Taste! Central Florida returns to the Orlando World Center Marriott on August 18, 2023, and if you love food, you’ll want to grab a ticket to attend.
Taste! Central Florida is one of Orlando’s premier food and beverage event that raises funds to fight childhood hunger and homelessness throughout the Central Florida community.
Chefs and partners from more than 40 local restaurants, including several Walt Disney World restaurants, will prepare small plates of their finest dishes for guests. Plus there will be a variety of beer, wine and cocktail samples, along with non-alcoholic options, from some of Orlando’s top beverage vendors.
There will also be live entertainment during the evening, and a silent auction with amazing prizes ranging from gift baskets to wine collections to hotel stays.
The Restaurants
Among the many Chefs and culinary teams participating are the following Disney area restaurants:
- The Edison (Disney Springs)
- Enzo’s Hideaway (Disney Springs)
- La Luce (Hilton Bonnet Creek)
- Maria & Enzo’s (Disney Springs)
- Morimoto Asia (Disney Springs)
- Plancha (Four Seasons at Walt Disney World)
- Raglan Road (Disney Springs)
- Rainforest Cafe (Disney Springs + Disney’s Animal Kingdom)
- Space 220 (EPCOT)
- STK Orlando (Disney Springs)
- T-Rex Cafe (Disney Springs)
- Toledo (Disney’s Coronado Springs)
- Unreserved (JW Marriott Bonnet Creek)
- Yak & Yeti (Disney’s Animal Kingdom)
Other participants include 4 Rivers Smokehouse, Four Flamingos by Richard Blaise, The Hampton Social, Kavas Tacos & Tequila, Tapa Toro, Taverna Opa, and the culinary teams of the host hotel the Orlando World Center Marriott.
There will also be local breweries such as Clermont Brewing Co, Crooked Can Brewing Company, and Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co., joining national brands like Tito’s Handmade Vodka, to serve up beer, wine, and cocktails during the evening.
Details
Tickets to the 2023 Taste! Central Florida event are $200 per person, and included unlimited food and beverage samples. They can be purchased at TasteCFL.org.
The Orlando World Center Marriott is also offering special rates for the evening to guests attending the event. But hurry…the discounted rate ends July 27, 2023.
All event proceeds from Taste! Central Florida benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, remaining in the community to help provide much needed food for children and families experiencing hunger in Central Florida.
In its 30+ year history, Taste! Central Florida has raised over 4 million dollars which has provided over 16 million meals to those facing hunger.
And you can be a part of that with your ticket purchase.
Great food and drink for a great cause…sounds like a win-win to me! I’ll be there – I hope you will be, too!
