A big food and beverage festival is planned for November 27 and according to the organizer, Global Friendships Foundation, the festival will give Guyanese an opportunity to sample some of the best cuisine and beverages from Guyana and neighbouring countries.
The Promenade Gardens is the venue for what is being touted as the International Food and Drink Festival. The event is the first being organised by the foundation, which said in a release that it “is going to bring together local restaurateurs, chefs, and entertainers alongside their international counterparts to celebrate the best, the Caribbean and Latin American region has to offer.”
Guyanese are encouraged to “grab a plate, raise a glass and join” in, after paying an entrance fee of $500 for adults and $300 for children; and the sampling of the dishes would not be free.
“Enjoy sampling signature bites from scores of vendors including hot gourmet food trucks, tents and stands, celeb chefs and locally inspired dishes from some of Georgetown’s best restaurants,” the release said.
Bars will be open and which are expected to keep patrons “hydrated [and] happy with cold suds, delicious cocktails, tequila tasting, juices and more.”
Entertainment is also on the plate as there is expected to be a musical and cultural extravaganza in the bandstand all day and evening long and kids can have their faces painted and special rides.
The festival is expected to feature local favourites such as pepperpot, roti and curry, metemgee, barbeque, mauby, sorrel and ginger beer.
These local delicacies would come alongside Trinidad favourites, shark ‘n’ bake, doubles, and corn soup; Jamaican jerk everything from fish and pork to chicken; Mexican favourites such as tortillas, frijoles, ceviche, huachinango, quesadillas, pollo pibil and poc chuc; Cuban delights such as congrí, frijoles negros dormidos, pollo a la barbacoa; Surinamese treats such as nasi, bami, tjauw min, saoto, bakabana, pietjil, bruine bonen, cassava soup, okro bravo, Indian popular dishes including pav bhaji, Bhel, pani puri; Brazilian feijoada, the churrasco, the barreado, and bolo de maracuja and Venezuelan specialties like pabellón criollo, hervido, and empanada and more.
