Tasting all Rockville Centre has to offer

Last week, the Rockville Centre St. Patrick Parade Committee held its annual Taste of Rockville Centre, giving residents and guests from all over an opportunity to sample the best that local restaurants have to offer.

The annual event is one of the fundraisers for the parade, which gives back to charities every year. Now in its 12th year, the Taste of Rockville Centre is one of the parade’s most popular events of the year.

With over $933,000 already distributed to 58 separate charities over the years, the Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s Parade, now in its 20th year, is aiming for a million dollars in charitable donations. This year’s charitable recipients include local charity The Tommy Brull Foundation, national charity The Children’s Tumor Foundation and Irish charity The Ballinasloe Eagles Special Olympics Club — Galway Ireland.

This year’s parade will be held on Saturday, March 19.

Participating establishments were:

Canon’s Blackthorn, Churchill’s, CJ’s Coffee Shop, Connolly Station, Dark Horse Tavern, De Bono’s Catering, Fhoo Asian Bistro, Flour Shoppe, Front Street Bakery, Front Street Pizzeria, Happy Hostess Caterers, Homebrews & HandGrenades, Kasey’s Kitchen and Cocktails, Kookaburra Coffee Co., Louisiana Joe’s, MacArthur Park, Mesita, Monaghan’s Bar & Restaurant, Mother Kelly’s RVC, Parlay Gastropub, Polka Dot Pound Cake, Press 195, River Mill Tavern, RJ Daniels, Sangre de Uva, Stinger’s Irish Pub, SwingBellys BBQ, Village Liquors and Vulcano 081.