The Tobago Blue Food Festival is on! The annual event will be held on October 19th and 20th this year and Day 1 will feature a river lime from 10: 00 a.m. and will climax at the Bloody Bay Recreation Ground from 9:00 a.m. on Day 2.

Dasheen is king at the annual event which champions Tobago’s indigenous starch. Visitors get a chance to sample delicious food featuring innovative entrées like dasheen pizza, delicious desserts such as dasheen ice cream and tasty drinks including dasheen ponche de crème. This year “King David” Rudder will reign supreme, among other entertainers.

In 2015, Tobago’s Blue Food Festival was rated by the US cable channel CNN as one of the world’s best food festivals. Hosted by the Tobago Festivals Commission, persons seeking more information can contact 639-4441.