Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Inaugural Taste of Greenville Avenue event coming to Greenville Avenue on October 24
DALLAS — The Greenville Avenue Restaurant Association has set Saturday October 24 as the date of its first "Taste of Greenville Avenue" event (nicknamed TOGA 2009). This event will be open to the public at no charge and will take place on the grounds of the Vickery Towers at Belmont and Greenville Avenue.
TOGA 2009 is designed in the model of a neighborhood block party, targeted to residents within three miles of Greenville Avenue. By scheduling TOGA 2009 as a daytime event, they hope to see parents and children enjoying our food. They've invited more than 100 restaurants from Greenville Avenue north of Mockingbird Lane, Henderson Avenue, Mockingbird Lane, and Skillman Avenue to participate.
There will be 30 booths presenting the signature items of participating restaurants. Prices would be based on sample portions, there would be minimal food duplication, a kids area, a small (and very controlled) beer garden and public service areas for the City of Dallas Mobile 311 van, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the Dallas Police Department Neighborhood Policing Unit (Central Division), a pet adoption center, a Dallas Fire/Rescue hook and ladder, etc.
Says Jim Bradberry, President, The Greenville Avenue Restaurant Association, "We're holding TOGA 2009, which we absolutely intend to make an annual event along with other projects like quarterly dine-around’s, to give back something to the community which supports our businesses every day.
"It still amazes me that for nearly 40 years there has never been a restaurant association on Greenville Avenue - we have so much to give to our neighbors, the schools and the community, and all we needed was an outlet for it. GARA serves as that much needed outlet."
The web site address for the event and the association’s online restaurant directory is the same.
Source: GARA
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A bartender buddy of mine told me that Avi Adelmann's behind this. He's been pushing this to every place on Greenville trying to make a payday. Sooooo the same guy that crusades against the St. Patrick's street party wants to have his own party on the front lawn of a retirement home. Guess its a totally different situation when you're getting paid. Or paid-off, whichever this is. The idea sounds good, but with Avi at the helm, this should be a lead balloon...
LG_Guy Anonymous
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Right you are! Here is the public Internet domain registration info.
Registrant: Avi Adelman POB 721376 DALLAS, Texas 75372 United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com) Domain Name: TASTEOFGREENVILLEAVENUE.COM Created on: 16-Jul-09 Expires on: 16-Jul-10 Last Updated on: 16-Jul-09
Administrative Contact: Adelman, Avi avi@aviadelman.com POB 721376 DALLAS, Texas 75372 United States
Billusa99 Anonymous
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Think I'll pass on this one..
Travis Bush Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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BOOO THAT LITTLE BALD, TWINKY EATING, CHRIS BROWN WANNA BE, WHINING SMURF.
GreenGo Anonymous
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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I think it's brilliant.
If his goal is to drive bars out, then boosting restaurants is perfect. In a passive aggressive way, he also blatantly "outs" the pure bars as having no food presence.
I gotta tip my hat to him.
Jason Rice Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Here's a statement from Jim Bradberry, president of the association:
"Avi is 100% hired as our manager, we're a group of restaurants who hired him as our manager, period. He's very knowledgeable about the internet and he knows the City of Dallas' ins and outs better than anybody alive. As far as other things he's doing, we don't get involved, it's his business. He's been great at doing what we want him to do, which is organize this deal. He has nothing to do with the association other than be a hired manager. We had a conversation with him and said, 'If you do care about Greenville Avenue, we'll give you an opportunity to put your positiveness to work.'
"We all knew we were going to get this stuff going in, every one of us had to look at each other and acknowledge what we'd get into when we took on Avi, but we all agreed that if anybody could do it, it was him."
Teresa Gubbins Staff
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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As much as it pains me to say it, good for Avi for finally taking some positive steps for the Greenville Avenue area.
Who would have imagined that Avi would be having a TOGA party on Greenville??
jtmbls Anonymous
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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One can readily interpret this as the Third Horseman...
Jason Rice Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Gavin Mulloy Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Sorry, Gavin. That's the kind of unsubstantiated rumor we don't allow to be posted.
Mike Orren Staff
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Can you park at Central Mkt? is there a dart rail stop there?"What about parking at Old town.?
david torres Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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David, those are all pretty far from the location discussed here.
Mike Orren Staff
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Unsubstantiated rumor??? Hey, we love that stuff around here!!
jtmbls Anonymous
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Gavin was opining that Avi was moving away from Lower Greenville (doubt it). It was his "why" that was unacceptable.
Mike Orren Staff
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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I'll give Avi credit for doing something positive for the neigborhood....finally!!!
Robert Kelly Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Where will we park? Is Avi going to be running a valet booth?
GreenGo Anonymous
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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"Toga, toga, toga!" Yeah, it's a fortunate acronym op, but it's the party attitude that has been the catalyst for the death of lower Greenville Avenue. Weird that way!
Rick Yost Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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"We all knew we were going to get this stuff going in, every one of us had to look at each other and acknowledge what we'd get into when we took on Avi, but we all agreed that if anybody could do it, it was him."
Sodomy is still illegal in Texas..
Travis Bush Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Mike, i was thinking of Greenville/lovers. Can you park at the old Whole Foods?
david torres Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Mike, i was thinking of Greenville/lovers. Can you park at the old Whole Foods?If you're going to do a "TASTE OF...", do it in LATE OCTOBER, not in the middle of the summer!!!! great idea!just my opinion..
david torres Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Green, the obvious implication is that people who would have to drive aren't welcome.
luniz Anonymous
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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The event is on the southern end of Lowest Greenville, according to the website.
I have heard from a restaurant owner who is participating that they have sold 10 booths in the first week to association members, will sell 10 more next week and then have booths from restaurants in other areas near lower greenville.
They also cut a deal with the people who own the large parking lots on Prospect Avenue and Sears Avenue to have free parking on the party day (read: no valets, no parking attendants).
David_Wilson Anonymous
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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will they close down the street? this reminds me of the old Mayfest celebration, they used to have, on lower greenville, in the 80's. There was so much complaining from the neighborhood/merchants, afterwards, about the cleanup, etc, that they canceled it. Why will this be any different?
david torres Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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they've moved the location to the parking lot of the Granada Theater, see the <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/sep/06/taste-greenville-avenue-moving-location-granada-th/">full story here</a>
Teresa Gubbins Staff
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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