Taste of Amherst

When I sleep, I dream of sitting in the grass, eating chicken curry and a panini and corn fritters, while music plays. And then I ride a pony.
Oh wait! That’s Taste of Amherst!
For a weekend every summer, the majority of restaurants in town set up tents on the common and serve smaller portions of their food. There are no tickets involved, and nothing costs more than $ 5. So you can sample dishes from The Pub, Andiamo, Panda East, Paradise of India, Baku’s, Boltwood Tavern, and others. And dessert from Atkins Market and Bart’s. Then if you’re not stuffed you can head to the grown-​ups only tent to sample wine and beer from Amherst Brewing Company (with free pint glasses). It’s awesome.
They have a lot of bands play all sorts of music throughout, and there’s a climbing wall and pony rides for the kids. (I couldn’t ride, I was too old, or too fat from all the food.)
If you live in the Valley you should not miss this!