This year’s Summer Fest brings the return of the Taco Throwdown! Only available within the confines of our Tito’s Handmade Vodka VIP cabana, five fierce competitors will go at it again to reign supreme. If you were lucky enough to check it out last July, you may remember Judge’s Pick as Dos Chinos and the Summer Fest winner being Slapfish. To jog your memory, here’s a clip of El Jefe and Charles Lam devouring the entries.
In case you are debating whether or not to go, here are this year’s competitorsfor your dining reference:
Urbana, The Fifth, TLT Food, Tacolized and Borracho Tacos. In addition to tasty taco access, VIP attendees will have dedicated places to lounge, exclusive music by The Oles and Chad Martini, plus additional Tito’s Vodka samples to sip on from the dedicated grassy gazebo.
Reserve July 16 from 1-5 p.m. for some VIP taco action at Newport Dunes. Tickets are available for purchase right over here. See you there!
A contributing writer for OC Weekly, Anne Marie freelances for multiple online and print publications, and guest judges for culinary competitions. A Bay Area transplant, she graduated with a degree in Hospitality Management from Cal Poly Pomona. Find her on Instagram as brekkiefan.