Food Traveler Magazine Winter 2017 | Page 76

, s e r u t l u c f o ix m is h T at makes cuisines and scenery is wh so appetizing. Greater Fort Lauderdale Sometimes, the good food finds you. Monthly events at Hollywood’s Arts Park and Fort Laud- erdale’s FATVillage Art Walk, as well as the Food Truck Invasions at area parks, bring mobile menus of all sorts. Keep your eyes open for trucks like Conch Shack, King of Racks BBQ, Dough Dough’s Donuts and Buenos Nachos, serving cuisine as cool as the trucks themselves. This mix of cultures, cuisines and scenery is what makes Greater Fort Lauderdale so appetizing. Vegan and vegetarian dining destinations include Sublime Restaurant & Bar and Woodlands Indian restaurant. Enjoy casual fare and craft beers in the heart of nature at Park & Ocean inside Hugh Taylor Birch State Park. And get immersed in organic farm- to-table dining at Market 17, serving fresh, seasonal ingredients sourced by Executive Chef Lauren DeShields at local farms. If low-key is more your appetite, there are many out- standing local spots that serve up unique experi- ences and tastes. Craft coffee roasters, bakeries, green markets, whiskey bars and of course, craft beer breweries. You can tour some of the most pop- ular breweries by Water Taxi, bus — even a cycle party, where you can peddle your way with 15 of your closest friends. In February 2018, Greater Fort Lauderdale and the “SOBE Crave GFL Series” will once again be in the spotlight during the Food Network & Cooking Chan- nel South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Past events have featured celebrity hosts Neil Patrick Harris; Va- lerie Bertinelli; and restaurateur, Iron Chef and Cooks vs. Cons host Geoffrey Zakarian — plus more than a dozen other top chefs, celebrity authors and foodies. This time, expect hot, new events and delicious happenings. Learn more at sunny.org/cravegfl If all of this is getting you inspired, you’re going to love Crave Blue GFL TV, the destination’s new on- line foodie series, now streaming on Hello Sunny TV. Host Blue Arauz, Yelp Community Manager, takes viewers on a tasty journey through Greater Fort Lauderdale. Watch now at sunny.org/tv WHATEVER G, YOU’RE CRAVIN dale has Greater Fort Lauder t for you. jus d rve se re a table for Bring your appetite your foodie n pla d an adventure rg/dining getaway at sunny.o