- April 10, 2023
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Meaghan Halley, a manager at RusTeak, sets up cups of RusTeak’s shrimp dish.
Larisa Meade, left, Becky Farrant, center, and Andrea Vaghn, right, enjoy snacks and margaritas during the Best Fest.
Viamedia colleagues Mike Gaylord, left, Lisbeth Echeandia, center, and Dawn Brogden, right, enjoyed the food and drinks at Best Fest.
A high school student serenaded the crowds with Jazz tunes throughout the evening.
Joseph McMullen and Wayne Fothergill manned the HapCo Music Foundation booth.
Table Top Catering owner James Marino set up a cool pretzel display.
Black Rock Bar & Grill Chef Hector Colón demonstrated cooking food on a signature black rock.
Lovelene Charlitte helped teammates from Orange Technical College Westside Campus’s culinary team prepare petit lamb chops.
Deli Downtown owner Dania Lee, center, and employees Katie Cannon, left, and Kim Cannon, offer samples from the Winter Garden restaurant.
Mike Armbruster and his wife, Sandi, don Mardi Gras masks at the Observer Media Group booth.
Nothing Bundt Cakes won Best Dessert. Handing out their sweet treats are Kayte DeMonte, left, and Maura Wilson.
OCOEE More than 1,000 people came out to Starke Lake Thursday, March 30, for the West Orange Chamber of Commerce’s 15th Annual Best Fest. Also known as Taste of West Orange, Best Fest featured more than 60 vendors who all brought their best food, drinks and desserts. This year’s award winners were Table Top Catering (Best Food), Observer Media Group (Best Booth), Nothing Bundt Cakes (Best Dessert), Pilars Martini (Best Drink) and Press’D (Best Healthy Option).