Greek cuisine, latte art and craft beer, plus other ways to spend the weekend with food and drink.
Fun for the whole family is planned during the St. Stefanos Super Greek Festival, a three-day community celebration of Greek traditions in food and culture that begins at 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday, then at noon Sunday. In addition to the culinary creations, Greek music, dancing, arts and crafts, and jewelry are among the highlights. Parking costs $3. Free, money for food and drinks. 3600 76th St. N., St. Petersburg, 727-345-8235.
Bandit Coffee Co. has invited the Tampa Bay and coffee community out for its First Anniversary Party + Slayer Throwdown to commemorate one year in business. Hosted from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, the latte art throwdown's first pour will take place at 8 p.m. Bandit co-founder Sarah Weaver told CL that there are less than a dozen Slayer espresso machines in the Sunshine State, and they're stoked to have the friendly, bracket-style competition happening on theirs (again). Free. 2662 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-836-0817.
The Ybor City Food Truck Rally, a Generation Food Truck-produced event, will have Dave's Jukebox Diner, Jaffa Street, Craving Donuts, Around the World Burgers and oPIEo Pizza set up outside Picker Place Vintage Market between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday. Go get your grub on with some of the area's best mobile food-slingers. Free, money for food and drinks. 1402 E. Second Ave., Tampa.
Starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, kick off Valentine's Day a little early with Willard's Tap House. Sweet, chocolate-inspired brews like Oskar Blues Death by Coconut will be showcased at Pucker Up: A Sweet & Sour Beer Event — which runs through Tuesday (that's V-Day, folks) — as well as some pucker-worthy sours that include Angry Chair Drive Thru Cherry Lime Berliner Weisse. Peep the Facebook event for the full tap list. Free, money for beer. 12500 Starkey Road, Largo, 727-581-8600.
Thrill Hill Market is what Old Southeast Market, located close to St. Petersburg's Thrill Hill landmark, of course, has dubbed its monthly neighborhood farmers' market. Attendees will find fresh food, arts and crafts, and live tunes at the gathering set for noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Free, money for goodies. 1700 Third St. S., St. Petersburg, 727-823-1992.
This article appears in Feb 9-16, 2017.


