Upcoming Events at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
Fri May 10, 5:00 PM - Sat May 11, 12:00 PM
600 N. Ashley Drive, Tampa, FL 33602
Community: Downtown Tampa
Description
Join us in Tampa, Florida for the Inaugural Corks & Forks…Tampa Bay Premiere Food and Wine Experience. Corks & Forks has partnered with the world renowned James Beard Foundation which will be highly publicized through social media and media partnership
Event Details
The experience kicks off Friday, May 10th with two exclusive dinners. One will be hosted by a prominent Tampa Family in their 15,000 square foot, Nate Berkus designed home featuring chef Sara Moulton paired with Silver Oak. The second home located at a impressive South Tampa home featuring chef Jose Martinez paired with Marchesi Antinori winery and their winery ambassador Niccolo Maltinti and have been in existence since the 1300s (Marchesi Piero Antinori was featured on 60 Minutes). There will be 20 couples in attendance who have paid $2,500 per couple. Each couple will walk away with not only a one of a kind intimate experience but also with a signed cook book from the chef as well as a bottle of wine from the selected winery.
Saturday, May 11th will feature two exciting events sure to please a broad audience. First will be “Food-A-Palooza†Tampa’s very own Food Truck and restaurant extravaganza. This experience will be a ticketed event with 1,200 people at Curtis Hixon Park in beautiful Downtown Tampa on the water front from 5pm-9pm. Guests will sample prepared hors d’oeuvres throughout the evening. Craft beers, featured cocktails and select wines will be served throughout the evening which will be capped off by a performance from the band Simplified live on the stage. Many different activities will be taking place throughout the evening to appease all ages!
What event happens without a grande finale? The “After Hours†event will take place in Martini Republic a fantastic open-air martini bar again in Downtown Tampa. Guests will again sample on featured cocktails from Tito’s Vodka-our spirit sponsor as well as unique hors d’oeuvres and desserts from 10:00pm until Mid-night. This event will feature DJ Kinex and The Courtney Lee Band so that our patrons can dance the night away and celebrate a successful end to the Inaugural “Corks & Forksâ€!
The design of “Corks & Forks†is to raise significant contributions which will provide public school grants and private school
Saturday, May 11th will feature two exciting events sure to please a broad audience. First will be “Food-A-Palooza†Tampa’s very own Food Truck and restaurant extravaganza. This experience will be a ticketed event with 1,200 people at Curtis Hixon Park in beautiful Downtown Tampa on the water front from 5pm-9pm. Guests will sample prepared hors d’oeuvres throughout the evening. Craft beers, featured cocktails and select wines will be served throughout the evening which will be capped off by a performance from the band Simplified live on the stage. Many different activities will be taking place throughout the evening to appease all ages!
What event happens without a grande finale? The “After Hours†event will take place in Martini Republic a fantastic open-air martini bar again in Downtown Tampa. Guests will again sample on featured cocktails from Tito’s Vodka-our spirit sponsor as well as unique hors d’oeuvres and desserts from 10:00pm until Mid-night. This event will feature DJ Kinex and The Courtney Lee Band so that our patrons can dance the night away and celebrate a successful end to the Inaugural “Corks & Forksâ€!
The design of “Corks & Forks†is to raise significant contributions which will provide public school grants and private school
