Taste of Rockwall, Business Expo a delicious success

And the “Best of” people’s choice award goes to…

The Taste of Rockwall and Business Expo  held its 19^th anniversary on Thursday, April 19, 2012 and the event offered a wide variety of Rockwall’s best restaurants and businesses.

Like the city itself, the Business Expo and Taste of Rockwall has grown each year with continued success.  The Rockwall Area Chamber stages the event to help build community connections.  The large, steady crowd enthused about the great food and number of business booths which pleased the organizers of the popular 19 year old affair.

“We are impressed with the outcome of the Taste of Rockwall this year;” said Chamber President Dana Macalik, “and our attendance numbers reflect the enthusiasm of our event.

This year 35 restaurants participated; serving up a lot of wonderful dishes.  There  was fierce competition for the “Best of the Taste of Rockwall” award.  This year, the #1 People’s Choice Restaurant Award was presented to India Garden.

Congratulations to India Garden and also to the runner-up, Chilosos Mexican Bistro, and all the other participating establishments for setting such high standards in their food presentation and display!  Votes were tallied and the award was presented at 8:30 p.m. as the event drew to a close.Hilton Bella Harbor, which included a breakfast, dinner for two at Glorias, a cruise for two on the Seawolf and a fantastic wine backpack and bottle of wine donated by KE Cellars.

There were 65 area businesses and 12 non-profit organizations participating this year as well as a nice outdoor display of cars from the Randall Noe Auto Group and Toyota of Rockwall.  The Rockwall Jazz Band entertained the crowds throughout the evening as well as DJ Greg LaRosa from Black Tie Entertainment.

This event has always been well-attended in the past and this year’s crowds seemed very enthusiastic about what the Rockwall businesses had to offer.  This is such a great way for business and community to come together.

Chamber President Dana Macalik said that the event would not be possible or run as smoothly and successfully without the help of so many volunteers – from the Chamber Ambassador Group and  Board of Directors, to the banks and other organizations that sold tickets. Also instrumental in the event’s success were the Rockwall ISD crew and custodians who prepared the facility and then cleaned up after the event, and also the Boy Scouts from Troop 314 who kept the eating area clean during the evening.

Now the work begins on the Chamber’s Rockwall Open Golf Tournament which will be held on July 13 at The Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club, formerly The Shores Country Club.  So mark your calendars – this is going to be a great event as the Chamber hosts the club’s inaugural golf tournament.

Stay tuned to Blue Ribbon News and visit the Rockwall Chamber website, rockwallchamber.org, for more details on this upcoming event or contact Paula Kerr at 214-991-5733 to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Thanks to Paul Kerr for submitting this follow-up to the Taste of Rockwall.

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