Bermuda will celebrate its ethnic diversity through food on Sunday at the annual Bermuda Tasters Day festival.

The event, which takes place in Dockyard, will also encourage people to work off what they eat while dancing to the live and local soca/calypso entertainment.

"Tasters Day is a day celebrating all the homegrown tastes of Bermuda,'' Curious Cook Edward Bottone said.

"Heritage Month does not end on May 24. We will cap off the month on May 31 and celebrate our ethnic diversity in the most delicious way possible.

"We are on the brink of having a new Bermuda cuisine growing out of the home cooking of the various ethnic components that make up Bermuda's wonderful ethnic diversity. A diversity that makes Bermuda strong and the most marvellous place on the planet.'' Mr. Bottone said there will be Bermuda cooking from the Chefs Association, Joe Amaral with a taste of Portugal and Jamaican Grill representing our West Indian roots.

Flanagan's will be providing their fish chowder and the Montessori School will be raising funds by selling Bermuda beef pies and cassava pie.

"The lovers of fish will be catered to by Reginald Chase and you can cool out with a Bermuda snow ball from Carmen's Catering. The Doughnut Guys will be making freshly made doughnuts -- which are not necessarily Bermudian but well loved. And we will also see our own Bermuda beer from the Triangle Brewery to name a few.'' Mr. Bottone said the day is about celebrating Bermuda's ethnic diversity and the unity in that diversity through food -- the universal language.

"It is a true family fun day and along with the variety of food there will be all local entertainment all day from noon to 6 p.m. rain or shine.

"Bring your appetite and plan to spend the day at Dockyard with all it has to offer and bring your friends. This is something based on the ethnic components that make up Bermuda's culture: unlike Cultural Fest which is pan-ethnic -- it embraces all cultures.'' On entertainment, Wedco's Miranda Pedro said: "We have a wonderful line-up this year and we have chosen to go with totally Island style music -- steel bands, calypso singers and soca.

"We chose to go this route with the entertainment because this is Heritage Month and this is Dockyard's contribution to Heritage month. All of this type of music is part of our heritage.'' Ms Pedro said: "Our aim is to keep new things coming every year for Bermuda Tasters Day.

"On Sunday we have the Tropical Steel Band from Clayhouse, Brian Butterfield's steel band, the New Bermuda All Stars Steel band, calypso singers including Reuben McCoy, El Smith, and Stan Seymour.

"We have been fortunate enough to get Hubert Smith who will do a tribute to the Talbot Brothers.'' She added the Soca bands will include Fantasea BDA, Legacy and Tropical Heat.

"There will also be a limbo contest where we will be looking for the unprofessional limbo king and queen. The evening will close with the Warwick Gombeys,'' Ms Pedro said.

Ms Pedro also said there will be face painting for kids and a fun castle which will be run by the Montessori Academy.

The time schedule for entertainment is as follows: 12 p.m. New Bermuda All Stars Steel Band; 12.30 p.m. Reuben McCoy; 1 p.m. Legacy; 1.30 p.m. Brian Butterfield's Steel Band; 2 p.m. El Smith; 2.30 p.m. Fantasea BDA; 3 p.m.

Hubert Smith; 3.30 p.m. Stan Seymour; 4 p.m. Tropical Steel Band; 4.30 p.m.

Limbo -- Dawn Johnson; 5.30 p.m. Tropical Heat; and 6 p.m. Warwick Gombeys.

THE DOUGHNUT GUYS -- Doug Patterson (left) and Stuart Joblin have become very popular with their homemade bite size doughnuts. They will be in Dockyard this Sunday selling their goodies at Bermuda Taster's Day.

All About Tasters Day What: Tasters Day will feature food -- the universal language -- reflecting the Island's ethnic diversity.

Where: The Royal Naval Dockyard When: Noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.