MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — This weekend, thousands of people will pack Hard Rock Stadium for Jazz in the Gardens to see artists like The Isley Brothers, El DeBarge, Mya and Ludacris.
But the impacts from the events go beyond the stage as they’re also a major boost for the local economy.
For many of the vendors that participate, this one weekend makes a major difference for the entire year.
Local 10’s Alexis Frazier caught up with one local family-run food truck that is turning this opportunity into a recipe for success.
“We’re just excited about everybody coming here, being a part of this big family reunion here in Miami Gardens,” Miami Gardens Mayor Rodney Harris said.
That family reunion doesn’t just fill the stadium. It also fills hotels, restaurants and lines at food trucks.
“I’ve had conversations with a lot of vendors that are going to be here with their food trucks,” Harris said. “A lot of them say the one or two days they are here at Jazz in the Gardens -- it takes care of their entire year.”
One of those vendors is Tasty T’s.
The family-run food truck started as a small catering business. Five years ago, they got their food truck.
Their business is built on a passion for cooking and their Bahamian roots.
“We sell Bahamian food. So we mix authentic Bahamian cuisine with American favorites,” Chief Operating Officer Keno Tate said.
Their main attraction is their conch salad.
“He chops the conch salad up and prepares it fresh in front of our customers on his conch salad stand. The line is usually long and everybody comes just for the conch salad,” Tate said.
It’s made with fresh ingredients and placed in a freshly carved pineapple, with fried conch surrounding the top layer.
“I told my parents that we’re capable of pulling it off. They trusted me to build the team to get it done. They trusted me and here we are now on the second year,” Tate said. “Outside of growing finically, we grew on Instagram with our social media followers. We grew with relationships, we grew with exposure.”
Things kick off Friday with the event’s Women’s Impact Luncheon.
For ticket information and more about Jazz in the Gardens, click here.
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