Some pairings are a match made in heaven. Lynn and Shireen. Cowboy boots and denim. But none like tacos & tequila. Riverwalk is turning up the heat with \u201cTacos & Tequila Festival\u201d. They\u2019re pouring in the fun this weekend because nothing says \u201cfiesta\u201d like a burrito in one hand and a margarita in the other.<\/p>\n
Ahh, Mexico, a land full of flavors and yummy street food. Now the city of Fort Lauderdale is bringing the same vibe with its \u201cTacos & Tequila Festival\u201d.<\/p>\n
Matthew Norse: \u201cThe Riverwalk Tacos and Tequila Festival was something that we developed for people to enjoy during the hot summer months along the riverwalk. We\u2019re going to have DJs, games, tacos, tequila. We have nine food vendors, we have four local restaurants that are providing food for the VIP area. We have a very wide variety of vendors that\u2019s going to be doing different regional dishes. They\u2019re gonna have all sorts of tacos and Mexican street foods, they\u2019ll have tacos, burritos, quesadillas.\u201d<\/p>\n
And of course, a variety of tequila.<\/p>\n
One Fort Lauderdale hotspot is coming back to join the fun.<\/p>\n
Hugo Mendez: \u201cEpazote is a Mexican herb that\u2019s been used since the Aztec were living in Mexico since the first generation. We\u2019ve been in this event in the last two years and it\u2019s really really good. It\u2019s interesting how they want to share a little bit of the culture and the food and the ingredients to all the people.\u201d<\/p>\n
And they\u2019re bringing back a fan favorite.<\/p>\n
Hugo Mendez: \u201cI\u2019m bringing one of the popular items at the restaurant, it\u2019s called birria taco. It\u2019s a beef that\u2019s cooked in a light guajillo sauce and the spices. And then it\u2019s slowed cooked for 8 hours until the meat gets super soft and shredded. Then we add a little bit of cheese and the combination with the tortilla, the cheese, and the meat. it\u2019s where the magic comes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Diva Name: \u201cI would also say the property, this property\u2019s magical, the outside is beautiful, the patio is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
La Mexicana in Wilton Manors is also sharing its magic at the event.<\/p>\n
Diva Name: \u201cSo we\u2019re gonna bring some tacos and we\u2019re gonna have one of our favorites that is chicken tacos, that\u2019s charbroiled chicken and we\u2019re also gonna have carnitas so our carnitas are made the traditional way, Mexican style.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is their first appearance. And they\u2019re hoping to get more fans to taco \u2019bout it.<\/p>\n
Diva Name: \u201cDuring the summer we like to be part of different activities with our community because of course we\u2019re less busy. So it really allows us to be outside, you know get to know more people. You know bring more business. And i think it\u2019s going to be super cool. Who doesn\u2019t love tacos and tequila?\u201d<\/p>\n
The festival is this Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
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