Serving up a taste of Rockville Centre

Hundreds of people from all over Long Island descended on Rockville Centre last Saturday for the Chamber of Commerce’s Food and Wine Festival, which was a success. (Donovan Berthoud/Herald)

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Parlay Gastropub employees Cara Camarada and Tyler Frusco served customers Bluepoint Beer.

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Christian Pozuelos, left, Emma Tso and Eduardo Martinez of Chat Noir served guests their pastries and teas.

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Viaggio Tapas Executive Chef Alex Bujoreau cooked up fideua — a Spanish seafood dish — for guests.

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There was plenty of fun to be had, too. Ready to get their Insta on were Stephanie Schwartz, Allan Fass, Melanie Stone and Nicole Fass.

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Marcella Matuozzi and John Staz of Press 195 served up samples of their trademark paninis.

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Last Saturday, the Chamber of Commerce held its second Food and Wine Festival, and it was an unparalleled success.

Restaurants from all over Rockville Centre came to Front Street for the outdoor festival. They brought with them samples of their best and most popular dishes.

To wash down all the delicious food, guests had the option of many different wines from Long Island and New York vineyards, as well as beer from tons of local breweries.

More than 1,300 people attended the event, which was a kick-off for the two-week-long Rockville Centre Restaurant Week, which is ongoing.

“I think the goal of the event is to get people to try and understand what food and wonderful wine we have in the village,” said Greg Schaefer, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce. “And I think that this event is only going to get bigger in the future.”