Food

Here's to Beer! Mmmmmmm beer! Beer lovers unite! Sunny skies and good times are predicted for the upcoming Baytowne Beer Festival at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. The two day festival includes a beer bingo walkabout on Friday, October 17 and a craft beer tasting with more than 200 selections on Saturday, October 18.

 
On Friday at 6 p.m. guests can participate in the first Beer Bingo at the Village and have the chance to win several great prizes; such as a custom YOLO board, Grizzly cooler, free fly board session from Power Up Sports, Adventure Zone gift card and more.

Fall is the season for celebrating food and wine in South Walton. Restaurant Paradis in Rosemary Beach embraces the season with a Clos Du Val wine dinner on Friday, November 7 at 6:30pm. The evening kicks off with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. followed by a four course dinner with wine pairings at 7pm. 

Time to roll out the barrel and discover unique suds & ales this fall in South Walton! SoWal.com is giving away two tickets to the 7th Annual Baytowne Wharf Beer Fest on October 18, 2014. American specialty beers from around the nation will be available for participants to sample and savor. We will choose a random winner on Oct. 16.

Click to Enter to WIN two tickets to Baytowne Wharf Beer Fest | Craft Beer Tasting on Oct. 18!

Cafe' Thirty-A in Seagrove Beach is celebrating wine and food this fall as they host Sanglier Cellars Wine Dinner on Thursday, October 16 at 6:30 p.m. Take a look at the amazing menu with Sanglier wine pairings! Reservations are definitely recommended! Please Call 850-231-2166.
 

V Seagrove presents the 2nd Annual 30A Throwdown on Saturday Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. - a culinary competition of six local chefs in South Walton to benefit Global Fish Aid. Visit South Walton is honored to award this year’s set of “Savor South Walton” Champion Awards to the winning chefs and restaurants for both the Critic’s Choice Award and the People’s Choice Award at approximately 10 p.m.

To support the fight against breast cancer, Alys Beach kicks off Caliza Goes Pink for the month of October. Chef Kevin Korman’s delectable five-course tasting menu prepared with ultimate cancer-fighting ingredients will be available Tuesday through Saturday, 5:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m. at Caliza Restaurant. Also, Fonville Press will showcase two specialty drinks throughout the month.

The 51st Annual Florida Seafood Festival - a two-day celebration of fresh seafood, music, and art - draws thousands of visitors to the historic town of Apalachicola on Florida's Forgotten Coast. The event will be held at the mouth of the Apalachicola River under the shady oaks of Apalachicola's Battery Park Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, 2014.

With some of the biggest names in country and rock music and the area’s best seafood restaurants bringing so much to the table already, it’s no doubt that the 2014 Panama City Beach Seafood and Music Festival will be a blast for all ages. The fun doesn’t end there; the festival also includes a whole lineup of waterfront and fishing activities at Capt. Anderson’s Marina, kids’ activities, a 5K run and more!
 

Stinky's Bait Shack is busy planning for their first annual Stinky's Beach to Bay, Grand Slam Fishing Tournament coming up Oct. 4 through Nov 15, 2014. To kick off the tournament, Stinky's Oyster Festival will be held next door at Stinky's Fish Camp on October 4 from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
 

New Chef de Cuisine, Shaun O’Brien and Restaurant Manager, Kyle Davis have their sights set on making WaterColor restaurant Fish Out of Water a ‘foodie destination’ across the South.
 
O’Brien, who joined the restaurant’s kitchen team earlier this year after winning countless trophies and awards at Sandestin’s Bistro Bijoux, has now been appointed Chef de Cuisine.