The second annual Taste of Mission Beach, a fundraiser for the Play by the Bay project to upgrade playground equipment at Bonita Cove, will take place at 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 14. The event is co-sponsored by Mission Beach Women’s Club and Mission Beach Town Council.
\nStart\/end points for the food fest are Wavehouse Beach Club, at 3125 Ocean Front Walk in Belmont Park, and Saska\u2019s Steak & Seafood, 3768 Mission Blvd. Participants should go to one of these locations and exchange their tickets for a map of participating venues. Tickets cost $30.
\nParticipating eateries include the newly reopened Cannonball in Belmont Park, as well as Draft, The Pennant Kitchen, Mission Beach Coffee Break, Cafe Bahia, Starbucks, Kojak\u2019s Restaurant, Sandbar Sports Bar & Grill, Marcy\u2019s Mexican Food, Starkeys BBQ, Luigi\u2019s at the Beach, Guava Beach, The Olive Cafe, Saska\u2019s Steak & Seafood\/Saska\u2019s Sushi, Rosaria\u2019s Pizza, The Swell Cafe, Oceana Coastal Kitchen and Chop Shop. The restaurants are donating the food. All profits will go toward the playground project. The roots of the restaurant walk go back one year.
\n“We held Taste Of last year for our Mission Beach centennial, and it was such a good event we thought we\u2019d take it over as a fundraiser for a playground project,” said Cordelia Mendoza, event chair and a member of Mission Beach Women’s Club\u2019s board of directors. “Not only is this an important fundraiser, the Taste of MB is letting people know about the wonderful restaurants and eateries in Mission Beach. It’s a great way to spend a fun evening with friends and family.”
\nMendoza said people can ride bikes, compliments of Cheap Rentals on the Boardwalk just south of the Wavehouse, take one of the Taste of Mission Beach shuttles, board the Bahia Belle free compliments of Evans Hotels or walk.
\n“There are lots of ways for everyone to get around to the 18 restaurants, where they can sample a variety of delicious cuisine,” said Mendoza.
\nPlay by the Bay seeks to raise upward of $1 million to replace aging playground equipment at Bonita Cove, across the street from Belmont Park.
\n“Bonita Cove playground, the area where they first found razor blades in the park 18 months ago, is a rundown, uncared-for park that hasn\u2019t been updated since 1963,” said Maruta Gardner, a past president of Mission Beach Women\u2019s Club. “It\u2019s pretty bleak compared to other playgrounds: no shade or benches for parents, et cetera. It\u2019s bleak. We decided to take that on.”
\nGardner noted that the project is undoubtedly going to be expensive given that Americans with Disabilities Act requirements are going to add greatly to the cost of providing much-needed improvements there.
\n“The focus of this project will be to make this a park the community can be proud of,” said Gardner. “It\u2019s at the entryway to Mission Bay coming off Islandia Bridge into Mission Beach on the left-hand side. It\u2019s one of the first things you see. It needs to be updated, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re committed to doing.”
\nPlay by the Bay has a website under construction. When finished, it will include a donation button to make it easier for people to contribute.
\nNonprofit Mission Beach Women\u2019s Club is accepting tax-deductible donations for the playground project, which Gardner said is estimated to cost anywhere between $1 million and $2 million.
\n“This is really a big venture,” Gardner pointed out, noting the most the club\u2019s every raised previously was $30,000 in one day.
\nGardner said the club has spoken with District 2 Councilmember Lorie Zapf and County Supervisor Ron Roberts. Both offices have pledged funds for the playground project.
\n“Obviously, this Taste Of event is just a drop in the bucket of what we need,” said Gardner. “But it\u2019s a start.”
\nTaste Of tickets are available at mbwc.org or at Olive Caf\u00e9, 805 Santa Clara Place; Saskas\u2019s Steak & Seafood, 3768 Mission Blvd.; Luigi\u2019s at the Beach, 3210 Mission Blvd.; The Swell Caf\u00e9, 3833 Mission Blvd.; Kojak\u2019s, 714 Ventura Place; and Starkey\u2019s BBQ, 3231 Mission Blvd. Online purchasers’ names will be held at will-call at the Wavehouse.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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