A Taste of Black Cleveland

All proceeds from A Taste of Black Cleveland will benefit the Cleveland NAACP, The Cavaliers Community Foundation HBCU Scholarship Program, and the participating businesses.

There are two ticket options for A Taste of Black Cleveland: The Food Showcase 6.0 -
 

• Tasting Experience Ticket - $100
  • Access to food tastings from over 20 local businesses including dessert vendors
  • Two drink tickets included
  • Opportunity to vote in the competition
  • Live entertainment - Live Band and DJ
  •  General Admission Early Bird Pricing: $75 until July 5th (price increases to $100 on July 6th)

• VIP Experience Ticket - $200
  • Exclusive access to the VIP area featuring a dedicated bar and food from last year’s winner: No Fork Restaurant and other Chef Partners
  • One (1) ticket to a pre-determined Cleveland Cavaliers game for the 2024-25 NBA Regular Season
  • Admission to the tasting experience with access to food tastings from over 20 local businesses including dessert vendors
  • Opportunity to vote in the competition
  • Live entertainment - Live Band and DJ

Additional details, including a listing of participants, will be announced closer to the date of the event.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland NAACP, Black CoLabs, and Aramark are proud to present A Taste of Black Cleveland: The Food Showcase 6.0 on Thursday, August 22 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The tasting portion will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. where guests can sample signature dishes and desserts from 20+ Black-owned establishments. After the tasting, we encourage you to stick around while we tally the votes and announce our A Taste of Black Cleveland 6.0 winners. The bar will remain open, and we’ll keep the fun going with music and entertainment.

The sixth annual A Taste of Black Cleveland welcomes the public to a cultural celebration of Cleveland’s top Black-owned food and dessert businesses. 

The event shines a spotlight on the diverse culture, cuisine, and live entertainment in local Black communities. Chefs will prepare their signature dishes for guests to sample and vote on to award-winning participants a grand prize. New this year, guests will vote on a broader selection of categories.

All proceeds from A Taste of Black Cleveland will benefit the participating businesses, Cleveland NAACP, and the Cavaliers Community Foundation HBCU Scholarship Program.

There are two ticket options for A Taste of Black Cleveland: The Food Showcase 6.0 -
 

• Tasting Experience Ticket - $100
  • Access to food tastings from over 20 local businesses including dessert vendors
  • Two drink tickets included
  • Opportunity to vote in the competition
  • Live entertainment - Live Band and DJ
  •  General Admission Early Bird Pricing: $75 until July 5th (price increases to $100 on July 6th)

• VIP Experience Ticket - $200
  • Exclusive access to the VIP area featuring a dedicated bar and food from last year’s winner: No Fork Restaurant and other Chef Partners
  • One (1) ticket to a pre-determined Cleveland Cavaliers game for the 2024-25 NBA Regular Season
  • Admission to the tasting experience with access to food tastings from over 20 local businesses including dessert vendors
  • Opportunity to vote in the competition
  • Live entertainment - Live Band and DJ

This year’s lineup of participants include:

Full-Service

• Zanzibar Soul Fusion
• House of Creole
• Doc's on Harvard
• It's a Must Cafe
• Grille 55
• Floods

Carryout

• Whitmore's BBQ
• Hooked Restaurant 
• Fresh LYFE
• Rockin’ Robyn’s Takeout
• Bite Creole Kitchen
• Comfort CLE

Food Trucks/Caterers

• Feeed Myyy Bellyyy 
• The Cleveland Fish and Seafood Company 
• Blasion Fusion
• Carter's BBQ
• Gourmet Gent Culinary Services 

Vegan

• Juicy Vegan
• Squash the Beef
• Vegan Vybez
• Koncious Kuisine
• The Vegan Club 

Dessert

• The Sweet Fix Bakery
• Le’ Scoop Dessert Boutique
• Gourmet Girl Custom Cakes
• Cupcake Mama216
• Nina Lau'Rens

For a recap of the 2023 A Taste of Black Cleveland, click HERE.  

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