This year’s Sweet & Savory Stroll combines the best of Valentine’s Day with Mardi Gras! You’ll get to sample sweet and salty dishes alongside Mardi Gras classics like king cake, gumbo, beignets, and more. This special event is a great way to spend time with your loved ones sampling delicious dishes from Findlay Market Merchants.

Participating Businesses

• Always Canning - Jelly Filled Donuts

• The Arepa Place - Heart Cheese Arepa

• Artichoke -  Bourbon Street Chicken with White Rice

• Babushka Pierogi - Cajun Mac & Cheese Pierogi with Caramelized Onions and Sour Cream

• BanaSun Smoothie Bar - Cocoa Smoothie topped with Strawberry

• Barlion’s Seafood & Poultry - Gumbo 

• Bouchard’s - Chocolate Covered Strawberry and/or Spaghetti and Meatball

• Buttercat Dairy - Buttermilk Biscuit

• Chamaele - Honey Glazed Cornbread and/or Honey Lollipops

• Chez Marcel - Macaroon, Madeleines, and/or Mini Chocolate Cheesecake

• Churchill’s Fine Teas - Pumpkin Spiced Chai Black Tea

• Dats Ole School Cookin - Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Cake

• Dean’s Mediterranean Imports - Date Bar and/or Cajun Cashews

• Deeper Roots - Coffee a la Rose (Drip coffee, rose syrup, cream)

• Dojo Gelato - Choice of Gelato

• Dos Hermanos - Mini Churros with Chocolate Sauce

• Eckerlin Meats - Velvety Smooth Beef Burgundy

• Eli’s BBQ - Smoked Shrimp and Grits

• Eliza Jane’s Bakeshop - Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cookie  

• Gibb’s Cheese - Caramel Sea Salt Fudge

• Harmony Plant Fare - Muffaletta Sandwich Bites  

• Jane’s - Queen of Hearts Cocktail

• Joyously Sweet - Sweetheart Cupcake Bouquet

• MaiRo & Co - Donut Dog Treat

• Makers Bakers Co. - Amoré Italiano Sandwich and/or Strawberry Champagne Banana Pudding 

• Mama Lo Hizo - Mini Elote

• Maverick Chocolate Co. - Raspberry Hot Chocolate

• Nay Nay’s - Mini King Cake and/or Jalapeno Grilled Cheese

• Neil Luken Meats - Hogs & Kisses Baby Back Ribs

• Pet Wants - Mardi Gras Themed Dog Cookie

• Pho Lang Thang - Pandan and Ube Creampuffs

• The Rhined - Gorgonzola Dolce "Ice Cream" Cone with Honey

• Ruby’s Chocolate - Chocolate Covered Bacon

• Sen by Kiki - Oysters

• Spanky’s Sauce - Natchitoches Meat Pies

• Taste of Belgium - Mini Mardi Gras Waffle with Whip 

• The King's Baker - Mardi Gras Crownwiches

• Ugo Gelato - Gelato al Cioccolato e Peperoncino (Chili Chocolate Gelato)

• Wendigo Tea - Sweet Guava Wood Smoked Black Tea

• Yee Mama - Chicken and Basil Wontons with Scallion Sweet Soy

   

* more businesses and delicious samples to come!

Tasting event tickets are sold in bundles. One ticket = one sample. Tickets are 8 for $20 or 18 for $40. Purchase your tickets today!

Programming

• 11 AM - 1 PM: Sonder Brewing inside the markethouse with samples 

• 12 - 2 PM: Watershed Distillery  at Jane’s with samples

• 12:30 - 2:30 PM: Ben Duke & the Kingsnakes performing at Jane’s

• Get ready to strike a pose! Flash Cube Photo Booth will be popping up at Jane’s from 10 AM–4 PM, bringing a fun, high-quality photo booth experience to the market. Stop by to snap photos with friends, family, or your sweetheart and take home a keepsake from your day at Findlay Market.

• Meet some furry friends while you shop! The League for Animal Welfare, a non-profit, no-kill animal shelter based in Batavia, Ohio, will be at Findlay Market from 12 - 2 PM with a few of their adoptable dogs. Guests are invited to stop by and learn more about how the League helps homeless cats and dogs find loving, forever homes.

Refund Policy

Please note that payments are non-refundable and will be gratefully accepted as a donation to the Corporation for Findlay Market, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your contribution directly supports vital food access and food entrepreneurship initiatives in our community.