The Outer Banks of North Carolina 2011 Taste of The Beach Weekend
has been scheduled for March 17-20, 2011. The Outer Banks
Restaurant Association (OBRA) has been hosting the Taste of The
Beach for over 25 years. This grand food festival event on The Outer
Banks of North Carolina will ...feature wine tastings, cooking classes,
special menu presentations, celebrity guest chef appearances, brewery
tours, tapas crawls and many more events with exciting array of
creative combinations of culinary delights and fun activities on the
Outer Banks.
The OBX Grand Tasting, the Grand Finale Event, on Sunday, March
20th will be the hottest ticket in town with over 20 area restaurants
getting together and some of the best beverage vendors. Restaurants
will be competing for the 2nd Annual TOBY Awards; Best Booth
Presentation, Best In Show, Best Outer Banks Cuisine, and the two top
award, the Chefs Award and Peoples Choice".
The Outer Banks Taste of The Beach Weekend is a fantastic way to
sample the fare of several fine restaurants on the Outer Banks in one
fun-filled, food-centric weekend! Casual chefs to full-on foodie fanatics
will revel in innovative culinary opportunities offered up by members of
the Outer Banks Restaurant Association. You can indulge in a fancy
wine dinner one night and mix with the masses in an organic farm to
fork experience the next. Or maybe an intimate cooking class with one
of the area's world class chefs is more your speed.
Freshness is the hallmark of dining on the Outer Banks of North
Carolina. Offering much more than just seafood, the barrier islands are
home to over 160 locally owned and operated restaurants. You'll be
delighted by a diverse offering of culinary delights in unique settings,
with menus dreamed up by the finest-trained chefs.
Nothing beats locally caught seafood - you can taste the difference in
ours. We have the finest Watermen in the world who bring in plump
oysters, savory shrimp, and fish entrees almost too gorgeous to eat!
For discriminating palettes or pocketbooks, Outer Banks restaurants
serve everything from true Italian fare, to Southwestern and French
cuisine. And yes, you can find down home Southern-style barbecue
and hush puppies. And you don't have to break the bank.
Whatever your tastes, you'll find plenty of food, drink, and fun among
the wide array of activities encompassed by the Outer Banks Taste of
The Beach Weekend. Tickets will be limited so book ahead of time.
There are some additional events planned for this weekend on The
Outer Banks, the YMCA OBX Polar Plunge, Kelly's Annual St.
Patrick's Day Parade and the Annual Running of The Leprechauns
8k. Lots to do!
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