Food Festivals and Luncheon's Galore

Food festivals I plan on checking out this weekend:

Greek Festival at Saint Sophia's Greek Orthodox Church for lunch on Saturday...

Taste of Wheaton for lunch on Sunday...

and Taste of Arlington for dinner!

And if feasting all weekend wasn't enough, another food festival for lunch on Wednesday at the Verizon Center! It's unclear whether or not the "Taste of Ten" luncheon will take place in the arena or on Abe Pollin Way (7th and F Street NW). But what is clear is that for $10, you get to choose 6 participating restaurants to grab a nosh from, and the cream of the crop of Penn Quarter is on the list! Info isn't posted well anywhere. I got the info from an e-mail as a Capitals and Wizards ticket buyer. So here's the 411 below. I put my projected Pick 6 in bold!

Verizon Center "Taste of Ten" Luncheon Featuring 29 Area Restaurants & Local Celebrities

Verizon Center - F Street Entrance

Wednesday, May 21 from 12noon - 2pm

Tickets for the Luncheon are $10* with proceeds benefiting Washington Sports & Entertainment charitites.

Verizon Center is capping-off its 10th anniversary campaign with a "Taste of Ten" luncheon at the Verizon Center on Wednesday, May 21 from 12noon – 2:00 p.m.

The "Taste of Ten" luncheon will take place on the main concourse of Verizon Center. Local celebrities will be in attendance as 29 area restaurants will be serving lunch on the main concourse of Verizon Center including District Chop House, Legal Seafood, Tony Chang's, Matchbox, Morton's, Clyde's, The Greene Turtle, and Zola, as well as arena concessionaires Aramark and Levy Restaurants. All members of the community are invited to celebrate ten great years of sports and entertainment in the heart of downtown Washington with music, food and fun on Abe Pollin Way. Tickets for the luncheon are $10* with proceeds benefiting Washington Sports & Entertainment charities.

Participating Restaurants: Aramark, B. Smith's, Capital Q, Chipotle, Chop't, Clyde's, Coca-Cola, Dunkin' Donuts, Gifford's Ice Cream, Greene Turtle, Hard Rock Cafe, Jaleo, Legal Sea Foods, Levy Restaurants, Lucky Stike, Mamma Lucia, Matchbox Vintage Pizza Bistro, McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant, McDonald's, Morton's, Rosa Mexicano, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Crown Food, The Source, District Chophouse & Brewery, Tony Cheng's Seafood Restaurant and Mongolian Barbecue, Zayinya, Zola. *$10 Ticket Includes a sampling of up to 6 restaurants