Popular Food, Drink Extravaganza Returns To Straz Center

TAMPA, FL — After a two-year hiatus, the Straz Center’s annual eat-and-drink extravaganza will return April 9 at 7 p.m.

Taste at The Straz will take place on Tampa’s Riverwalk at The Straz, 1010 N W. C. MacInnes Place, with access to food from more than 40 eateries, craft brews and cocktails along with four stages featuring live music featuring Frequency Band, DJ Lolo Mayhew, Arei Moon, Patel Conservatory Students and Theo Valentin.

Attendees will be treated to dishes provided by:

• American Social
• Ava's Low Country Cuisine
• Bavaro's Pizza Napolitana & Pastaria
• Blue Bell Creameries
• Bluwave Sushi
• The Boozy Pig
• Brunchery Restaurant
• Butter's Burgers
• Bulla Gastrobar
• Buya Ramen
• Columbia Restaurant
• Corazon Bar & Restaurant
• Eden Downtown
• El Cochiloco
• Fresh Kitchen
• Fuzzy's Taco Shop
• Haiku
• Himes Breakfast House
• Kahwa Coffee
• Kuba Cocina
• Leanne's Old-Fashioned Cookies
• Maestro's Restaurant
• Nianni Flan
• Noble Crust
• Nothing Bundt Cakes
• Portillo's
• PRP Wine International
• Psalm's Gourmet Brittle
• Roby Chef Tampa Bay Catering
• Sally O'Neal's Pizza
• Shells Seafood Restaurant
• Sweet Fish
• Si-Am Thaimerican Restauran
• Toffee To Go
• Willie Jewell's Old School Bar-B-Q
• WTR Pool & Grill

Microbreweries participating include:

• 3 Daughters Brewing
• 81Bay Brewing Co.
• Big Storm Brewing Co.
• Coppertail Brewing Co.
• Dark Door Spirits
• Escape Brewing
• Florida Avenue Brewing Co.
• Hidden Springs Ale Works
• Tampa Bay Brewing Co.
• Ulele

The event begins at 6 p.m. for VIP attendees and at 7 p.m. for those with general admission tickets.

General admission tickets are $90 and include food, craft brews, cocktails and multiple stages with live music.

VIP tickets are $195 and include access to VIP lounge areas and entrance to the event one hour before general admission along with all-inclusive food and brews and live music.

For information and tickets, click here.