Taste of Stones River 2011 a Success!

More than forty restaurants and vendors took part in the fifth annual Taste of Stones River. Event attendees sampled a wide variety of culinary creations and cast their votes for their favorites. Restaurants receiving awards were:

Best Appetizer/Salad First Place: Jason’s Deli - Finalists: Puleo’s Grille and Chuy’s

Best Entree First Place: The Chop House - Finalists: Fulin’s Asian Cuisine, Jason’s Deli.

Best Dessert First Place: Gigi’s Cupcakes - Finalists: Donut Country, Purity

Best Booth First Place: Hooters - Finalists: Gateway Grill-Embassy Suites, Jason’s Deli.

Best Kids Zone Activity. First Place: Inflatables by Space Walk - Finalists: Fire Truck by Fire Truck Promotions, Shaved Ice by Funky Munky.

"We’re grateful to the sponsors, restaurants, and thousands of attendees who helped to make this year's event such a great success,” said June Bilbo, Taste of Stones River Committee Chair. Taste of Stones River raised more than $56,000 for the Primary Care and Hope Clinic, a non-profit healthcare clinic that provides quality, affordable family health services for medically uninsured, underserved, Medicare and Medicaid families in Rutherford County and the surrounding area.