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#EATUPJAX: More than a Few Buzz-worthy Restaurants to Try around Jacksonville

May 16, 2019

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There are more than a few buzz-worthy restaurants to try scattered around Jacksonville. Sometimes we get caught up in staying in our own neighborhoods–I’d bet there are people in who haven’t left in years except for road-trips, vacations, and possibly their commutes. Here are three newer places you might not have been to, some of which are in less-trendy neighborhoods.

GastroFest 2019, Jacksonville, Florida, Friendship Fountain, MOSH, Museum of Science and History

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GastroFest + MOSH: It’s All About the Food

GastroFest, which takes place on Saturday, March 23 from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Friendship Fountain and The Museum of Science and History (MOSH), remains committed to their goal of giving the First Coast a food-oriented festival. “People come to GastroFest because they love food,” says GastroJax Executive Director

Florida's Exotic Fruit: Our Orange Legacy

Learning Florida: Our Orange Legacy at MOSH

Florida’s identity is wrapped up in one fruit: the orange. It’s an

EAT UP JAX: Expansions Slated for Metro Diner, Engine 15, The Hyatt, and Bojangles

GastroFest 2018 happened last month at the beautiful Friendship Fountain in partnership

Eating Sustainably: Just One of Many “Green” Topics at the 2016 GastroFest

March 14, 2016

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Sustainable food is about sustainable agriculture, food distribution, and food choices that allow us to produce healthful food while preserving future generations’ ability to do the same. And, yes, it really does matter. A lot. In 2011, a global consortium of scientists published a study aimed at determining whether

GastroFest 2016 – Celebrating Local Food, March 19 in Hemming Park

March 12, 2016

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Mark your calendars for March 19, 2016, because GastroFest is back and better than ever! Taking place in at from 11am to 7pm, with GastroFest After Dark happening from 7-10:30pm on Laura St. This year GastroFest will be a cash based festival – so please make sure to bring CASH!

Tidal Craft Ice – pops with a buzz

February 9, 2016

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Love to savor the taste of craft cocktails and wish you didn’t have to leave your house, or pay $12 to enjoy one? So did Rhonda and Suzanah of Bold City Pops, so they found a solution and named it Tidal Craft Ice. Tidal Craft Ice is simple, yet it’s

GastroFest Brings Thousands of Diners Downtown

April 5, 2015

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Foodies Unite Cook it, brew it, bake it, and they will come. During our first annual , held March 21st in , Jacksonville came hungry and left happy. First, we’d like to thank all of our wonderful sponsors and people who donated to our initial campaign; without you there would

CRAFT BREW at GASTROFEST on MARCH 21st at HEMMING PARK!

March 18, 2015

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is a celebration of Jacksonville’s food and beverage scene! If there’s one thing North Florida does well, it’s craft brewing, so it’s a major focus of our fest. Come visit us at on March 21st from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. to see what’s brewing! We are proud to be

GastroFest 2015 Schedule of Events & Tastings! March 21st, Hemming Park 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

March 17, 2015

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Welcome to GastroFest; we hope you are excited! This program of events will give you the details on what is happening, when, and where throughout the day. Our goal is to bring you tastes from around the First Coast, expert speakers, chef demos, kids’ activities and more! So get out

On the D’Land Productions Music Stage

March 17, 2015

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On March 21st, in Hemming Park from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. GastroFest will have food from around the First Coast, expert speakers, chef demos and more! This food focused fest has a wide variety of activities, from homebrew to local wine and whiskey tastings. All of this will be set to

GastroFest Kid’s & Education Zone

March 12, 2015

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On March 21st, in from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. will have food from around the First Coast, expert speakers, chef demos and more! This food focused fest has a wide variety of activities, from homebrew and wine tastings to kid-friendly activities. Our GastroFest Kid’s & Education Zone during the festival will

GastroFest – March 21, 2015 in Hemming Park

December 9, 2014

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Coming to Hemming Park on March 21st is GastroFest! Presented by GastroJax and hosted by , GastroFest will include restaurants, local food providers, local craft beer, cookbook authors, chef demos, and tastings, all to celebrate the food culture of the First Coast. You might know as a 2014 project

GastroFest 2015

August 7, 2014

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Jacksonville’s newest nonprofit-in-the-making, GastroJax, Inc., recently announced that their signature event, , a comprehensive, totally local festival celebrating the food culture of Northeast Florida and those involved in it, will take place in , formerly Hemming Plaza, during the weekend of March 21, 2015. It’s been a long summer, so