Tasteful Tuesday

If you’re like me, Tuesday is not a fun food day. I’ll hit the gym and maybe have fish, salad or pasta for dins. Ho hum. I save my dining points for wed. thurs. and let it rip on the weekends. But there are times when an exception is necessary. To wit: Taste of Nashoba Valley next Tues. At Lawerence Academy in Groton from 530 to 830 p.m. a host of epic eateries like the Herb Lyceum, Gibbet Hill and Devens Grill will be offering up their latest creations. Local drink purveyers Wachusetts Brewing Co. and Concord Ale’s Rapscallion (brewed in the Mill City) will be opening their taps too. Beer lovers, the naughty rapscallion is worth the head you'll have on wed. morn. Go lightly! Strangely, I never been to the TONV, but this year's line-up just might get me. Places I have not heard of like Harvard Sweet Boutique in Harvard and The Vineyard in Ayer will be there, plus the divine Currier & Chives. If you’ve ever been to a party catered by Maynard’s elegant food co, you know why I underscore this joint. I went to an x-mas party where C&C did the honors and the morsels were up there, right down to the tiny gelato cones to go. For further inticement George Howell’s Coffee Company (Coffee Connection emeratis) will be pouring the post-brew brews. Tix are $17 early, $20 day of. www.nvcoc.com/taste.shtml