BBQ AT THE BEACH
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January 23, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Early Bird $85/person
At the Door $150/person
Las Olas Intracoastal Promenade Park
80 Las Olas Circle
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
THIS EVENT IS STRICTLY 21+
Get saucy with the Visit Fort Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival for BBQ at the Beach presented by Demesmin & Dover. This annual feast of BBQ returns to Las Olas Intracoastal Promenade Park.
Join us with pitmasters from local and nationally renowned BBQ joints while they bring the heat for a cause during the Visit Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival. This VIP experience has all the smoke and will take place outdoors at Las Olas Intracoastal Promenade Park. #ReleaseYourInnerFoodie with BBQ bites and sips throughout the evening amongst the waterfront breeze with live music.
Hosted by Celebrity Chef Jason Smith
Who's Cooking and Who's Pouring?
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*all restaurants and chefs subject to change at anytime, without notice due to circumstances outside of the festival’s control.
Sponsored By:
THE GRAND TASTING
January 18, 2025
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Las Olas Oceanside Park
3000 E Las Olas Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
THIS EVENT IS STRICTLY 21+
Release Your Inner Foodie!
Celebrate the culinary revolution sweeping throughout the Greater Fort Lauderdale region. Taking place at the beautiful Las Olas Oceanside Park, featuring unlimited food & beverage tastings, cooking demonstrations and live music, The Grand Tasting at VLFWF solidifies itself as Broward County’s signature food & wine event.
General Admission Pricing - $75.00
At the Door Price - $150.00
General Admission ticket includes:
- 3 Hours of Unlimited Food & Beverage Tastings Beginning at 1 pm
- Commemorative Tasting Glass
- Unlimited Water
- Celebrity Chefs Cooking Demos and Wine/Cocktail Seminars
- Live Entertainment, Art Installations and so much more!
Advance VIP Pricing - $150.00
At the Door Price - $300.00
VIP ticket includes all of the perks of General Admission, plus:
- Express Entrance Into the Venue Beginning at 12 noon
- An Extra Hour of Tastings Before General Admission Ticket Holders
- Access to the Delta VIP Lounge
- Exclusive Food Offerings Only Available in the Delta VIP Lounge
- Exclusive Beverage Offerings Only Available in the Delta VIP Lounge
Celebrity Chef Cooking Demos
Chef Aarón Sánchez
Chef Jason Smith
Chef Nancy Fuller
Chef Nicole Layog
Who's Cooking and Who's Pouring?
Past 'Best Bite' Winners
2019 Judge's Choice
Dr. Limon
Hallandale Beach
2019 People's Choice
Tacocraft
Fort Lauderdale
2022 Judge's Choice
The Cook & the Cork
Coral Springs
2022 People's Choice
YOLO
Fort Lauderdale
2023 Judge's Choice
S3 (Sun, Surf, Sand)
Fort Lauderdale
2023 People's Choice
Even Keel
Lauderdale by the Sea
