While Westchester Magazine's Wine & Food Festival celebrated its 14th anniversary in 2023, this was the
first year that it found its way onto our radar, and now that we have "found
it" this is an event that we will want to mark our calendars to attend annually.
The 4-day gastronomic event culminated with its Grand Tasting Village
on June 10, 2023. Held at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla,
New York, it was a "grand tasting" indeed with excellent food, and
a plethora of wonderful wine and spirits, chef demos by top area
chefs, and a wine seminar by wine expert Kevin
Zraly. If you are a foodie or wine or spirits aficionado, you should
mark your calendar to attend in 2024.
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As a tea
drinker I knew that Japanese green tea has many healthful
benefits, however I was intrigued to learn more. I spent a very pleasurable and
informative afternoon at the Japan Society in New York
City, where I learned about the art and science of Japanese green tea
from Master of Ceremonies Akiko Katayama, Naomi Komatsu from
KANES, Co., Ltd., Asuka Kumada from KUMADA Co. Ltd.,
and Yuki Hoshino from Kyoeiseicha Co, Ltd.
Honorable Guests included Yoko Kamikawa, Chairman of the Japan Tea Export
Promotion Council, Joshua W. Walker, PhD., President & CEO, Japan
Society in New York, Ambassador Mr. Mikio Mori, Consul General of
Japan in New York, and Kenichi Kawamoto, President of
JETRO New York.
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The Mohegan Sun - Sun Wine & Food Fest 2023 in Uncasville, Connecticut once again
provided a diverse selection of wines, liquors, and delectable foods to sample
during the Grand Tasting along with celebrity chef demonstrations
from Nyesha Arrington, Marc Murphy, Robert
Irvine, Maneet Chauhan, Michael Symon, Richard
Blais, Chad Rosenthal, Jason Santos, Michele
Ragussis, and Robert Sisca. It was a perfect afternoon of
eating and drinking well, with the bonus of learning about new products, and
getting new recipes and tips from the chef talent.
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It was a beautiful October day in New
York City for the 15th annual New York Wine & Food
Festival 2022 at Hudson River Park's Pier 76 where we indulged in
their Grand Tasting and Culinary Demonstrations by Celebrity
Chefs: Alex Guarnaschelli, Masaharu Morimoto, Buddy
"The Cake Boss" Valastro, Carla Hall, Duff Goldman, Carlton McCoy
& JJ Johnson, Marcus Samuelsson, and Rocco DiSpirito.
We ate, we drank, and we were merry! Cheers!
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The Grand
Tasting during the 2022 Mohegan Sun - Sun Wine & Food Festival in Uncasville, Connecticut provided guests
with the opportunity to sample a wide variety of delicious food and beverages, as
well as watch interesting cooking demonstrations from Adam Young,
Betty Fraser & Natalie Romero, Nick Calias, Chef
Plum, JJ Johnson, Nyesha Arrington, Aarón
Sanchez, Todd English, Maneet Chauhan, Michael
Symon, David Rose, Michele Ragussis, Robert
Irvine, and Lamar Moore.
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The Celebrity
Chef Dine Around at the 2022 Mohegan Sun - Sun Wine
& Food Festival in Uncasville,
Connecticut celebrated fabulous food from celebrity
chefs paired with excellent
wine, beer, and spirits. Celebrity chefs
included: Jamie McDonald, Govind Armstrong, Ben Ford, Betty Fraser,
Natalie Romero, JJ Johnson, Michael Symon, Nick Callas, Aarón Sánchez, Robert
Irvine, William Kovel, Chef Plum, Chrissy Tracey, Michael Serpa, Robert Sisca,
Michele Ragussis, Rocco DiSpirito, Maneet Chauhan, Dell Leandro, Nyesha
Arrington, Todd English, Will Gilson, Ihsan Gurdal, Adam Young, and Lynn
Mansel. It was the perfect bon vivant event!
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Lucky guests attending the Game
Day Brunch hosted by Buddy Valastro of Carlos Bakery, one of the special events of the 2022 Mohegan Sun, Sun Wine & Food Festival held in Uncasville, Connecticut
enjoyed an extensive and delectable brunch buffet held at the
attractive Novelle followed
by a demo by the one and only, The Cake Boss Buddy Valastro. Victor
Cruz of Giants football fame made a surprise guest
appearance, which sweetened the deal for football fans especially on the NFL
Championship Sunday.
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The Food Network & Cooking Channel New York Wine & Food
Festival - Grand
Tasting featuring Culinary Demonstrations from Andrew Zimmern,
Robert Irvine, Buddy Valastro, Duff Goldman, Jet Tila, and Scott
Conant, and presented by Liebherr Appliances, was a very
tasty way to spend a beautiful autumn afternoon in New York City. Held at
Hudson River Park's Pier 76 (408 12th Avenue, NYC), the day was
filled with tasty food, cocktails, spirits, and culinary demonstrations.
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 Every year the Greenwich WINE + FOOD Festival presented by PepsiCo (GW+FF) brings together an amazing line-up of top culinary talent for cooking demos to complement the culinary Grand Tastings, celebrity book signings, wine, spirits master classes, wine, beer, and spirits tastings, and a world-class concert as a grand finale to the impressive event. We had the pleasure of meeting Chef Christian Petroni during his culinary demo at the Greenwich WINE + FOOD Festival 2019 on Saturday, September 21, 2019. |
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 Part of the fun of attending the Greenwich WINE + FOOD Festival presented by PepsiCo is not only the endless samples of wine, food, and spirits, but also the chef demos, where attendees can watch some of their favorite chefs in action. For 2019, Chef David Rose, (Food Network, Celebrity Chef and Chef Judge, and a national brand ambassador), demonstrated how to make his Oxtail Fried Rice, for which he graciously shares the recipe. |
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 Calling all foodies! If you love watching the food channel, here is your chance to meet top chefs up close! Get your tickets for the 2019 Greenwich WINE + Food Festival presented by PepsiCo, benefitting Food Rescue US and the Town of Greenwich Parks & Recreation as the festival is going to be amazing. Held on Friday, September 20th and Saturday, September 21st in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, 100 Arch Street in Greenwich, Connecticut, the festival is within walking distance of the Greenwich Metro North Station, and shuttle service from the station is also available. Eat, drink, enjoy great music, and a beautiful day in Greenwich,Connecticut! |
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 The USA Today Network Wine + Food Experience Brought to You by Martha Stewart held on September 7, 2019 at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York was a celebration of great wines from Vinsde Bordeaux and Martha Stewart Wine, Co. and wonderful food from top area New York restaurants and an upper New Jersey resort. We loved the experience of being outside on a beautiful sunny day in a pretty park eating delicious food from many "new-to-us" restaurants, drinking delectable wines, and making new friends. It was a perfect afternoon spent in Brooklyn in Prospect Park! |
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 From region to region, and state to state, the cuisine of Brazil is as varied and diverse as it is large. After experiencing the delectable cuisine of the Pantanal and Bonito in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil during our recent trip there, we wanted to bring you a delicious "taste" of the region to share our culinary journey with you until you make the trip there yourself. From the tropical fruit of guavira, jabouticaba to sorvete assado, ice cream topped with fruit salad, covered with marshmallow topping that is then baked, to the exotic tastes of jacare (alligator), and freshwater fish of pacu, piranha, tiraira,and more. Bom apetite! |
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 Our palates went on a Mexican holiday at the American Bounty Restaurant at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, during the Encountering the Flavors of Tamaulipas, Mexico gala as part of the State of Tamaulipas Mexico and The Culinary Institute of America Cultural Culinary Exchange. Celebrating the cuisine from the state of Tamaulipas, was Chef Hugo Urtaza Alvarez, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Chef Ángel García, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Brian Kaywork Chef-Instructor, American Bounty Restaurant, Charles Garibaldi, CHE, Maître d'hôtel Instructor, Michael Zebrowski, Pastry Chef-Instructor, and the American Bounty Restaurant Class of 2018-2019. |
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 Wine, food, and fun flowed during the 2018 Greenwich WINE + FOOD Festival presented by Serendipity. It was a beautiful blue sky, last day of summer, on Saturday, September 22, 2018 and Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Connecticut was buzzing with energy and excitement over the eighth year of the Greenwich WINE + Food Festival, and Luxury Experience was there to help celebrate! |
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 I had the opportunity to watch Adam Richman in action at the stove during the 2018 Greenwich WINE + FOOD Festival presented by Serendipity located at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Connecticut. Always irreverent, and downright funny, Adam Richman, whom many in the audience knew from his former television show, Man vs. Food, created Garlic Shrimp and Honeydew Siracha Salsa Tacos while delivering one-liners with breakneck speed, providing restaurant and travel tips, and answering questions from the audience. Adam Richman is definitely a funny man who knows how to cook! |
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 Celebrity chef and top culinary talent Alex Guarnaschelli engaged and entertained audience members with her chef demo during the 2018 Greenwich WINE + FOOD Festival presented by Serendipity held in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Connecticut where she made Clams in a Puttanesca Sauce. Easy to make and very tasty, what more could you ask for? |
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 Love to eat seafood but are afraid of cooking it at home? Joe Knows Fish - Taking The Intimidation Out of Cooking Seafood by Joe Gurrera is the perfect cookbook to guide you from purchasing, prepping, and preparing. Passionate about seafood, Joe Gurrera, owner of Citarella Fine Foods shares his knowledge in an approachable, humorous style with recipes that include step-by-step instructions and before and after inspiring photos that will have you cooking seafood with confidence and ease. Joe Gurerra graciously shares two recipes from Joe Knows Fish - Taking The Intimidation Out of Cooking Seafood to tempt your palate, Spaghetti Vongole and Fried Flounder. Bon Appetit! |
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 The 2017 Greenwich WINE + FOOD Festival presented by Serendipity in Greenwich, Connecticut was truly a Luxury Experience! Imagine an all-day festival dedicated to wine, spirits, and food, with Greenwich's own Kathie Lee Gifford pouring her wines for attendees, cooking demos by Mario Batali, Adam Richman, Mary Giuliani, Samantha Benjamin, Alex Guarnaschelli, Kevin Des Chenes, Lindsay Perkins, Scott Conant, and Julia Deane, and more food and drink than you could possible consume, even in only small bites. The platinum-selling Pop band, TRAIN, was the grand finale, and as the icing on the cake, the festival benefitted the Mario Batali Foundation, The Friends of James Beard Benefits and the Town of Greenwich Parks and Recreation Foundation. |
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 Love fish but have no idea how to cook it? Simply Fish - 75 Modern and Delicious Recipes for Sustainable Seafood by Matthew Dolan is a well-crafted, easy to follow cookbook that guides readers on the full fish experience from the water to the table providing information on what to look for, what to ask for, step-by-step recipes, suggestions for beverage pairings, and even has a dessert or two to provide you with the "tools" to create many wonderful (seafood sustainable) meals. Happy cooking!
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 It was another amazing year at the 2016 Greenwich WINE + FOOD Festival presented by Serendipity in Greenwich, Connecticut benefitting The Hole in The Wall Gang Camp, Wholesome Wave, and the Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation. Great wines and spirits, delicious food from area restaurants along with celebrities Kathie Lee Gifford, Michel Nischan, Adam Richman, Marcus Samuelsson, Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli, and more, with music by Grammy award winners Ziggy Marley and the Old Crow Medicine Show made it an event to remember.
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 For culinary enthusiasts as well as professional chefs, the New York Culinary Experience (NYCE) 2016 hosted by New York magazine and The International Culinary Center) was once again a memorable weekend of baking, cooking, and celebrating with top industry professionals. Over the course of 2 days during the New York Culinary Experience 2016 we took bread classes, culinary classes, had chocolate and cocktail demos, and took a dessert class with top industry professionals where we learned professional techniques, tips, and delicious recipes.
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 For an oyster fan, Oysters A - Z with Chef Kerry Heffernan during the New York Culinary Experience (NYCE) 2016 hosted by New York magazine and The International Culinary Center (ICC) in New York City was a fantasy of a cooking class. During the class I shucked my fair share of oysters to make East and West Raw Oysters with Two Mignonettes, Fried Oysters with Cornichon, Tangerine and Coriander Crema, and Oyster Pan Roast, with Oysteroot (Salsify) Celeriac, Bacon and Kale, and although all of the recipes were delicious, alas there were no pearls in any of my oysters. Chef Kerry Heffernan graciously shares his recipes for East and West Raw Oysters with Two Mignonettes, and Fried Oysters with Cornichon, Tangerine and Coriander Crema.
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