Taste Walk Glendale raises funds for Glendale Arts, youth programs

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El Morfi Grill owner Rene Vildoza hands an empanada sample to a woman at the start of a very long line at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Friends Natja Golz, Marion Morty, Luc Bio, and Friederike Schwajmeier, all eat bread from 85Â°C Bakery for Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Granville Cafe host Guy Ambrousa hands Kyle Picha, of Glendale, one of the restaurants most popular menu items chicken mac-n-cheese for Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Bayron Tarax, of Pacoima, takes a big bite of a chicken slider from Eden on Brand for Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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A plate of crispy rice is used for serving to interested people at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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People eat samples from Acai Grill at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Sophie Yin, of Glendale, is given a pastry sample at Porto’s for Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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A building line gathers for empanada samples at El Morfi Grill for Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Sisters Pattie and Alicia Pimentel pick up bread samples from 85Â°C Bakery for Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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The Glendale High Jazz Band, directed by Glendale High music teacher Amy Rangel, at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Wine glasses inside Pirch-Glendale at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Alex Theatre Director of Marketing and Event Maria Sahakian introduces Bob Eubanks to a lady inside Pirch-Glendale at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. This weekend, Eubanks will be hosting Bob Eubanks Backstage With The Beatles at the Alex Theatre. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Angela Yezagelyan, with Vertigo, arranges Scottish salmon sushi for Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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A Lemonade stand at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Saxophonists with the Glendale High Jazz Band perform at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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El Morfi Grill owner Rene Vildoza hands a chicken empanada to a customer at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Owner of Regent Coffee Leon Nie hands Karin Drake, of Glendale, a coffee sample for Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Porto’s manager Noel Escobar, organizes fresh lattes onto a tray that also has smoothies at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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People gather for samples at Lola’s Peruvian Restaurant at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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The Alex Theatre, where people check in for the sidewalk event, at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Performer Chandler Juliet sings alone, overlooking the courtyard of the Museum of Neon Art, at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Chef Carlos Meza, with the Glendale Elks Lodge, cuts a slice of meat at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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El Morfi Grill owner Rene Vildoza at Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. About sixty-five restaurants and local vendors set up to give those with wristbands free samples. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

By Mark Kellam

May 3, 2019 3:36 PM PT

Those who attended the 18th annual Taste Walk Glendale on Wednesday not only got to enjoy samples from local restaurants and live entertainment along Brand Boulevard, they also helped support Glendale Arts, which manages the Alex Theatre, as well as raise funds for a pair of local youth arts initiatives.

Acts ranged from local talent, including singer/songwriter Chandler Juliet, to Glendale High’s jazz band and other school-age musicians.

Participating restaurants included Porto’s Bakery, Lolli and Pops, All India Cafe, the Oak & Vine and Urartu Coffee.

Those looking for a more upscale experience could purchase VIP tickets, giving them access to bigger portions and a more upscale setting inside the restaurant Pirch Glendale.

The event also supported YWCA Glendale’s no-cost, girls-empowerment Camp Rosie by bringing a theater and dance program to the summer camp’s participants.

Funds will also be used to support Glendale Educational Foundation’s Music Matters campaign, which supplies Glendale Unified schools with instruments and other materials for music education programs.

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