A visit to Georgetown can be fraught with tough decisions. After all, there’s seafood, steak, Italian, French… the list goes on. But on October 11, the upscale neighborhood makes it easy by offering a little bit of everything at the 15th Annual Taste of Georgetown festival.

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., pedestrians along the 1000 block of Wisconsin Avenue can sample dishes for just $5 for one restaurant or $20 for five tastings. Tickets are available for purchase online at TasteofGeorgetown.com or at the festival. Lower Wisconsin Avenue will be closed off between K and M streets to allow attendees to stroll among the food tents set up on each side of the street, said Georgetown BID marketing manager Debbie Young.

Participating restaurants in this year’s Taste of Georgetown include 1789, Agraria, Baked and Wired, Bangkok Joe’s, Café Bonaparte, Chadwick’s, Clyde’s, Fahrenheit Restaurant, Filomena Ristorante, Georgetown Cupcake, Hook, J. Paul’s, La Chaumiere, Los Cuates, Martin’s Tavern, Mendocino Grille and Wine Bar, Mie N Yu, Morton’s The Steakhouse, Neyla, Nick’s Riverside Grille, Old Glory, Paolo’s, Ristorante Piccolo, Rugby, Sea Catch Restaurant and Bar, Tacklebox, the Third Edition and Tony & Joe’s.

Just in case you can’t decide which dishes you like best, a celebrity guest panel – which includes Marc Silverstein of the Food Network – will judge the best appetizer, entrée and dessert, as well as the best display.

To wash it all down, sample wines from a number of vendors as well as some high-end beers. The wine pavilion will be located at the Grace Church, where festival goers can also find a seating area and a music stage.

The Taste of Georgetown is going to have two different music stages, with lineups arranged by Blues Alley. The second stage will be located in the Verizon building’s parking lot just off the C&O Canal.

While adults enjoy tastings in the wine pavilion, Taste of Georgetown also has some entertainment for kids. They can have their faces painted, get their caricature done by artists and even come home with balloon sculptures, according to Young.
Net proceeds from the festival go to the Georgetown Ministry Center, which provides services to D.C.’s homeless community through its shelter, drop-in center, and street outreach.

For more information on the Taste of Georgetown, visit http://tasteofgeorgetown.com.