{"id":434,"date":"2026-01-16T09:33:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/food-nutrition-security\/?page_id=434"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:37:52","slug":"caribbean-beachfood-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/food-nutrition-security\/caribbean-beachfood-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Beachfood\u00a0Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|23px||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: black;font-family: arial, sans-serif\">About<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;font-family: arial, sans-serif\">The Caribbean Beachfood Festival (CBF) aims to introduce the local cuisine of small entrepreneurs from throughout the Caribbean to highlight communities, tourism, culture, food and beverage, and products and services manufactured in the region in general and Trinidad and Tobago. The inaugural event was held on March 30 and 31, 2024 and highlighted a series of Tourism, Culinary and Cultural activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;font-family: arial,sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;font-family: arial,sans-serif\">CBF brings together the best alcoholic and other beverages and epicurean specialties from the top local cooks in the Caribbean Islands and neighbouring mainland destinations. The Waterfront Esplanade is transformed into a food and beverage strip with destination display booths, food stations, drinks and cocktail stations, a Caribbean Fashion catwalk, and a main stage to highlight the region&#8217;s cultural offerings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;font-family: arial,sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/b><\/div>\n<h2><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Tours<\/b>:<\/h2>\n<div>1) Paramin &amp; Chocolate Bar &#8211; $90US per person (inclusive of transport, guide, buffet lunch)<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/cafevegatt.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Floyd Homer, Cafe Vega TT<\/a> &#8211; $75US per person (inclusive of transport, guide, lunch)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2><b><\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b><\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b>Festival<\/b>:<\/h2>\n<div>Saturday 4th April &#8211; General $75US per person or VIP $170US per person<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.sta.uwi.edu\/food-nutrition-security\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/CBF-Flyer-2026-Final.jpg\" width=\"304\" height=\"430\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-442 alignnone size-full\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The Caribbean Beachfood Festival (CBF) aims to introduce the local cuisine of small entrepreneurs from throughout the Caribbean to highlight communities, tourism, culture, food and beverage, and products and services manufactured in the region in general and Trinidad and Tobago. 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