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The fifth annual Baltimore Summer Restaurant Week will run Friday, August 13 – Sunday, August 22.  Can’t wait that long? No problem. Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Visit Baltimore, Harborplace and The Gallery, and some of Baltimore’s most popular restaurants, are serving up the first course of dining specials on Thursday, August 12 to provide a sneak peek at what’s to come.

That’s right, the day before Summer Restaurant Week begins, the public will get to taste-test some of the best food in town. It’s the restaurant week kickoff event, “The First Course - Appetizer Challenge,” in which restaurants will duke it out to determine who creates the tastiest appetizers around.

Judged by the public and a panel of celebrity judges, the competition will be held Thursday, August 12 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Inner Harbor Amphitheater.  Free samples of the appetizers will be handed out (while supplies last) so that the public can make their call on the best appetizer and select the People’s Choice winner. Awards will also be presented based on judges choice, and best use of locally sourced ingredients.