the town of Danville and Fremont Bank. City Center Bishop Ranch is not taking part this year as it had in the past — San Ramon is not a member of Visit Tri-Valley, opting for its own destination marketing organization known as Discover San Ramon.
