CLEVELAND — In what will mark "a cultural celebration of Cleveland’s top Black-owned food and beverage businesses," the fifth annual Taste of Black Cleveland will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Thursday, Aug. 10.
Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com. Tickets for the tasting experience are $100 and include two drink tickets, food and drink tastings from over 20 local Black chefs and wine companies, as well as one vote in the contest for top participants. For an extended experience, attendees can purchase a $120 ticket, which also includes a ticket to the LL Cool J The F.O.R.C.E Live concert at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday, Aug. 12.
Additionally, a V.I.P. package for $200 includes a ticket to the LL Cool J The F.O.R.C.E Live concert, a predetermined Cleveland Cavaliers game ticket for the 2023-24 season, exclusive entry to a VIP area with select food and drinks from previous winners, Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey.
All ticket packages also include entrance to the “After Taste” celebration, which will feature seven Black owned pastry and dessert businesses.
The lineup for this year's event includes:
Wine Brands
- 2 You Wines
- Dkor Wines
- Hudson Wines
- Saint Sadler Wines
- VK Wines
Previous Chef Partners
- Black Box Fix
- Flood Urban Seafood
- Gourmet Gent Culinary Services & Supply Co.
- Grille 55
- Koncious Kuisine
- Pearl’s Kitchen
- Sauce The City
Top 20 Chefs Competing in Tasting
- Bite Creole Kitchen
- Blasian Fusion
- Comfort CLE
- DV TOGO Mobile Catering
- Ego’s Kitchen LLC
- Feeed Myyy Bellyyy Food Truck
- GoodFellas BBQ
- Juicy Vegan
- KafeLA
- Kyries Kafe
- NO FORK CAFÉ
- Bodega Restaurant and Lounge
- Pittmasters BBQ
- Squash The Beef
- Teedeez Kitchen
- The Filter Experience
- The Ribcage Smokehouse
- The Vegan Club
- Vegan Vybez
- YumVillage
Dessert
- Gourmet Girl Custom Cakes
- iSlay Cakes
- KG’s HomeBaked Goodness
- Le’ Scoop Dessert Boutique
- O Taste & C
- The Pink Strawberry®
- The Sweet Fix Bakery