Here’s the deal: Wynwood gets a new luxury real estate development. In exchange, Fort Lauderdale gets a popular open-air food market.
Yes, Smorgasburg, the “Disneyland of Food,” is coming to Fort Lauderdale. After nearly four years in Wynwood, the weekly outdoor food market announced this month it will move to 536 NE Second Street in Flagler Village, an up-and-coming downtown neighborhood. The weekend market will start April 11 and 12.
“There’s so much variety, so much energy, so much smoke, smells, noise and activity. It’s like sensory overload in the best possible way,” said Gaston Becherano Cohen, Smorgasburg owner and CEO. “That same experience is going to be in Fort Lauderdale as it was in Wynwood. The difference is that we’ve learned all the lessons of operating a lovely outdoor food market in South Florida for three and a half years.”…