Take more than 40 Bushwick food and drink vendors, give them a space on a private street off the Morgan Ave L train stop, and mix in 800 hungry people. The 3rd Annual Taste of Bushwick was all that, but more than it was the sum of its parts, it was the perfect start to the summer.

After last year’s success at 24 Rock street, the event returned to the same central location on the block within the Boar’s Head plant, which is normally closed to foot traffic.

Under a white tent strung with twinkling lights, vendors from across Bushwick served up bite-sized eats to an enthusiastic crowd of babies, restaurant industry insiders and everyone in between.