Taste of Abbot Kinney first annual benefiting Inside Out Community Arts on October 11, 09
Contact: Cecilia Najar
Velocity Creative Marketing
920 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291
310-774-1279
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
Announcing the 1st Annual Taste of Abbot Kinney:
Sunday, October 11 : 2 PM – 7 PM
A Walking, Eating, Shopping Tasting Tour
Venice, CA – The first annual Taste of Abbot Kinney, an Urban Adventure will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2009 from 2 PM – 7 PM. The walking, eating, drinking tour of the eclectic boulevard’s restaurants, bars and shops will offer ticket holders tastes from almost every restaurant on the street. Event-goers will check in at 920 Abbot Kinney Boulevard and walk to each restaurant for a sample of their fare. Select venues will also offer wine, champagne and spirits tastings. Tickets are $60 for samples of food, wine and spirits. Proceeds will go to Venice-based Inside Out Community Arts, an award-winning, non-profit that brings arts education to underserved Los Angeles school kids.
Home to some of the cities’ most celebrated chefs and local favorites, Abbot Kinney Boulevard features a wide diversity of restaurants. On one side near Main Street, there’s Joe’s, chef Joe Miller’s Michelin-star establishment and Primitivo, a wine-bar also known for its Spanish-tapas menu. Near Venice Boulevard, hotspots include The Tasting Kitchen and Lemonade and long-time local favorites, Capri and Marla’s Kitchen. A free shuttle will take diners all the way to French Market Cafe, at Washington Boulevard.
Ticket holders will be treated to a tasting sample from each restaurant. Select eateries, including Joe’s, Primitivo, Elvino, The Tasting Kitchen, The Otheroom and Capri will also offer wine and/or spirits tastings for those with wine and spirits ticket. For a complete list of restaurants visit www.tasteofabbotkinney.com.
As a bonus, ticket holders will also receive exclusive special discounts at participating retailers Jexy, Principessa, Presence, Salt, Sunya Curie, Circuit Works, Surfing Cowboys, Enda, Patio Culture, Equator Books, and more.
Participating restaurants include Joe’s, Primitivo, Three Square, The Tasting Kitchen, Wabi-Sabi, Lemonade, Lilly’s, Capri, Equator Café, Elvino, J’s Organic, Marla’s, The Other Room, Beechwood, Marla’s Kitchen, Market Gourmet, and Pinkberry with more to come.
Street parking is available on adjacent streets and in public pay lots.
Purchase tickets at www.tasteofabbotkinney.com. For more information call (310) 397-6662.
About Inside Out Community Arts: Through the arts, Inside Out Community Arts promotes healthy interaction among diverse at-risk and underserved Los Angeles middle-school youth. Led by specially trained teams of professional artists and high school age mentors, Inside Out bridges cultural, geographic, socioeconomic and differently-abled boundaries to support youth in creating and presenting topical theater and art, empowering them to make positive choices as individuals and members of the greater community. Inside Out Community Arts 2210 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA 90291. (310) 397-6662. http://www.insideoutca.org.