Held the first Wednesday in June, the Taste of Downtown Nashua is NH’s FIRST “Taste of …” event!
The Taste provides a unique opportunity to sample the culinary offerings of downtown’s best restaurants from the inside of our fabulous downtown retail locations. To add to the festivities, there are pre-event cocktail specials in participating restaurants, a distinctive silent auction, and musicians performing en plein air to keep you entertained as you walk from store to store.
All in all, a great night out on the town!
Tickets for the Taste of Downtown Nashua typically start at $25, and the price increases as the event approaches.
Purchase tickets online in mid-April and in downtown locations in early to mid-May.
Here’s a list of the businesses that participated in 2011:
Host Locations
beckonings
Bella Oils
Cooking Matters
Herner Chiropractic
Ikebana Flower
Just Lights
League of NH Craftsmen
Mikasa Baby Butsu Boutique
People’s United Bank
Pompanoosuc Mills
Renaissance Downtowns
Scontsas Fine Jewelry
Southern NH Speech-Language & Reading, LLC
Studio Mark Emile Photography
The Nashua Bank
The Steez Gallery
Triangle Credit Union
WineNot Boutique
Restaurants
Café India
Cooking Matters
Fody’s Tavern
Giant of Siam
Margaritas
MT’s Local
O’Brien’s Sports Bar
Saffron Bistro
San Francisco Kitchen
Stella Blu
Surf
The Peddler’s Daughter
The Sausage King of Nashua
Unums
Villa Banca
Desserts
Dessert courtesy of Buckwheat’s Gluten Free Bakery
Dessert Villa Banca
Dessert courtesy of Shaw’s Bakery
Coffee courtesy of King David Coffee Roasters
Tastings
Beer Tastings courtesy of Bellavance Beverage Co.
Wine Tastings courtesy of WineNot Boutique
Whiskey Tastings courtesy of Cabin Fever Maple Whiskey
Great drinks can compliment any culinary experience, which is why participating restaurants offer cocktail specials to Taste ticket holders before and after the event each year!
Kick off your Taste of Downtown evening with your friends and family with a drink special OR wrap things up with a night cap.
2011 PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS
Café India
$3 imported beers
$2.50 domestic beers
MT’s Local Kitchen & Wine Bar
$5 Red Sangria
$5 White Peach Sangria
O’Brien’s Sports Bar
$4 Margaritas
$5 Martinis
$2.25 Bud Light Drafts
Saffron Bistro
$7 Infused Vodka Drinks
Surf
$6 Rum Punch
The Peddler’s Daughter
$2 Bud Light Drafts
$4 Vodka Drinks by Three Olives Vodka
$4 Rum Drinks by Bacardi
Unums
$5 Glass of Wine
$5 Martini
Villa Banca
$5 Entry Level Wines
$5 Martini
$3 Beers – Draft & Bottled
The Taste also has a fabulous Silent Auction area and all proceeds go right back into downtown!
Here is a list of 2011 packages:
- 6 week wine course “Be Your Own Sommelier”, Donated by WineNot Boutique. Value: $210
- 4 tickets to the Lowell Summer Music Series (any show), Donated by Lowell Summer Music Series. Value: $180
- 4 tickets to any Family Show at Rochester Opera House, Donated by Rochester Opera House. Value: $100
- 3 1hr Massages and 1 2hr Hot Stone Massage Package, Donated by GoldenGlow Massage & Reiki. Value $250
- 1 Landscaping gift certificate, Donated by P & L Landscaping. Value: $250
- 4 Red Sox tickets, Donated by Loomis. Value: $200
- 1 Wine Tasting & Tour of Zorvino Vinyards for 20 people, Donated by Zorvino Vineyards. Value: $250
- 4 “Good Any Day” passes to Canobie Lake Park, Donated by Canobie Lake Park. Value $128
- 6 Hampton Seafood Festival Family Packages (4tix/pkg), Donated by Hampton Seafood Festival. Value: $20/pkg.
- 1 Boston Redsox Rope Light Motif, Donated by Just Lights. Value $140
- 2 6mo. gift certificates for Digital Preferred Service, Donated by Comcast. Value: $186/pkg.
- 1 Ionic Foot Bath & 15 min Chi Machine, Donated by The Holistic Self Care Center. Value: $75
- 1 Complimentary Session & a Framed 16×20 Print, Donated by Studio Mark Emile. Value: $600
Help support the economic vitality of downtown Nashua and we’ll help connect your company to at least 1,000 potential customers who participate in this event!
Great American Downtown features a wide variety of tax-deductible sponsorship packages that will fit your unique needs. Contact Rebecca Dixon, Executive Director at (603) 883.5700 for more information.
