Celebrating its 24th year, the Taste of Georgetown had great weather and a good day for a lot of eaters — choosing from more than 30 restaurants — Sunday, Sept. 24, on K Street NW at the Georgetown waterfront. The food event has grown and is now co-owned by Washingtonian and the Georgetown Business Improvement District and presented by Infiniti with a slew of sponsors, including AT&T and the D.C. Lottery.
The festival benefits the Georgetown Ministry Center, which was created to help the homeless. It is located at Grace Episcopal Church, where the Taste of Georgetown was begun by Rector David Bird and church member Robert Egger, who later founded D.C. Central Kitchen, another helper of the homeless.
Som McKinney and Aulie Bunyanarataphan of Bangkok Joe’s at Washington Harbour. Photo by Robert Devaney.
Bodega on M Street cooks its classic paella Texas-size at the Taste of Georgetown. Photo by Bill Starrels.
The original Clyde’s on M Street serving for more than 50 years. Photo by Bill Starrels.
Hawking the $10 tickets was Tonique Farmer of D.C. Lottery. Photo by Robert Devaney.
There’s always a little extra sauce from Eno Wine Bar next to the Four Seasons. Photo by Bill Starrels.
Jesse Wimbish of the D.C. Fire & EMS Department instructed passers-by on mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Photo by Robert Devaney.
It could get hot with the big crowd, but being under the Whitehurst Freeway helped a lot. Courtesy Georgetown BID.
Billy Martin led crew from Martin’s Tavern. Photo by Robert Devaney.
Ri Ra Irish Pub & Restaurant’s Caoimhe Kavanagh, Bethany Tivald and Ashleigh Smith. Photo by Robert Devaney.
One foul-up was that Wisconsin Avenue traffic was not warned about driving south of M Street to K Street, where the Taste of Georgetown was held. Photo by Robert Devaney.
One foul-up was that Wisconsin Avenue traffic was not warned about driving south of M Street to K Street, where the Taste of Georgetown was held. Photo by Robert Devaney.
