Parties
Opening Night Film and Party
Opening Night Film: Project Nim
Preceded by The Deep
Friday, April 8, 7PM – 12AM
Film begins at 7PM at Regal Winter Park Village 20
Party begins at 8PM at Enzian and Eden Bar
$100 – Click here to purchase
In a Florida food fantasy, hand-picked local culinary heroes will serve their most creative, one-of-a-kind, mouth-watering dishes inspired by the state we call home. This bustling kick-off party will include entertainment, food and drink, and other goodies throughout the night. The Sunshine State’s utterly unique twist on the culinary arts never tasted so good!
Participating restaurants include Enzian/Eden Bar, Luma on Park, The Ravenous Pig, 4 Rivers Smokehouse, K Restaurant Wine Bar, and Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress! Additional tastings provided by Festival sponsors Peroni and Whole Foods Market. Music for the Opening Night Party is sponsored by vitaminwater®.
Take a Peek at the Menu
4 Rivers Smokehouse
Brisket burgers topped in fried onions, cheese grit French fries and corn, and black bean salad
Black Bean Deli
Mariquitas with fresh squeezed mojo
Plantain chips with Florida-grown sour orange and garlic mojo
Cuban pastelón (Cuban “lasagna”)
Layers of Florida sweet plantains, ground beef, and mashed potato topped with cheese
Empanadas
Enzian and Eden Bar
Fried gator with kumquat jam
Datil pepper tart
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Mango and passion fruit wrapped bueberry gele
Florida strawberry and swamp cabbage (hearts of palm) cobblers
Orange pearl caviar, vanilla bean panacotta, and citrus biscotti gaufrette
Creamsicle lollipops
Smoking pineapple nuggets liquid nitrogen style
K Restaurant Wine Bar
Citrus cured wild salmon pickled beet salad, horseradish crème fraiche
Cape Canaveral red shrimp and crab salad, local citrus, wild ramp blini
The Ravenous Pig
Arcadia peach gazpacho, Jim Woods pork belly, peanut pesto, candied jalapeno
Smoked Florida cobia (cured then cold smoked), Lauderdale carambola relish, preserved Uncle Matt’s grapefruit vinaigrette
Deep Creek Ranch lamb and foie meatball, cavatelli, local honeybell tangelo-harissa broth, local swiss chard, turtle creek goat cheese
$100 – Film and Party. Click here to purchase
$85 – Party Only. Click here to purchase
$20 – Film Only. Click here to purchase
Casual movie-going attire is suggested.
Complimentary Valet Available
