Follow the Fork

Park West and The Peoria Education Foundation announce the return of its progressive dine around event, Follow the Fork, taking place Saturday, Oct. 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. All proceeds benefit The Peoria Education Foundation.

The event features complimentary samplings from 12 (and counting!) of the open-air shopping center’s popular dining destinations and tenants, a live performance from Rock Lobster, photo opportunities, interactive art, 50/50 raffle, stadium bag and more.

“Due to the success and popularity of our inaugural Follow the Fork event last year, we are pleased to once again partner with The Peoria Education Foundation for this fun and family friendly community event,” says Kelly Price, Park West’s business development manager. “We are proud to be part of this community and want to do our part to help our neighbors, and especially our students, thrive through important fundraisers such as this.”

Participating restaurants and tenants include:

BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse
Candle Chemistry
Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers
FACE FOUNDRIE
Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Grimaldi’s Coal Brick-Oven Pizzeria
Harkins Theatres
Jalapeno Inferno
Kasai Japanese Steakhouse
Mary’s Mountain Cookies
Olive Gourmet
Park West Market
Pita Jungle
Rolling Back Boutique
The Sicilian Butcher
Stretch Lab
Wildflower
Yama Sushi

General admission tickets begin at $35 and include all tastings from participating vendors, entertainment, concert and a stadium bag. Limited VIP tickets are $60 and include all tastings from participating vendors, entertainment, concert and stadium bag as well as entry to the exclusive VIP reception at Jalapeno Inferno from 5 to 6 p.m., including refreshments.

Tickets can be purchased via shopparkwest.com or directly via The Peoria Education Foundation.