USA Today Wine & Food Experience Coming To Naples Next Weekend

I always enjoy celebrating local cuisine and the USA Today Wine & Food Experience is coming to Naples next weekend.

Going to food & wine festivals is one of my favorite things to do. I've found so many amazing new restaurants and wine labels at these sampling events. If you love these events too, we're coming into the season when fests start taking place all over Florida. I'm looking forward to my first time at the USA Today Wine & Food Experience coming to Naples next Saturday, September 30.

The USA Today Wine & Food Experience is a traveling tour all over the country. It's making a stop in cities like Louisville, Nashville, Palm Desert and Las Vegas just to name a few. And next Saturday, September 30, it's making a stop at Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Naples. There's a General Admission and a VIP option. With both tickets you'll get to taste foods from local chefs and sip on wine, beer and spirits. There will be live demonstrations and music as well. Some of the restaurants participating in this year's event include Hyde n Chic, Roy's, Fernweh Ice Cream, The Hampton Social, The Gasparilla Inn and more.

Culinary Director Chef Jared Bobkin said in a press release: "The best way to connect people is by sharing great food and beverages. We're excited to be part of this wonderful event that curates unique culinary experiences and celebrates the local food and the talented chefs who bring those flavors to life."

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here

These days we know that all trends start on social media and one Florida restaurant is one of the most TikTok famous in the country.

Whether it's local here in Fort Myers, Cape Coral or Naples, there's a lot of Instagrammable restaurants. Maybe they have super unique dishes and cocktails, a cool vibe or backdrops perfect for pictures. And there's also those if you want to take it one step further and make a fun video for TikTok. The dining experience has gone beyond just what the food tastes like and good service. Everything these days goes on social media. And now social media has become somewhat of a search engine for new restaurants to check out. Now this is a trend I can get on-board with.

Betway is an online gambling site and they just released data from a study on the most TikTok-famous restaurants in the country. US. For their research, they looked at the 160 most popular restaurants coast to coast and the number of views for each hashtag that had something to with restaurants. One restaurant here in Florida is one of most famous on TikTok.

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