Las Olas Wine and Food Festival returns for its 30th year with a 90s throwback on drinks and new experiences for guests

Las Olas is the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale. Top-tier shops and restaurants line the boulevard, and on Friday, it’s getting taken over by the annual wine and food festival. How about “fill up my glass, olas”!

Deco las olas wine and food festival, Jackson Browne Boulevard instrumental

Jackson Browne (singing): “Down on the boulevard. The night’s enough.”

The night will definitely be enough on the boulevard. Up at the Riverside Hotel, we got the lowdown on the 30th anniversary of the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival.

Riley Burke: “Every year we try to make it a little bit better and a little bit more fun for the community.”

It’s called a festival. But let’s face it — it’s ain’t nothin’ but a street party.

Riley Burke: “There is no doubt about it, and this year we’re taking it to the next level. We’re gonna have a ’90s party as a throwback to feature a lot of our favorite cocktails from the ’90s.”

The drinks will jog your memory—and fill your glass.

Riley Burke: “Cosmopolitans, old fashions, sidecars, sour apple martinis, they’re all gonna be there. It’s gonna be a ton of fun.”

One of the recent tweaks to the event will please fans of the grape.

Riley Burke: “We added an eleva...