Taste by the Bay attracts 1,000

KC Tignor (left) and Nicole Jenkins of Byrd's Seafood served crab chowder and fried oyster tacos down by Carter Creek. Some 14 food vendors participated. Photo by Robert Mason Jr.

The fifth annual Taste by the Bay: Wine, Food, Arts and Ale event Saturday at The Tides Inn, sponsored by the Lancaster by the Bay Chamber, attracted over 1,000 guests. “It was a fabulous event,” said Chamber executive director Anne Paparella. She thanked the Tides Inn for being so accommodating, the awesome volunteers, Chamber members and vendors who work the event, as well as the community for its continuing support.