TASTE OF IRB 2009
Thank You
Indian Rocks Beach!
Once again, you help us make the Third Annual Taste of IRB an even bigger success! We estimate over 3000 people attended our event and enjoyed a wonderful evening of great food, music and fun. We appreciate all the volunteers that sold tickets, served beer and wine, sold raffle tickets, and helped with set-up, breakdown and clean-up.
We want to thank all our event sponsors - Century 21 Beggins who was our main event sponsor, Crabby Bills for once again sponsoring our Beer Truck, and the Beach Bee our media sponsor. A big thank you to our band, Espree deKor who kept everyone dancing throughout the night. We plan to have them back next year!
Congratulations to Demetrius Kaiafas of Belleair Beach, winner of the Homeowners Association sponsored raffle. He won a $25 gift certificate from each of our participating vendors, over $500 in total.
This year's participating restaurants included Guppy's on the Beach, Kooky Coconut, Red Lion, Coasters, Pie Factory, My Place on the Beach, The Pub, Island Fish, Pajano's Pizza, Stefano's, Crabby Bill's, Le Bouchon Bistro, P.J.'s Oyster Bar, Cafe De Paris, Marlin Darlin's, Keegan's Seafood Grill, Thai Pan Alley, Wine Garden & Tapas Bar and IRB Sushi. We also had the Suncoast Fire Department selling their Firehouse Chili, with all proceeds going to charity, the Seminole Band pre-selling Thanksgiving Day Cheesecake and The Beach Community Food Pantry who sold water & soft drinks donated by Plumlee Beach Realty.
Other vendors included Nekton Surf Shop, Island Surf Shop, 420 Boards, IRB Welcome Center and The IRB Rotary will be selling SuperBowl Raffel tickets
We hope you enjoyed the evening. If you have any suggestion for ways to improve this great event, please e-mail them to us. See you next year, November 6th, 2010! See the photos below of some of the fun
TASTE OF IRB 2008
Thank You
Indian Rocks Beach!
Our Second Annual Taste of IRB was a huge success! We estimate over 2000
people attended our event and enjoyed a wonderful evening of great food,
music and fun. We appreciate all the volunteers that sold tickets, served
beer and wine, sold raffle tickets, and helped with set-up, breakdown and
clean-up. Boy Scout troop 371 did a great job with parking and keeps the
trash bins empty.
We want to thank all our event sponsors - Century 21 Beggins our main event sponsor, 688 Fine Wine & Spirits for donating 12 cases of wine, Crabby Bills for once again sponsoring our Beer Truck, and Cuso's Cantina for providing the band.
Congratulations to Jim English, winner of the raffle sponsored by Homeowners Assoc. He won our raffle that included over $500 in Gift Certificates. Each vendor in the event donated a $25 gift certificate.
This year's participating restaurants included Guppy's on the Beach, Kooky Coconut, Coasters Bar & Grill, Pie Factory, My Place, Surf N Turf, Island Fish, Pajano's Pizza, Le Bouchon Bistro, Crabby Bills, Red Lion, P.J.'s Oyster Bar, IRB Sushi, Keegans Seafood Grill, Cafe De Paris Bakery, Al & Stella's, Thai Pan Alley, Cafe Soleil, and William Dean Chocolates.
Other Vendors include Nekton Surf Shop, The Art of Touch, Island Surf Shop, and Boy Scout Troop 371 pre-selling Christmas Trees.
We also had the Suncoast Fire Department selling their Firehouse Chili, with all proceeds going to charity, and The Beach Community Food Pantry who sold water & soft drinks that were donated by Plumlee Beach Realty. All their proceeds are going to fund their local food bank.
We hope you enjoyed the evening. If you have any suggestion for ways to
improve this great event, please email us.
TASTE OF IRB 2007:
Thank You
Indian Rocks Beach!
The first annual Taste of IRB was a huge success. Over 1500 local residents turned out to enjoy a great evening full of food, music and fun. We want to thank all the event sponsors - Century 21 Beggins our main sponsor also provided many volunteers that were ready to fill in wherever needed through-out the evening, USA Grocers donated $1200 dollars of wine, and then served the wine all night, Crabby Bills sponsored the Beer Truck, and Cuso's Cantina provided the band.
The City of Indian Rocks Beach employees did an amazing job setting things up. They made sure everything ran smoothly, the garbage was emptied regularly and all the restaurants had power. We also want to thank all the volunteers that served beer, directed traffic and sold tickets! We couldn't have done it without you!
Our Participating Restaurants Included: Guppy's at the Beach, Kooky Coconut, Al & Stella's, The Pie Factory, My Place, Salt Rock Grill, Marlin Darlins, Red Lion, Pajano's Pizza, William Dean Chocolates, Surf & Turf, Crabby Bills and Brewmasters
Other Food Vendors Were: The Suncoast Fire Department who sold 5 different types of their Firehouse Chili (proceeds went to charity) and The Beach Community Food Pantry sold water & soft drinks with all the proceeds going to their local food bank
Other Local Business were: Sweet Pea Organics, A Therapy Above, Island Surf Shop, Impressive Designs & Florida Wines, Rupunzels, Holistic Medicine, the IRB Welcome Center, and The IRB Rotary, who sold out of their SuperBowl Raffel tickets
