Taste of Leucadia

Taste of Leucadia

An eclectic array of Leucadia restaurants, San Diego’s best craft breweries, wineries, and local musicians will bring N. Coast Hwy 101 alive for the Taste of Leucadia on April 2. “Festivities start at 5:30pm and last until 8:30pm with many attendees continuing the merriment at our local bars and restaurants once the event is over,” says Leucadia 101 Main Street President Nick Winfrey. “This year we will have a record number of tastes and beverage sips available to ticket holders with 18 local restaurants participating and 13 San Diego craft breweries and wineries sampling the finest of what they have to offer.”

Those without tickets are welcome to come down and enjoy the incredible live music, which is free to the public at over six locations along the culinary trail. There is also live poetry in the Leucadia Roadside Park. Winfrey adds, “This is an incredible evening to highlight our local creative talent which pairs well with food and drink!”

Taste of Leucadia tickets are a$20 in advance ($25 the day of) and tickets with Sip Stops (craft beer/wine tasting included) are $33 in advance ($40 the day of). Leucadia 101 Main Street Vice President William Morrison adds, “This year the event will be eliminating waste by giving each sip stop tickets holder a commemorative tasting cup that they can take home as a souvenir. This will eliminate over 8,000 disposable tasting cups that were used in prior years.”

Morrison adds, “Additional green elements include an eco shuttle that runs on biofuel which will transport attendees from the upper parking lot of the Encinitas City Hall (505 S. Vulcan) to the heart of the event. The shuttle also eliminates a parking hassle and we highly recommend taking advantage of it.” (760.436.2320, www.leucadia101.com)