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Nearly a dozen local restaurants will participate in the “Taste of Mount Vernon” following the Saturday, Feb. 11 town meeting hosted by Mount Vernon District Supervisor Dan Storck.
From noon to 1:30 p.m., attendees of the 36th Annual Mount Vernon Town Meeting at Mount Vernon High School will have the opportunity to try free samples of Richmond Highway Corridor cuisine in the school cafeteria. Restaurants participating in the tasting event include:
Besides the food sampling event, the town meeting will feature an exhibit hall from 7:45 to 9:25 a.m. and a program from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Speakers include Storck, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff McKay, County Executive Bryan Hill, Police Chief Kevin Davis, Mount Vernon District School Board Member Karen Corbett Sanders, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid, Congressman Gerry Connolly and Congressman Don Beyer.
Residents of Mount Vernon District who can’t attend the event in-person can watch it live on Channel 16 or follow the livestream on Supervisor Dan Storck’s Facebook page or YouTube page.