Pinellas Pepper Fest Archives - Creative Loafing Tampa

New concepts debut at Water Street Tampa, ‘painfully delicious’ Pinellas Pepper Fest returns, and more local food news

Plus a new ramen spot, a Japanese bakery and weed-themed pizza joint.

by CL Staff April 12, 2024July 22, 2025

Plus a new ramen spot, a Japanese bakery and weed-themed pizza joint.

The ‘painfully delicious’ Pinellas Pepper Fest returns this weekend

There are non-spicy options, too.

by Kyla Fields April 9, 2024April 19, 2025

Next month’s 16th annual Pinellas Pepper Fest includes a jalepeño eating contest and spicy lollipop lick-a-thon

This spicy foodie fest is both family and pet-friendly.

by Kyla Fields March 14, 2023July 22, 2025

Pinellas Pepper Fest brings the heat with another spicy weekend-long event

The annual festival— now in its 15th year—happens next month in Pinellas Park.

by Brandalynn Nuñez Cepeda March 22, 2022July 23, 2024

Weekend Platter: Pick your own organic blueberries, cook vegan & more

Pinellas Pepper Fest, a blueberry U-pick and other events are this weekend’s food and drink picks.

by Angelina Bruno April 8, 2016August 17, 2023

The culinary calendar

See who’s ringing the dinner bell for you at these food events.

by Juliette Cassistre May 30, 2012December 14, 2024

This week in food and drink

Pepper Fest, National Donut Day, IPA beer fest, brunch cruise and more!

by Juliette Cassistre May 30, 2012August 3, 2023

Highlights from the Pinellas Pepper Fest and jalapeno eating contest (photos)

by Katie Machol Simon June 7, 2010July 29, 2024

Arts & Entertainment

Do It This Weekend: Taste of Pinellas, Carmen at the opera and Chicago at the theater, pepper and beer fests, a Rays watch party, the Living Green Expo and more

by Franki Weddington June 4, 2010August 3, 2023

Tampa Bay food, wine and beer events: Memorial Day 2010 edition

by Franki Weddington May 25, 2010August 17, 2023