Mardi Gras Events, TacoStock, and Other Food and Drink Events This Week in South Florida

By Tricia Woolfenden Tue., Feb. 21 2012 at 9:36 AM

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A sugar bomb to celebrate the holiday.

Happy Mardi Gras! Today is your excuse to down an entire box of glorified doughnuts without anyone being in any position to judge. It's also a day to dine on an insanely sugary cake loaded with food coloring and stuffed with an asphyxiation-sized plastic baby, all in the name of tradition and celebration.

This is a week to fill up with hurricanes, King Cake, crawfish boils, and paczki, and naturally, Mardi Gras events are on the schedule. After the jump, find a few food and drink events this week in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Tonight:

Crawfish Boil -- Shuck-N-Dive will host its 15th Annual Crawfish Boil in honor of Fat Tuesday. Grab an Abita beer to wash down chicken, ribs, and/or rice and beans. The event is noon to midnight with music starting around 3 p.m.

Mardi RA -- RA Sushi in Palm Beach Gardens is hosting a Mardi Gras party from 7 to 10 tonight with specials on food and drink inspired by NOLA. With live music.

Wednesday:

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Chamber of Commerce Taste of the Beach -- For $30, sample foods from more than 40 local restaurants, plus beer and winetastings. The event is 6 to 9 p.m in the parking lot at 4501 N. Ocean Drive.

Thursday:

Cigar City Brewery Night -- Puccini's Pizzeria in Delray Beach will host a takeover by Florida brewer Cigar City with a tasting menu of six brews paired with items from the menu, plus free samples of pizza. Admission is $10 and entitles you to a flight of four, five-ounce pours. The tasting is 7 to 10 p.m.

TacoStock -- Instead of "parking lot" grilled-cheese sandwiches, this "Stock" provides sustenance by way of tacos and craft beers. Food trucks and local restaurants will be on-site with all manner of tacos, and craft beer will be provided by Brown Distributing Co. TacoStock is 5 to 9 p.m. at Esplanade Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Admission is $25 in advance or $35 at the door. Your entry fee entitles you to six tickets for tacos and/or beer.

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