Downtown Crown welcomed a crowd - including residents and local VIPs - to sample food from some of its best restaurants (and beer from Dogfish Head Alehouse - also located in Gaithersburg), and enjoy live music and a photo booth last Friday evening. All proceeds from the Sip. Nosh. Mingle. Charity Event went to NIH Charities.
Gaithersburg Mayor (and future Montgomery County Councilmember) Sidney Katz was among the notables in attendance. Katz has presided over a building boom in the city, which has included its latest planned development,
Downtown Crown.
Participating restaurants included Coastal Flats, newly-opened Asia Nine, Starbucks, Paladar, Venti Tre, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Chopt, and even the not-yet-open Ted's Bulletin. Many were also celebrating the big news from earlier in the day, that another Ted's - Ted Turner's
Ted's Montana Grill - is coming to Downtown Crown in 2015. It was a very nice event with great weather, and a chance for many to get their first taste of what the downtown restaurants have to offer. With several events held this past weekend alone, I'm curious to see what Downtown Crown will have up its sleeve for the rapidly-approaching holiday season.
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The Dogfish Head Alehouse
beer bus has arrived |
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| La Madeleine opened October 16 |
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| Food samples were available under the tent |
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| Live music |
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| The tent was packed |
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Those are official Downtown
Crown red bags, with a
surprise gift inside |
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Working the grill at
Asia Nine |
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Asia Nine just opened
at Downtown Crown |
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| Chopt |
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| The always-great Coastal Flats |
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Coastal Flats was serving up
its deviled eggs |
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An impressive display from
Paladar |
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Speaking of Paladar...their
outdoor seating areas (at their
actual restaurant in Crown) were
absolutely packed Friday evening |
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| Ruth's Chris Steak House |
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| A sampler tray from Ruth's Chris |
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Ted's Bulletin (coming in
January 2015 to Downtown Crown) |
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Peanut Butter and Bacon
Pop Tart samples from
Ted's Bulletin! |
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In fact, they had 4
flavors to choose from |
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Venti Tre Modern Italian
restaurant |
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A small sample of what
Venti Tre had to offer |
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Those red bags are
catching on |
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| Photo booth fun |
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The weather was perfect,
especially considering it
is late October |
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This upper level near the tent
became an impromptu biergarten |
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I had Dogfish Head's
Punkin' Ale, which is
fantastic |
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| As day turned into night... |
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...the stringed bulbs inside
the tent could be better
appreciated... |
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| ...and the band kept playing |
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