This is “Small Bites,” a South Florida Sun Sentinel feature with tiny tidbits on the food and beverage scene — because we know that sometimes you just don’t have room for a long article. You want a little news brief instead, an amuse bouche of information, if you will. Enjoy!
WHAT: The inaugural City of Boca Raton Seafood Festival will have nautical-themed activities, live entertainment and — as you can well imagine — lots of marine cuisine vendors.
Even though this is the event’s first-ever staging, it’s a good gourmet bet that SoFlo foodies will have their mouths watering during its Seafood Showdown, in which three Boca Raton chefs battle it out creating dishes in front of a live audience and a panel of judges.
The triumvirate of talent will include:
- Kevin Avellaneda of Penelope, the Southern-inspired seafood and cocktail bar in Mizner Park
- Yora Chan of Loch Bar, also in Mizner Park and featuring seafood with a Maryland-style influence
- Julian Bernal of Corvina Seafood Grill, with its signature sustainable ingredients in elevated coastal cuisine
The Seafood Festival also will have a Crab Cake Challenge, with up to eight contestants competing to see who can scoff down the most crab cakes in the allotted time.
WHEN: Noon-6 p.m. Saturday, March 22
WHERE: Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton
COST: $10 in advance, $15 at the gate and free for kids age 10 and younger
EXTRA TIDBITS: In addition to the food vendors/stations, find Neptune’s Marketplace featuring gifts, ocean-inspired wares and more. On the Seafood Stage will be performances by UnRavel, Vern Daysel and The Burning Breeze, and The Holidazed.
INFORMATION: Visit myboca.us/2698/seafood-festival or email communityevents@myboca.us.
City of Boca Raton
Chef Yora Chan of Loch Bar. (City of Boca Raton/Courtesy)
City of Boca Raton
Chef Julian Bernal of Corvina Seafood Grill. (City of Boca Raton/Courtesy)
City of Boca Raton
Chef Kevin Avellaneda of Penelope. (City of Boca Raton/Courtesy)
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