Culinary Delights is a delectable success

Food tasting fundraiser draws large numbers

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The Carltun on the Park was swarming with activity last Monday night, as the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce hosted its 13th annual food tasting fundraiser, Culinary Delights.

Featuring nearly 30 businesses, the event allowed residents to walk from table to table, enjoying various foods and drinks from local businesses, mingling with their neighbors while being serenaded by members of the East Meadow High School string quartet. Numerous raffle prizes were also available.

This year’s fundraiser benefited five local charities — America’s Vet Dogs (Veteran’s K-9 Corps); the National Ataxia Foundation; the East Meadow Parent Teacher Association Council Scholarship Fund; Kiwanis Club of East Meadow’s Kamp Kiwanis; The Autism Society of America’s Nassau and Suffolk Chapter; and the Nassau University Medical Center Pediatric Department.


Chamber President Mitchell Allen delivered a warm farewell to Linda Walsh, the director of volunteer services at the Nassau University Medical Center, who is retiring after 33 years. He also gave a special thanks to Culinary Delights chairwomen Lyndsey Gallagher and Rosemary Basmajian.

Participating businesses included:

  • American Classic Ice Cream
  • Bagelicious
  • Beverage Barn/Liberty Beverage
  • Borrelli’s Italian Restaurant
  • Callahan’s Bar and Grill
  • Carltun on the Park
  • Chocolate Works Garden City
  • Dunkin’ Donuts
  • Elisa’s Ristorante Café
  • Empress Diner
  • Great South Bay Brewery
  • Jake’s Steakhouse
  • MAB Finer Wine and Spirits
  • Major’s Steakhouse
  • Manhattan Beer Distributors
  • Margarita’s Café
  • Nassau University Medical Center
  • Noodles & Company
  • Opici Wines
  • Panera Bread
  • Philly Pretzel Factory
  • Pietro’s Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen
  • Signature Smoothie Café
  • Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas
  • Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille
  • The Nest Bar & Lounge
  • Tiffin Meals N.Y.
  • Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace
  • Vincent’s Italian Bakery