Erin Thursby
October 19, 2016
#EatUpJax, Business, Drink, Feature, Food + Drink, GastroFest, GastroJax
If you haven’t been over to in and you love local, it’s time to pop in, after a moment at next door. They sell artisan food goods, such as cheese, , red cinnamon cucumbers, and pickles from . We are especially in love with the Thai Pimento cheese in the cold case from the local . They carry local goods, but also other interesting artisan goods from around the country (like their slow cured Olli Wild Boar Salami from California). The brand new opened its doors last month at 4021 Southside Boulevard (look for the orange building). Restaurants in Jacksonville …
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FOLIO
March 12, 2016
Community, Downtown, Drink, Family, Feature, Festivals, Food + Drink, GastroFest, GastroJax, Hemming Park, Learning, Lectures, Local Musicians, Music, Outdoors, Shopping
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! 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! GastroFest 2016 Program Click through the interactive GastroFest 2016 Program above for full map of vendors and events, complete with links and schedules. …
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FOLIO
April 5, 2015
Crowdfunding, Downtown, Drink, Feature, Festivals, Food + Drink, GastroFest, GastroJax, Hemming Park, Restaurants
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 not have been an event. We want to extend our thanks and appreciation to every single attendee, vendor, venue, and volunteer who helped make this dream a reality. Our goal at is to put Jacksonville on the culinary map, all while educating people on food history and culture, and GastroFest …
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Teresa Spencer
March 12, 2015
Community, Downtown, Family, Feature, Festivals, Food + Drink, GastroFest, GastroJax, Health & Wellness, Hemming Park, Lifestyle, Outdoors
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 be in and around on Laura Street from 11a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Inside Visit Jacksonville, we have bees under glass from the . A beekeeper will be there to answer questions and educate both kids and adults about the hard-working insects that not only produce honey, but also support agriculture …
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Erin Thursby
December 9, 2014
Downtown, Feature, Festivals, Food + Drink, GastroFest, GastroJax, Hemming Park, One Spark, Restaurants, Videos
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 which made the top 20 out of over 600 projects and won the Golden Ticket from Void magazine and As part of winning the Golden Ticket, Adjective & Co. have designed the logo, which was introduced late last month. Since One Spark, GastroJax has held two fundraisers, the Damn Good …
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Anna Rabhan
August 7, 2014
Downtown, Festivals, Food + Drink, GastroFest, GastroJax, Hemming Park, One Spark, Restaurants
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 here’s the scoop in case you missed it. The concept was born in the fall of 2013, when its creator, , suddenly realized that Jacksonville doen’t have a food festival that brought together all of the gastronomic traditions and experiences available in the area. “We’ve got some great festivals in …
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