More than a thousand people packed Truman Waterfront on March 23, for the 31st annual Taste of Key West to benefit the former AH Monroe, which unveiled its new name for the occasion.
The nonprofit that started as AIDS Help in the 1980s later became AH Monroe and is now Keys Health & Housing.
The sunset spectacle of food, drinks and fundraising earned high praise this year both from attendees and vendors whose booths lined the East Quay Wall.
Nearly 50 restaurants donated, prepared and served up to 1,200 portions and small platefuls, which attendees traded for tickets that cost $1 each. Most food items were about five tickets. Drinks included donated wine, craft beers, rum, hard seltzers and more.
“This may be the best Taste yet,” one attendee said during a visit to the Keys Weekly booth. “No one has run out of food or drinks; the lines for food aren’t long and everyone is having a great time reconnecting with locals.”
