Bill Scarafia, St. Mary's Chamber President

After last year’s near monsoon at the first ever Taste of St. Mary’s held in Greenwell State Park, the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce decided to find another home for the event – a fall festival of food and fun.

Bill Scarafia, president of the chamber said, “We looked for a place to host the event and Leonardtown stepped up. We also decided to the move the date from late Oct. to Sept. because of all the competing events.” The event will be held in the Leonardtown Square on Sunday, Sept. 28.

Scarafia went on to say that the first Taste of St. Mary’s, even with bad weather, which threatened to

Even with bad weather, people enjoyed some good eats.

Taste of St. Mary’s is a gastrointestinal extravaganza where those in attendance get to sample food from participating restaurants featuring local menus. “This year we decided to let people come in for free and buy tickets from the Chamber, which they can then use to purchase food from the various vendors. That way people can spend as much or as little as they like." said Scarafia.

The year’s event being held from noon to 5 p.m. will feature more live entertainment, children’s activities, free parking and music. “We want it to be a day of family fun and entertainment,” said Scarafia.

2007 Taste of St. Mary's winners - left to right, Nick Shriver, Clark's Landing Restaurant, Allan Weiland, Kali Farms, Mary Ann Murray, Immediate Past Chair of the Board, Kirk MacKinnon, JT Daugherty Conference Center, Anita Kriner, Anita's Wedding Cakes

Scarafia indicated that there were still opening for restaurants wishing to participate. “They can call the chamber offices or get registration information from our web site.”

Call (301) 737-3001 or visit www.smcchamber.com for more information.

This year there will be even more great food.