Faculty, Staff Sample Local Eateries at Taste of Middletown

The Campus Activities Committee sponsored the 3rd Annual Taste of Middletown, an event offering samples from 15 local restaurants and hotels including Typhoon Asian Cuisine, Sweet Harmony Bakery, Lyman Orchards and more. The event took place on April 30 in Beckham Hall and included a raffle prizes.

More than 225 Wesleyan faculty and staff attended. Employees were encouraged to donate non-perishable food items to Amazing Grace, a food pantry located in Middletown.

“Amazing Grace is grateful to all of our employees who donated a whopping 227 pounds of food and an additional $80 in cash,” said event organizer Olga Bookas, director of purchasing. “That’s quite impressive and goes a long way toward providing food for almost 1,000 households every month at Amazing Grace.”

Other participants included Bon Appétit, Tavern at the Armory, WB Mason, Haveli India, Esca, Tschudin Chocolates, Sheffield’s, It’s Only Natural, Lyman Orchards, the Inn at Middletown, Crowne Plaza Cromwell, Courtyard by Marriott Cromwell and Sheraton Hartford South.

Photos of the event are below: (Photos by Olivia Drake)