Foodies rejoice! Outer Banks Restaurant Association’s OBX Taste of the Beach weekend is here. The first events kick off this Friday, March 24, and all weekend long there are food- and beverage-related events at 22 locations from the Currituck mainland and Duck to Roanoke and Rodanthe and everywhere in between. If you didn’t plan ahead with early reservations, not to worry. While many events are sold out, there are still plenty of fabulous food experiences open, and that’s what I’m here to tell you about. See all of the events and more information in our Daytime and Nightlife listings as well as on the Taste of the Beach website. As of this writing, these events still had tickets available, but some tickets were very limited.
Recurring Events
Toast the Coast: A Selection of NC’s Finest Wines and Cheeses
Sample Sanctuary Vineyards’ award-winning wines, paired with a charcuterie box of artisan cheeses, meats and snacks. The 30-minute tastings are held between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $50.
Classic Outer Banks 4X4
Dirty Dick’s Crab House in Nags Head is serving four food courses with four different beverages. This meal lasts about 1.5 hours, and time slots are available between 12 and 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $90 to $120.
Study of the Oyster
A separate offering at Dirty Dick’s Crab House is an oyster sampling. It starts with an oyster shooter, moves on to an oyster flight, then a glass of beer or wine then finishes with fresh fried oysters atop pasta with cream sauce. This is offered between 12 and 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $55 to $70.
Pupusa and Margarita Fest
Chilli Peppers Coastal Grill pairs margaritas with El Salvadorian pupusas on Friday and Saturday from 12 to 9 p.m. Cost is $25.
Sunsets & Nosh
With great waterfront views of Pamlico Sound, Good Winds Restaurant in Rodanthe is serving a three-course meal between 4 and 9 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $45.
Cheesin’ the Outer Banks
Vine and Board Gourmet Bites in Duck is offering gourmet charcuterie boards for $50, or $70 with wine, between 12 and 5 p.m., making for the perfect lunch or snack to hold you over until dinner. They're offering this all weekend.
The Best of the Banks
Basnight’s Lone Cedar Café is serving a three-course meal for $38, featuring many of the favorites from their menu and lots of local seafood, like their shrimp and grits, pictured above. Dinner is served from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost for the three-course meal is $38.
Friday Night
Luscious Local Shrimp
Beachside Bistro in KDH is serving a prix-fixe three-course dinner featuring shrimp in courses one and two and dessert for the third. Come for dinner hours from 4 to 8 p.m. Cost is $45.
Saturday
GUSTO: Food and Wine 5K
Sanctuary Vineyards is hosting a 5K race through the vineyards with many tasty rewards at the end. The event is from 9 to 11 a.m. Cost is $50.
OBX Oyster Tours
Chef Dan Lewis leads a tour of a real oyster farm followed by an oyster tasting. Cost $109 and only a few tickets are left.
Burgers, Beers and Dogs
Head to Sandtrap Tavern in Kitty Hawk for the ultimate trifecta of weekend lunch food. Cost is $10 to $25.
Brews and Tapas with Wicked Week Brewing
Go to Shipwrecks Taphouse and Grill from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for shareable apps perfectly paired with beer from Wicked Weed from Asheville. Cost is $30.
Sunday
White Lotus Brunch
Dress like your favorite character from Season 1 or 2 if you’d like, or just come to TRiO as you are. Nonalcoholic bevs are served with the Hawaiian or Sicilian brunch, but you can purchase mimosas and more if you’d like. The brunch is held from 9 a.m. to 2 pm. Cost is $35.
Bridgerton Brunch
NC Coast Grill and Bar and is hosting a regency-era brunch on their famous cedarwood boards paired with two cocktails for $50. Girls in pearls, guys in ties is the dress code. This event runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Jazz Brunch with Bottomless Mimosas
Snag these tickets quick! Outer Banks Brewing Station has just a few tickets left for its $33 jazz brunch.
Don’t Let the Door Hit Ya: TOB Farewell Brunch
If you’re headed out of town toward the north, stop by Sanctuary Vineyards for free doughnuts, bagels and coffee and a cash bar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A Black Tire Affair: A Grand Prix-Fixe Experience
Anchor Grill OBX, a food truck with a gourmet chef, is serving a grand culinary adventure on the Muse Original Bus252 converted school bus. Beer will be served. Two seatings are held at 5 and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights are sold out, so snap up a Sunday ticket quickly if you can. Cost is $70.
About the Author Molly Harrison
Molly Harrison is managing editor at OneBoat, publisher of OuterBanksThisWeek.com. She moved to Nags Head in 1994 and since then has made her living writing articles and creating publications about the people, places and culture of the Outer Banks.
