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<\/a>\u201cOur focus is arts, culture and entertainment in North Park,\u201d Landsberg said. \u201cIt\u2019s activating the area with music and art.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of course, this even means bringing in stores that some may think have nothing to do with an official taste event, including, Landsberg said, The Original Paw Pleasers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey do an amazing business,\u201d Landsberg said of the full-service dog and cat bakery located at 2818 University Ave. \u201cThey get the brewers to give them some of their hops and barley, and they make dog treats out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to baked goods and ice cream treats for animals, Paw Pleasers also offers a second perk \u2013 Pet-i-Cures by Tess \u2013 and Landsberg said North Park Main Street was thrilled to have this no-so-typical business participate.<\/p>\n
Another non-typical business participating, Landsberg said, is North Park Bikes, located at 3022 North Park Way. The bicycle, accessories and repair shop will be hosting Belching Beaver Brewery, one of 13 local beer makers pouring four-ounce samples of their craft beer to eligible participants.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re such community folk; we\u2019re really happy to have their business here,\u201d Landsberg said of North Park Bikes. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the things that this event does. It really pulls people together because there\u2019s so much collaboration between the restaurants, the breweries, North Park Main Street [and] even the residents.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additional breweries participating include Latitude 33 Brewing Company, Thorn Street Brewery, Green Flash Brewing Company, Lagunitas Brewing Company and Hess Brewing, among others.<\/p>\n
But for many, the main point Oct. 5 will be the food. And Landsberg said her neighborhood has plenty to offer almost any palate.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re such a heavy concentration of really great restaurants,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a destination for people, so to have [the restaurants] all within a couple-mile radius that people can access during the day with one tickets makes it a good event.\u201d<\/p>\n
While walkable for some, Landsberg is aware that radius extends several blocks south on 30th Street and several west on University Avenue. The hub might be the cluster of restaurants near the intersection of University Avenue and 30th Street, but the reach is greater.<\/p>\n
To help, Landsberg said they would be offering free transportation, shuttling people along 30th Street from Sea Rocket Bistro near Upas Street, as well as back and forth on University Avenue, reaching as far as PECs bar near Florida Street.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s also great because if people want to park a little further away, they can \u2026 take a shuttle where they need to go,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Restaurants for this year\u2019s Taste include everything from macrobiotic, plant-based food at Casa de Luz and pie from URBN Coal Fired Pizza, to vegan dishes from Sipz Vegetarian Fuzion Caf\u00e9 and treats from Heaven Sent Desserts.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got Smoking Goat, which really puts out a nice product,\u201d Landsberg said, \u201cand Cardamom will be doing some of their food that\u2019s now causing a line out their door for breakfast these days.\u201d<\/p>\n
The selection is not endless, but with 37 restaurants \u2013 and an additional 13 beer tastings \u2013 all packed into five hours, attendees just may need that shuttle after all.<\/p>\n
For tasting the craft beer, attendees 21 and older must check in with picture identification at the will-call booth located at University Avenue and Ohio Street to receive a wristband. An additional booth will be stationed at Upas and 30th streets.<\/p>\n