| | Published September 17, 2008
| Orinda Launches First Annual Restaurant Tour-9/30/08
| | By Andrea A. Firth |  | |
It's time to eat, drink, and be merry in Orinda. The Orinda Chamber of Commerce in
partnership with the Educational Foundation of Orinda (EFO) and the City of Orinda
will host the first annual Orinda Restaurant Tour. The inaugural event will take place
from 5:00 to 8:30 pm on Tuesday, September 30th in Theater Square.
"The Chamber is very excited to be spearheading this event," states Keith Miller,
President of the Orinda Chamber of Commerce. Miller came up with the idea of the
having a restaurant tour in Orinda after attending neighboring Lafayette's Taste of
Lafayette. "This is a terrific opportunity for Orinda's restaurants to showcase their
offerings and for the community to come out and show their support of their local
businesses."
Patrons of the event can register between 5:00 and 6:00 pm and enjoy a
complimentary glass of wine along with live music in the Square. Participating
restaurants will be open at 6:00 pm and will provide specially prepared samples of
some of their signature dishes. The evening will conclude back in the Square with
dessert-Nation's pie-and coffee.
"For Lamorinda residents who have haven't yet tried the many great restaurants in
Orinda, this is a great way to get a taste of several at once," states Candy Kattenburg of
the Orinda Chamber. "I am anticipating that this will turn out to be a really fun dinner
party," she adds.
A significant portion of the proceeds from the Restaurant Tour will be going to the
Educational Foundation of Orinda to support the Orinda Union School District. Ten
dollars from each ticket sold will be donated to EFO. In addition, a silent auction of
painting by local artist and gallery-owner Allison Mccrady will take place during the
dessert hour, and fifty percent of the purchase price will also be donated to EFO.
"We are so pleased that the Orinda Chamber of Commerce selected the
Educational Foundation of Orinda as its primary beneficiary of the Orinda Restaurant
Tour," says Janet Riley, President of EFO. "All Orinda school children, from
kindergarten through 12th grade, benefit from the Foundation's financial support of
the schools. We hope everyone joins us on September 30th to support our local
restaurants and the Orinda schools."
Tickets for the Restaurant Tour are $30 per person and can be purchased in advance at
the Chamber of Commerce Office (24 Orinda Way adjacent to the Library) or
Mechanics Bank (77 Moraga Way) or on the night of the Tour.
"Everyone wins with this event," states Miller. "Come out an join us."
Participating restaurants include:
Casa Orinda
Europa Hof Brau
Kasper's Hot Dogs
Lava Pit Hawaiian Grill
La Piazza
Loard's Ice Cream & Candies
Shelby's
The Orinda House
Turquoise Mediterranean Grill
check the Chamber web site for the updated Restaurant list
www.orindachamber.org
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA