GastroFest 2016

Mark your calendars for March 19, 2016, because GastroFest is back and better than ever! This year GastroFest will be a cash based festival - so please make sure to bring CASH! Each vendor is required to have sample sizes available for $1- $3 throughout the festival. We have encouraged Taste Vendors to have options for carnivores and vegans alike! GastroJax brings you GastroFest 2016, an all-day celebration of the culinary world of Northeast Florida. Please see our Venue schedule for all of the free educational events we have in Downtown buildings around the fest. http://gastrojax.org/gastrofest/venue-schedule/ Check here for updates as we add events and vendors! Taste Vendors: - Abstrakt Filipino Essence - Bistro Aix - Black Sheep Restaurant - bb's restaurant and bar - Blue Bamboo - Bono's Bar-B-Q Express - The Candy Apple Cafe & Cocktails - Funkadelic Food Truck - Ibex Ethiopian Kitchen - IL DESCO - Jalapeño Truck - Kitchen on San Marco - Native Sun Natural Foods Market - Nomi's Cheese Bar - North Beach Fish Camp - Ovinte - Pastiche - The Perfect Pear Catering Co. - Restaurant Orsay - Tapa That - Taverna San Marco - Sbraga & Company - Sweet! By Holly Cupcakes & Frozen Yogurt Current Hopcloth Marketplace Vendors: - Hopcloth - Amaretti Desserts - Apple Rabbit Compost - Bee Friends Farm - Bold City Pops - B and D Sauce co - Captain Assjack's LLC - Congaree and Penn - Conscious Eats - Cultivate Tea & Spice Co. - Eat Your Yard Jax - Fresh Jax - Front Porch Kettle Corn - Front Porch Pickings - Grease Rags Clothing Co. - GuanaBana Ice Pops - Jacksonville Magazine - Kailo Nutrition - Lalie & Pops - Little Black Box Baked Goods - Boutique du Pain FL - Local Fare Jax - Naturally Smart - Olive My Pickle - Topsy Toffee - MGP My Grandmother's Pie - Slow Food First Coast - Zany Du Designs GastroFest is presented by GastroJax Inc., a non-profit organization created to foster and preserve local cuisine by educating the public about local food and beverage sources, local restaurants, and North Florida dishes.