Barbershop quartet The Tributes, with Jim Scholtz, left, Howard Tweedle, Doug Smith and Brandon Tanner, sing Sunday during the ninth annual Taste of the Towns at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce event featured local restaurants, area food and beverage vendors, and live music, games and children's activities.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Some of the best culinary delights Lake Zurich has to offer were available for discerning diners Sunday as the Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce held its ninth annual Taste of the Towns in Paulus Park.
This year's free public event featured about 30 local food and beverage vendors showcasing their signature items.
Menu choices ranged from herb mascarpone and shrimp arancini from Biaggis to a variety of pizza from Domino's, Hawaiian Shaved Ice from My Flavor It! Place, craft beers from Beelow's Steak House and Binny's, and more.
Special activities included a walking parade around the park, presentations and recognition of many longtime residents of the area, performances by a ragtime band and a barbershop quartet, special games and activities reminiscent of the early 1900s.
Proceeds help to fund programs and services provided by the chamber, such as the Young Entrepreneurs Academy.
Brian and Nancy Solomon of Lake Barrington share a bite Sunday during the Taste of the Towns at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce event featured local restaurants, area food and beverage vendors, and live music, games and children's activities.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Emma Muir, 2, of Lake Zurich shares her Hawaiian shaved ice with her mother, Karen, during the Taste of the Towns at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce event Sunday featured local restaurants, area food and beverage vendors, and live music, games and children's activities.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com