{"id":3759,"date":"2025-09-23T14:55:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clevelandasianfestival.org\/2026\/?page_id=3759"},"modified":"2025-11-19T14:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:42:24","slug":"best-food-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clevelandasianfestival.org\/2026\/best-food-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Food Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3759\" class=\"elementor elementor-3759\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf09261 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf09261\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c37e763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c37e763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Celebrating Culture, Unity, and Community.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a156ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a156ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandasianfestival.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/553397348_25478443868423411_109848807642728656_n-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3913\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandasianfestival.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/553397348_25478443868423411_109848807642728656_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clevelandasianfestival.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/553397348_25478443868423411_109848807642728656_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clevelandasianfestival.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/553397348_25478443868423411_109848807642728656_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clevelandasianfestival.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/553397348_25478443868423411_109848807642728656_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clevelandasianfestival.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/553397348_25478443868423411_109848807642728656_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d09b878 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d09b878\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527a7fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"527a7fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e04bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e04bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Bring your appetite and your taste buds to the 2026 Cleveland Asian Festival, because it\u2019s time to crown the next\u00a0<strong>CAF Cuisine Champion!<\/strong>\u00a0Not only will you be treated to an incredible variety of authentic and creative dishes from across Asia, but you\u2019ll also get the chance to help decide which vendor takes home the top honor.<\/p><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Select food vendors will craft exclusive dishes just for the festival, and YOU, along with fellow food lovers, will taste, savor, and vote for your favorite creation. 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