Taste of the Ridge offers bite-size bits of happiness
It was impossible to be on a diet and walk through the auditorium at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Bay Ridge on Sunday afternoon, not with serving trays filled with pasta primavera, pork empanadas, macaroni and cheese, pepper steak and rice and beans along with dozens of other delectable dishes sitting there just begging to be eaten.
And did we mention the plates filled with brownies, cups of rice pudding, bread pudding, coffee cake and other sugary sensations?
It was all part of the 18th Annual Taste of the Ridge, a culinary cornerstone of Bay Ridge in which a $15 ticket buys you a chance to sample dishes from over three dozen of the neighborhood’s best restaurants. The bite-sized portions that are ladled out also allow you to enjoy the food guilt-free.