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2016 Sponsorship Opportunities!
Pairing the best restaurants in
Cambridge with University Park’s
lush sculpture gardens for the
most deliciously fun benefit
event of the Summer!
DEMOGRAPHICS:
5k Event Attendees: The Taste of Cambridge has grown to host over 5,000
attendees each year. Guests pay $50.00 to
$75.00 per ticket to sample Cambridge’s
finest restaurants.
Ticket purchasers are typically 21+ foodies;
including MIT & Harvard grad-students,
faculty and employees; residents of Cambridge, Boston and the surrounding suburbs; and executives and employees of
local Cambridge and Boston Start-ups,
Bio-tech companies, and financial institutions.
Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Rain Date: Thursday, July 14, 2016
General Admission from 5:30 pm until 8:30 pm
VIP Area from 5:30 pm until 9:00 pm
Location: University Park,
Landsdowne Quad and Sidney Street.
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
THE ONLY “TASTE OF CAMBRIDGE” now in its
14th year continues to expand in its lush
accommodations to include 100+ local
restaurants and over 5,000 event attendees.
As our food and drink scene grows, the Taste
of Cambridge keeps its finger on the pulse,
creating an event representative of our
remarkable restaurants and clubs.
THE TOC HAS A LOYAL RETURN
TICKET BUYING AUDIENCE AND OUR
NUMBER OF ATTENDEES GROWS
EVERY YEAR.
Participating Restaurants:
2016 Sponsorship
Opportunities
Every year Cambridge's finest and most colorful
restaurants participate in the TOC -- including:
Craigie on Main, the Sinclair, Flour Bakery, Lord
Hobo, Central Bottle, Restaurant Dante, The
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub, Abigail’s
Restaurant, Bukowski Tavern, Oleana, Koreana,
The Asgard, State Park, Harvest, The Abbey, Alden
& Harlow, Rialto, Henrietta's Table, The Hong
Kong, Jasper White’s Summer Shack, Formaggio,
Veggie Galaxy, Puritan, Fuji, and so many more.
The Taste of Cambridge, founded by the Cambridge Licensee Advisory Board (CLAB) is a community fund-raiser that brings restaurants, sponsors, and volunteers together to raise the most
money possible for our event beneficiaries. The
Taste of Cambridge, CLAB’s annual event has raised
a quarter of a million dollars for local charities.
This year’s event beneficiaries are non-profits
who provide treatment, education and prevention in the Cambridge Community around
issues of alcohol and substance abuse.
Media Promotion:
Source: www.facebook.com/Taste-of-Cambridge/insights
Local media coverage has included: The Boston Globe,
Boston Magazine, Weekly Dig, Cambridge Chronicle as well
as numerous radio and calendar mentions.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Robin Lapidus, TOC Co-Chair: 617-864-3211 or robincentralsquare@gmail.com
Juliana Lyman, CLAB Executive Director: 617-312-0278 or clab.exec@gmail.com
Mail to: Taste of Cambridge c/o CSBA P.O. Box 390426, Cambridge, MA 02139
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14th!Annual!Taste!of!Cambridge!!
Sponsorship!Opportunites!