As Springfield’s premier culinary event, Taste of Springfield 2012, will feature 30 local restaurants,  specialty vendors, local music,  and more. Sampling Tickets are 10 for $10.  More information can be found at www.itsalldowntown.com/taste

Bambino’s Café

• Baked ziti – entrée – 3

Benissimo Gelato and Sorbet

• Hot chocolate gelato – dessert – 1
• Chai latte gelato – dessert – 1
• Salted caramel gelato – dessert – 1

Big Whiskey’s American Bar & Grill

• Buffalo Chicken Dip – appetizer – 1
• Bacon Ranch Alfredo – entrée – 3

Bistro Market

• Cashew chicken – entrée – 1
• Sweet & sour chicken – entrée – 1
• General chicken – entrée – 1

Blue Bull Bar & Grill

• Hand-breaded pork tenderloin – entrée – 2

Boca Tacos & Tequila

• Tequenos w/ guacamole – appetizer – 2
• Boca chopped salad – appetizer – 2
• Pork belly carnitas taco – entrée – 3
• Battered avocado taco – entrée – 3

Dublin’s Pass Irish Pub

• Cottage pie – entrée – 3 – BEST ENTRÉE 2011

Enoch’s BBQ & Southern Classics

• Brunswick stew – appetizer – 2
• Pulled pork slider – entrée – 3
• BBQ pork nachos – entrée – 3

Farmers Gastropub

• Farmers North Carolina pulled pork – entrée – 3
• Butternut squash ice cream – dessert – 1

Firelight Pizza

Frisco Crossing Restaurant

• Autumn bisque – appetizer – 2
• Chicken salad croissant – entrée – 3
• Voodoo chicken pasta – entrée – 3

Gem of India

• Nan – appetizer – 1
• Chicken tikka masala – entrée – 1
• Mango lassi – dessert – 2

Hörrmann Meat Company

• Kabausage – entrée – 3
• Hillbilly Griller – entrée – 2

Jimm’s Steakhouse & Pub

• Bacon wrapped peppadews – appetizer – 1
• French dip slider – entrée – 2

Mama T’s Italian Cuisine

• Spinach dip – appetizer – 1
• Chicken marsala with mashed potatoes – entrée – 3
• Lemon pepper chicken – entrée – 3
• Caramel apple cheesecake – dessert – 2

Maria’s Mexican Restaurant

• Baja eggrolls – appetizer – 2
• Churros – dessert – 1

Mille’s Turn of the Century Café

• Cajun jambalaya – entrée – 2
• Honey pecan chicken salad – entrée – 2

Newk’s Express Café

• Newk’s favorite salad – appetizer – 2
• Potato soup – appetizer – 2
• Chicken salad crostini – entrée – 2
• Brownie or peanut butter krispy – dessert – 1

Nonna’s Italian American Café

• Sausage stuffed polenta – entrée – 3
• Pumpkin pecan cheesecake – dessert – 2

Parlor 88 Lounge & Eatery

• Cucumber dill crisps – appetizer – 1
• Parmesan artichoke crostini – appetizer – 1

Peruvian & South American Foods

• Tamales – appetizer – 3
• Empanadas – appetizer – 2
• Causa limeña – appetizer – 3
• Encebichado de tilapia – appetizer – 3

RyMac’s Rub & Pub

• Drunk rum burnt ends – entrée – 3

Springfield Brewing Company

• Boursin bleu grape truffles – appetizer – 2
• Blow torch prime rib – entrée – 3
• Pub stuffed burger – entrée – 2
• Railcar rootbeer – dessert – 2

The Boogie & Zan Nightclub

• Lobster ravioli – appetizer – 1
• Lobster rangoon – appetizer – 2
• Baby burger – entrée – 3

The Cup – BEST DESSERT 2011

• Pumpkin harvest cupcake – dessert – 2
• Confetti cupcake – dessert – 2
• Tuxedo cupcake – dessert – 2

The Rebecca Grille

• Roasted poblano chicken corn chowder – appetizer – 2
• Pulled Guinness brisket sliders – entrée – 2
• Pumpkin spiced cheesecake – dessert – 2

The Traveling Taco

• Fresh guacamole & chips – appetizer – 2
• Mexican spinach dip – appetizer – 3
• Cheesecake – dessert – 3

Terrace Grille

Tortilleria Perches

• White queso nachos  – appetizer – 2
• Shredded beef tacos – entrée – 3

Tower Club

• Bacon-wrapped, crab-stuffed shrimp on rice cake – appetizer – 3
• Praline cheesecake – dessert – 2