SAVE THE DATE: Somerville's First Foodie

Crawl is October 25th, 6-9:30pm

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Check out all of our Foodie Crawl photos here!

On Tuesday, October 25th, East Broadway was alive and bustling with over 1,000 people participating in our annual fundraiser - The East Broadway Foodie Crawl!  Participants varied from first comers to the area, to people who have lived here all their lives.  Throughout the night, they sampled food at 17 destinations, were serenaded by local musicians, and participated in an extensive silent auction!  Many recognized the Foodie Crawl as the biggest promotional event this area has ever seen, and it was only made possible by our generous collection of sponsors and donations. 

Photos by: Dan Stachurski

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Listed below are those who made this fabulous event possible.  Thank you for your commitment to our goals of promoting The East Broadway Business District as a one-of-a-kind destination to live, visit, and do business.

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• Presenting Sponsor:  Mezzo Design Lofts  
• Dessert Reception Sponsor:  Thalia Tringo Real Estate
• Media Sponsor:  Yelp
• Entertainment Sponsor: Ray Zonghetti 
• Other Sponsors Include: Alderman at-Large Dennis Sullivan, Alderman Bill Roche, Wedgwood-Crane & Connolly Insurance Agency, Inc.  

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EVENT INFORMATION:

CHECK-IN:

There will be two starting locations starting at 5:50:           

The  Mount Vernon Restaurant (14 Broadway)           Casey's (173 Broadway)  

• All ticket holders, even those that have their bracelets should check in.  You will receive a map and additional guidance for the event.

• The check-in stations will be manned the 6:00-8:15pm. You can check in at any time but keep in mind restaurants will stop serving food at 8:15pm and after that you can enjoy the dessert reception.
  
  
• You must wear your bracelet at all times during the event to be served food.

• There will not be tickets on sale on the night of the event.   If you have made arrangements to pick up tickets on the night of, we should have your name.  If you lost your bracelet, please call 603.738.6788.

  HOW THE EVENT WORKS:

• You will check in at Casey’s or the Mt. Vernon starting from 5:50 pm. There you will receive a map showing the location of the 15+ participating restaurants. You will be free to stop into restaurants at your own pace.  There is no specific way to do the Foodie Crawl.
  
  
• 6:00pm-8:15pm restaurants will be open to try a sample of their cuisine.  Please make sure you allocate enough time to try all of the delicious restaurants!   All participating restaurants will be marked with orange East Broadway Balloons.
  
  
• Special Food Concerns (vegetarians and allergies): All restaurants have 1 vegetarian option.  We have marked this on the food name tags.  If you have severe food allergies please check with the restaurants as we can not reliably give you information of this type – we have marked ingredients such as dairy where we knew about it)
  
  
• 7:45-9:30 There will be a dessert reception at the new Mudflat Studios with live music!

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:  For those taking public transportation, please take the Orange Line to Sullivan Square.  Make a left when you get out of the T station, and continue walking along the sidewalk passageway.  This will lead you through an underpass.  Mount Vernon Restaurant will be about a block ahead on the left. 

DRIVING/PARKING:  For those of you who are driving, parking will be available at the Stop & Shop located at 775 McGrath Highway.  Please note that parking at the Stop & Shop will be provided on a first come, first served basis.  You can also park on Broadway.  From this location, the closest starting point will be Casey's (173 Broadway).   You can also park on Broadway on a first come, first served basis.   

DRESS: As of right now, the weather is looking very promising.  It is predicted to be partly cloudy with a high of 60.  Please dress accordingly, as you will be walking outside, from destination to destination throughout the night.  

Also, please note that the rain date is currently set for Wednesday, October 26th. 

SAFETY:  Broadway will not be closed to traffic on the night of the event, so we ask that you are conscious to stay on the side walk.  And if at any time through out the night you have a concern, please let one of our roving volunteers in the black t-shirts know! 

Thank you again for your support. For question and concerns 617.623.3869.

Visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/TheEastSomervilleFoodieCrawl. 

Please help us thank our event sponsors who made the

Foodie Crawl possible!

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Ray Zonghetti, Alderman at-Large Dennis Sullivan, Alderman Bill Roche