PORT TOWNSEND — The annual Taste of Port Townsend will feature food and beverages from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Samples and sips from 13 area restaurants and eight breweries, wineries and cideries will be offered at the Northwest Maritime Center at 431 Water St.
Tickets are $55 for both food and alcohol tastes. They are $40 for food-only. The tickets can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com or at Safeway, 442 W. Sims Way.
New participants this year are Howell’s Sandwich Co.,The Castle in PT, Alchemy Bistro & Wine Bar and Discovery Bay Brewing. A favorite that will return is the Silverwater Cafe, which provides the menu for the Starlight Room of the Rose Theatre.
Other participants are Key City Fish Co., Aldrich’s Market, Taps at the Guardhouse, Reveille at the Commons, Pane d’ Amore, Banana Leaf Thai Bistro, Elevated Ice Cream Co. & Candy Shop, Finistere, The Old Whiskey Mill, Alpenfire Cider, Finnriver Farm and Cidery, Marrowstone Vineyards, Port Townsend Brewing Co., Port Townsend Vineyards, Sunrise Coffee Co., and The Spice and Tea Exchange.
Raffle tickets for a food-themed gift basket can be purchased at the event for $10 each.
For more information, see www.ptmainstreet.org.