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Moon Over the Market!

On November 10th, we have a ticketed taste & tour event at the Jacksonville Farmers Market! Just $35, 10 tastes from area chefs, a student culinary competition, market tour, one beverage from Manifest Distillers or Bold City & unlimited daiquiris! Taste what Jacksonville has to offer and support GastroJax at this event! Tickets available at

Hopcloth Sponsors Our Marketplace!

              Once again, Hopcloth, purveyor of craft beer apparel and glassware, will be a part of our Marketplace in 2016. They’re the sponsor of this year’s Hopcloth Marketplace at GastroFest on March 19, 2016 from 11 a.m-7 p.m. Find them at the fest so that you can buy the

Generations Italiano

      GastroJax wants to give the next generation a food education whenever we can. To further our mission, this past summer we brought in The Art Institute of Jacksonville’s Chef Noel Ridsdale to teach the teen moms in foster care at Children’s Home Society of Florida how to make a pasta sauce from fresh

GastroFest 2015 Judges’ Choice Awards

While every restaurant that participated in our inaugural GastroFest served up delicious food our Judges picked some of the best. From over 30 restaurant, food trucks and caterers, check out who won the Judges’ Choice Awards: 29 South Blue Bamboo Blue Fish Corner Taco Funkadelic Food Truck Ibex Ethiopian Kitchen Jalapeno Food Truck The Patio

On the Sea Best Cooking Demo Stage!

On the Sea Best Cooking Demo Stage!

On March 21st in Hemming Park, GastroFest has some great Chefs lined up on the Sea Best Cooking Demo Stage! Special thanks to Sea Best, The Jacksonville Farmers Market, Conscious Eats and D’Land Productions! 2 p.m. Chef Howard Kirk of 13 Gypsies Chef Howard moved from Spain to the United States during his early teens, taking the knowledge

Workshops at Down the Rabbit Hole

These workshops, hosted by Down the Rabbit Hole, located next to Grease Rags Clothing at 40 West Monroe Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202, will take place during GastroFest, March 21st, 2015 in and around Hemming Park. 11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. The Gospel of Brew The Beer Apostle, Brian Little, and James Moriarty of Veterans United Craft Brewery

On the MOCA Jacksonville Stage at GastroFest

We’ve got a lot lined up for for the fest in various venues! MOCA Jacksonville is our Culture Sponsor and a host for talks and films at GastroFest. All of the events in the MOCA are free to the public! On the MOCA Jacksonville Stage at GastroFest 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Educational Shorts from TedEd Curious about the science

GastroFest Indiegogo!

If you support GastroFest, check out the perks we have to thank you with if you  donate on indiegogo! We’ve gathered rewards on the GastroFest Indiegogo from supporters and enthusiasts around Jacksonville.  If you love Jacksonville’s food scene and you want to see it grow, you can contribute and maybe even cross some gifts off your

Farm to Table San Marco

GastroJax is helping to host the Farm to San Marco Dinner on October 25th.Tickets are going quickly, as there are some great chefs, local craft beverages and food artisans, as well as local farms! San Marco Preservation Society brings this Farm to Table San Marco experience to life. All proceeds from this five-course dinner benefit North Florida School of

Decadent Duval

GastroJax and Restaurant Orsay have teamed up for Decadent Duval on August 27 at 7:30 pm. Join us for a lavish seven-course French dinner with Duval flair, full of fresh local ingredients, heirloom vegetables, truffles, exotic mushrooms and expertly paired wine. Vegans can choose a separate but equally lavish menu. See the two menu options below.