2022 Taste of the Beach VIP Dinner Friday Night 6:15PM Departure

The 13th Annual Taste of the Beach kicks off Friday night, Oct. 14, with a special, resort-casual, progressive VIP Dinner experience. Diners will indulge in a four-course meal with complimentary wine pairings. A private trolley will whisk diners away to four of the island’s premier restaurants for a true coastal flavor experience.

• Appetizer – Jumbo Lump Crab Cake - prepared and presented by Chef Jere Doyle at Crabs We Got ‘Em.

• Soup/Salad – Cream of Celeriac Soup with Pancetta and Herbs and Crab Salad with Crushed Golden Potato and Yuzu dressing - prepared and presented by Chef Richard Assaf at Hilton H20.

• Entree – Snapper Couvillion – prepared and presented by Chef Dennis Moore at Flounder’s Chowder House.

• Dessert – Pensacola Beach Bread Pudding and “Millionaire” coffee drink. Your host is General Manager Juston Takacs at Casino Beach Bar & Grille.

The evening begins at the Pensacola Beach Visitor Information Center where guests can enjoy a complimentary champagne toast before boarding a trolley to head to the first restaurant.

There are five departure times from the Visitor Information Center. This ticket leaves at:

• 6:15 p.m.

IMPORTANT: Guests are asked to arrive at the Pensacola Beach Visitor Information Center at least 15 minutes prior to their departure ticket time. Each course lasts approximately 45 minutes, and then guests will depart to the next restaurant. Only a select number of tickets are available per departure time. So please don't wait to purchase! Due to limited trolley space, if you miss your departure time you will not be able to board a later trolley.

VIP Dinner tickets are $100 each. Adults 21 and older only. The 2022 Taste of the Beach VIP Dinner features a set menu that includes seafood. Those with seafood or shellfish sensitivities or allergies should refrain from attending as there will be no substitutions.

Host or Publisher Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce