Second Harvest Food Bank will sample its in-house product line, called A Spoon Full of Hope, at Taste of Winter Park on March 11. Featuring specialty honey, cookies, soup and boxed lunches, all proceeds from their sales support their culinary training program that gives at-risk and economically disadvantaged adults professional training to pursue careers in the food industry. Check out www.aspoonfulofhope.org to learn more and read inspiring success stories about the students.

The 35^th annual Taste of Winter Park is shaping up to be the ultimate concoction for a perfect evening in Winter Park: more than 40 of the region’s top chefs, the Jack Daniels airstream trailer with whiskey sampling, live music, Luma’s white linen cocktails in the VIP lounge, great spring weather, plus mingling with lots of your friends and neighbors.

The all-inclusive tickets feature unlimited samples of signature dishes, to-die-for desserts, plenty of cold beverages and live music. Ticket prices range from $50 for Winter Park Chamber members, $65 for non-members (and everyone at the door) to $100 for the VIP experience, which includes a VIP tent with lounge seating, private bar and specialty cocktail, VIP parking and more. Thank you to A Chair Affair, our in-kind sponsor. Dexter’s New Standard Winter Park is bringing the entertainment – jazz funk band Cornitos will be on stage rocking the event.

Winter Park is renowned as a foodie destination by food critics near and far, and the opportunity to sample the creations of some of the state’s best chefs, confectioners and caterers is too good to miss. You might think you have a favorite restaurant, but you probably haven’t tried them all yet. Taste is the perfect opportunity to try out the buzzy new restaurants you keep hearing about but haven’t gotten around to visiting. Many of this year’s vendors are first-time participants. Tickets to Taste of Winter Park and more details are available on our website at www.winterpark.org/taste-of-winter-park, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates.