- December 14, 2025
Rockefeller Gardens was crowded with locals ready to sample Ormond’s restaurant gems.
In just its second year, the Taste of Ormond has already made a great impact in this small town. The event was sold out, with 400 people in attendance to try to the wide variety of local eateries.
“We had 330 people last year,” Executive Director of Ormond MainStreet Julia Truilo said. “It was a nice little upgrade this year.”
The event, hosted by Ormond MainStreet, included 15 different restaurants from the New Thai Woodhouse to the classic Larry’s Giant Subs.
“We thanked the weather gods because it was a beautiful day,” Truilo said. “I think people were in a festive mood because of it. One of the nicest compliments I heard from someone was that they were so happy to be there because they had tasted food from restaurants they hadn’t heard of before.”
One of the bigger changes from last year that Truilo noticed was the diverse crowd of people.
“It’s an opportunity for all kinds of people,” Truilo said. “It had such a nice mixed demographic. We had a lot of Ormond’s younger people there as well as the older people. We had three baby carriages and a couple of 90 year olds."
