Precinct Chef Wesley Smith's take on Redbones: "good stuff." - Photos by Andrew Firestone

By Andrew Firestone

Chocolate fountains. Pulled-pork sandwiches and frosty cupcakes. Delicious wine, sumptuous shepherd’s pie. No, this isn’t heaven. This is Somerville.

The thirteenth annual Taste of Somerville was a cornucopia of restaurants serving up samples at the Holiday Inn, June 7, to benefit the elderly through Door2Door. Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Congressman Mike Capuano were on hand to share in the deliciousness.

Precinct Chef Wesley Smith had a bite out of some Redbones ribs. “Good stuff,” he said of his rival.

“It’s my dreamland,” said Casey Sousa, 8, when she saw the chocolate fountain. All the fine dining was there, with deliciousness spilling over the sides. North Carolina-style pulled pork sandwiches from the Highland Kitchen. Savory chardonnay from Ball Square Wines. A good time for all.