{"id":76077,"date":"2025-12-08T21:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/76077\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T21:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:36:10","slug":"a-new-christmas-food-fest-premieres-in-st-pete-next-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/76077\/","title":{"rendered":"A new Christmas food fest premieres in St. Pete next weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new food festival is here for the holidays. Brewed Life Festivals brings \u201cA Taste of the North<\/a>\u201d to the St. Pete Pier next weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The two-day festival includes more than 15 local vendors serving northern comfort foods, a Christmas-themed amateur sand sculpture contest, beachy photos with Santa and an inflatable kids zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brewed Life also produces the St. Pete Tacos & Tequila, Tampa Bay Empanada and Tampa Bay Barbecue festivals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to create an event that captures the warmth and comfort of a northern Christmas but celebrates it in true Florida style,\u201d Brewed Life founder Patrick Green said in a press release.<\/p>\n

Attendees can expect lobster rolls, NE clam chowder, loaded mac and cheese, Maryland crab cakes, cheese curds, smash burgers, Philly cheese steaks, chicken parm and Buffalo wings among the stick-to-your-ribs selections.<\/p>\n

There is no cover for general admission. Tickets for the North Pole VIP experience, including a holiday cocktail competition, are $39 presale and $45 day-of.<\/p>\n

A Taste of the North Festival happens Friday, Dec. 19, and Saturday, Dec. 20 at Spa Beach Park at the St. Pete Pier.<\/a><\/p>\n

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