What Will You Find at Monday’s ‘Taste of the Grand Valley’? [VIDEO]

Make your way to Grand Junction's Two Rivers Convention Center this Monday, February 8, 2016, and you'll find the best restaurants, caterers, and food venues in Western Colorado dishing out samples of their magnificent cuisine. While you're enjoying all the tasty, you'll be benefiting the United Way of Mesa County. How does the Taste of the Grand Valley work?

Put simply, you purchase your tickets and then embark on a delicious journey enjoying food from a vast array of Western Colorado food venues.

There's no guarantee the "Dancing Bacon" will return for the 2016 event, but it's definitely a possibility. What can be guaranteed is the presence of the best food venues in Western Colorado, all in one place at one time. Here's a partial list of this year's exhibitors:

• Enstrom Candies
• Cowboy & the Rose
• Gelu Italian Ice
• Family Health West catering
• Citrolas Italian Grill & Pizzeria
• Mesa County School District 51
• Four Winds Coffee & Tea
• Mesa County Cattlewomen
• Natural Grocers
• Colorado Legacy Coffee
• Zoup!
• Alida’s Fruits
• Dunn-Rite Gourmet Beef Jerky
• Sprouts Farmers Market
• Olive Garden
• Costa Vida
• Girl Scouts of Colorado
• The Ribber
• Spoons Bistro & Bakery
• Two Rivers Convention Center
• Village Inn
• Buffalo Wild Wings
• Sergio’s
• Old Chicago

You'll find samples including barbecue, desserts, fruit juices, gourmet coffee, pizza, and other area delights. With your ticket purchase, you'll have full access to samples from all of this year's participants.

For some Western Colorado residents, this is an event they look forward to all year. Check out this more-than-satisfied attendee.

The 14th Annual Home Loan Taste of the Grand Valley is Monday, February 8, from 4pm to 7:30 pm at Two Rivers Convention Center. A word to the wise - this event can really fill up, so get there as early as possible.

Tickets are available at area City Markets, area Enstrom stores, Ticketswest.com, and Home Loan Insurance. Ticket prices go up at the door, so get yours in advance.