Thanks for an amazing Taste 2025!

The South Shore’s Top Tasting & Social Event

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Thank you to the 600+ guests who joined us for an evening of fun, food and cheer at The Taste of the South Shore 2025! On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the South Shore YMCA transformed our Hale Family Y field house “arena” into the ultimate tasting, networking, and social event.

You can still make an online donation to The Taste to help support kids’ programs and send kids to Y camp.

Guests enjoyed creative tastes and sips from over 30 top chefs, caterers, bakeries, wineries, breweries, non-alcoholic beverage makers, and distilleries. This event supports kids’ sports and camps at the Y, making it a night of deliciousness with a purpose. Perfect for corporate teams, a fun date night for foodies, or an evening out with colleagues and friends.

Stay tuned for details from the event and a full photo gallery soon.

Event Details

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | 6:00 PM
Hale Family YMCA (79 Coddington Street, Quincy)
Admission: $175
21+ event
Business / Cocktail Attire
Open seating available to stop, taste & sip with friends
Complementary valet parking courtesy of VPNE Parking

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Event Highlights

Host Chef Jimmy Liang, and Master of Ceremonies David Lombardo bring the fun along with the food!
Creative tastings from the area’s top restaurant chefs, caterers, bakeries, wineries, breweries, and distilleries.
Top Taste, Top Sip, and Top Sweet Awards
Silent auctions & purchase raffle tickets – win gift cards to participating Taste restaurants
Opportunity to meet and talk to beverage masters and top executive chefs

30 Chefs & Beverage Masters — All Under One Roof!

When you enjoy the area’s finest tastes and sips at The Taste of the South Shore, you also support local restaurants, bakeries, breweries, wineries, and these purveyors of fine food and beverage here on the South Shore. Our RAFFLE TICKET winners brought home amazing gift cards and gift baskets from our Taste partners!

RAFFLE TICKETS

The Taste of the South Shore RAFFLE TICKET winners walked away with amazing gift cards and baskets from participating Taste restaurants, valued between $50-$100! And, one lucky winner will dive into summer with our featured raffle: a family Season Pass to the South Shore Y Outdoor Aquatic Center plus a 3-month household membership.

GIFT CARDS | $50-$100 VALUE

Abby Park/Novara	Drifters	Niveaux Patisserie
Alma Nove	Fuji	Off the Vine Catering
Ballast	Hornstra Farm	Osteria Vivo
Baystate Creamery	Jack's Abby	Restaurant ORO
Bin Ends	Konditor Meister	Scarlet Oak Tavern
Brick and Beam	Locales	The Assembly
Burtons	Masons Steakhouse	The Fowler House
Castle Island Brewing	Montilio's	Tosca
Davio's	Mr. Chan's	Untold Brewing

GIFT BASKETS | $100 VALUE

Athletic Brewing	Rustic Spirits	Tilden Cocktails
Rumson's Rum	Fruit Center Marketplace

FEATURED RAFFLE

Dive into summer fun with a SEASON PASS to the South Shore Y Outdoor Aquatic Center, PLUS a 3-month Household Membership at the Y.

2025 Host Committee

Please join Host Jimmy Liang and our Host Committee for The Taste of the South Shore 2025!

Jay & Terry Asher
Mark & Stephanie Bandzak
Doug Briggs & Claudia Sorgi
Alex & Davis Clark
Dan & Patty DeMarco
Amish and Hetal Desai
Michele & Mark Dickinson
Julie & Mark Ellis
The Finnegan Family
Rob & Karen Hale
Kathie & Jack McDonough
Mike & Ann Mullin
Lynne & Jeff Rosen
Heidi & Dan Russell
Megan & Anand Sekhar
Matt Shadrick
Bill & Barbara Walsh

Master of Ceremonies David Lombardo and Host Chef Jimmy Liang

2025 SPONSORS

Thank you to our amazing 2025 Taste sponsors. Please join them in supporting The Taste. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Mary Orne at morne@ssymca.org

2025 SPONSORSHIP FORM ONLINE SPONSOR REGISTRATION