Back for it's 15th year, The Taste of Highlands Ranch. Wine, food, fun and a worthy cause.
The Taste, a Highlands Ranch community favorite, features samplings and all you care to drink of wine, beer and spirits from Highlands WineSeller and scrumptious food samplings from over 30 area restaurants listed below.
May 7, 2010
6:00- 9:00 p.m.
If you are familiar with A Taste of Colorado, this event is a more intimate venue with the feel of community and less driving for those of us that live in Douglas County.
Also included with admission is a collectible commemorative wine glass and the opportunity to participate in the fundraising silent auction with proceeds going to the SaddleUp! Foundation™.
Tickets are $25 Members; $30 Program Guest; $30 the day of the event, if not sold out.
Must be 21 years of age or older - ID checked at the door.
Highlands Wine Seller of Highlands Ranch CO is this years provider of the wine tasting portion of the event. They were voted Best of the Best by the Colorado Community Newspaper in 2009.
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2010 Participating Restaurants - so far!
- Anthony's Pizza & Pasta
- Baskin Robbins
- Bennett's BBQ
- Big Papa's BBQ
- Brio Tuscan Grille
- CB & Potts
- Corner Bakery Cafe
- CJ's Frozen Custard
- Costco
- Country Buffet
- Diego Zhangs Burger Cafe
- Fish City Grill
- Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill
- Il Vicino
- Indulge Wine Bar <Examiner Favorites
- Enchanted Grounds <Examiner Favorites
- Fox and Hound
- Lodo's Bar & Grill <Examiner Favorites
- The Makery Cake Co.
- Maggiano's Little Italy
- Nicolo's
- Noodles and Company
- Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
- Pasta Jay's <Examiner Favorites
- Rock Bottom Brewery <Examiner Favorites
- Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant
- SaddleUp! Catering
- TGI Friday's
- Village Inn
The 2010 Taste will benefit SaddleUp! Foundation™, a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing Hippotherapy to those in need. Hippotherapy comes from the Greek word for horse. It focuses on addressing the special physical, mental and emotional needs of its participants through equine assisted activities and therapies. For more information on SaddleUp! Foundation™ please visit their website at ww.saddleupfoundation.org.
Since it's inception in 1990 the event has helped to raise thousands of dollars for local non-profit organizations dedicated to serving area residents. past recipients include:
* Children’s Hospital (Highlands Ranch chapter),
* Kids Mobility Network and the
* Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
This event sponsored by the Highlands Ranch Community Association. (HRCA)
Future events in Highlands Ranch include:
Arts Festival Wine Tasting - August 14, 2010
Sparkling Wine Tasting - December 3, 2010
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Comments
looks great!
Love your restaurant list!
Sounds like a great time...thanks for such a list of restaurants.
This looks great, thanks for the heads up.
Great cause and great celebration!
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