{"id":130710,"date":"2026-01-24T21:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T21:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/130710\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T21:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T21:49:26","slug":"gallery-the-grand-tasting-at-2026-visit-lauderdale-food-wine-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/130710\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: The Grand Tasting at 2026 Visit Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wine<\/p>\n

Wine is poured at the Restaurant People Experience during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"People<\/p>\n

People enjoy the offerings during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Roasted<\/p>\n

Roasted oysters from Boatyard during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Grilled<\/p>\n

Grilled meats cooking during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Caviar<\/p>\n

Caviar bumps are passed out by costumed cowboys during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A colorful display from Lona Cocina y Tequileria at the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Cheese<\/p>\n

Cheese steak sandwich from Steak 954 at the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Fresh<\/p>\n

Fresh pizzas from Frank Pepe during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"People<\/p>\n

People gather under the palm trees during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Coconut<\/p>\n

Coconut Shrimp ceviche from Omni during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Wine<\/p>\n

Wine is poured at the Restaurant People Experience during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Peruvian<\/p>\n

Peruvian Nikkei fusion from E41 during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"People<\/p>\n

People gather under the palm trees during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"There<\/p>\n

There were plenty of drink offerings during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Costumed<\/p>\n

Costumed cowgirls from the Restaurant People Experience during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Qui<\/p>\n

Qui Lam, Alex Kuk, and Mike Mayo during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Grilled<\/p>\n

Grilled meats during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Pickle<\/p>\n

Pickle shots at the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Evelyn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s<\/p>\n

Evelyn\u2019s Fort Lauderdale offered treats during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

\"Offering<\/p>\n

Offering from Casablanca Cafe during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

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Wine is poured at the Restaurant People Experience during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting at Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday, January 24, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n

Expand<\/a>The Visit Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival hosted its signature event, The Grand Tasting, on Saturday at Las Olas Oceanside Park. The beachfront gathering featured more than 100 food and drink samples from a record 70 participating restaurants, alongside live music and culinary demonstrations. The photo gallery captures the highlights from the afternoon, showcasing the local culinary talent and the variety of offerings from eateries across Broward County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wine is poured at the Restaurant People Experience during the Visit Lauderdale Food and Wine Festival Grand Tasting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":130711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250,947,108],"class_list":["post-130710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-photos-and-videos","tag-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}