Unlike Last Year, Portland’s New Taco Festival May Not Disappoint | Eater Portland

"Taking place March 24 from 4 to 10 p.m. at 2060 N Marine Drive, the 2nd Annual Taco and Tequila Festival is a focused, no-kitsch celebration organized by Alfredo Reyes and Jorge Navarro that intentionally distances itself from the earlier Portland Taco Festival fiasco. I learned that the event concentrates on two things — tacos and tequila — featuring about a dozen local taco makers (including blue maize vendors and house-made tortillas from La Cocina), roughly 15 tequila brands with blancos, reposados, añejos and cristalinos available for tasting, a mini Margarita Village, and select bottles for purchase; tickets are $35–$80. The organizers emphasize authenticity, plan stronger logistics by moving to the Expo Center to speed entry, and will donate a portion of proceeds to the Oregon Food Bank." - Emilly Prado