Early Bird tickets to Northern Virginia Magazine’s Best of NoVA Soiree will be available through Tuesday, September 24, before prices increase.
Best of NoVA Soiree takes place Thursday, October 10, at the CrystalView Event Center in Fairfax. Early access tickets allow entry at 6 p.m. and general admission begins at 7 p.m. It ends at 10 p.m. All tickets to this 21+ event include unlimited food samples and an open bar.
The Soiree is similar to the magazine’s popular Taste of NoVA event, allowing attendees to sample foods from dozens of regional eateries that have appeared in the magazine, all in one place. Ticketholders are encouraged to wear cocktail attire for the whimsical Enchanted Forest–themed evening, which will be filled with surprises and fun photo ops.
The participating restaurants range from fine dining to comfort food. Some of the food guests will get the chance to taste include the following:
- Salmon confit, potato foam, and smoked trout caviar from 2941;
- Doughnuts & pastries, iced coffee, and iced lattes from Good Company Doughnuts & Cafe;
- Paella de pollo y setas (paella chicken & mushroom) from Sabores Tapas Bar;
- Dry-aged, herb-crusted New York Strip with truffled sunchoke puree, Knob Creek steak sauce, and pickled shallots from The Black Sheep;
- Yume Signature Roll: creamy scallop roll (spicy tuna, scallop, asparagus, tempura bits, creamy jalapeno, garlic ponzu, chili lime sauce, sweet pepper sauce, scallion) and Yume Signature Bite: mini poke bites (tuna, salmon, yellowtail fish, crispy dough, poke sauce, rice) from Yume Sushi;
- Lobster roll from Ned’s New England Deck.
Rounding out the rest of the list of participating restaurants are Agora, The Ashby Inn, Carmello’s, Celebration by Rupa Vira, Chunky Cup Bubble Tea and Fries, Harrimans Grill, Harvey’s, Honest Grill, Joon, NUE: Elegantly Vietnamese, The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm, Roadhouse Momo & Grill, Ruthie’s All-Day, The Salt Line, Sense of Thai, SER, Sloppy Mama’s BBQ, SnoCream Company, The Study, Taco Bamba, Thompson Italian, Trattoria Villagio, Trummer’s, and Wooboi Hot Chicken.
The open bar includes treats from sponsors such as scotch tastings from The Macallan, a specialty cocktail sprinkled with fairy dust from MGM, the Scottish Mule and The Famous Sour from The Famous Grouse, more cocktails from Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Highland Park, plus options for wine and beer.
The event is empowered by Project Purple, which aims to eliminate pancreatic cancer through research for early detection and curative treatments.
Additional event sponsors include Maestro Group, Liquid Death, iHeart Media, and Floret & Vine.
Visit BestOfNoVASoiree.com for tickets and additional information.
Feature image courtesy Ned’s New England Deck, stock.adobe.com
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