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Every January, “sun seekers” head to Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut for The Sun Wine & Food Fest featuring Celebrity Chef dinners, special food, wine, and spirts events and tastings, and Food Network Celebrity Chef demos. For 2025, Celebrity Chefs included Chef Antonia Lofaso, Chef Scott Conant, Chef Maneet Chauhan, Chef Geoffrey Zakarian, Chef Marc Murphy, Chef Rocco DiSpirito, Chef Leah Cohen, Chef Michele Ragussis, Chef Alessandra Ciuffo, and Chef Plum. The 4-day festival celebrated its 21st anniversary and Luxury …

Looking for a crisp, dry, white wine with lots of character? Joseph Mellot Pouilly-Fumé Le Troncsec 2023 from the Loire Valley in France is a gold-medal recipient from Concours des Ligers and may become your new favorite wine. Made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes grown in the limestone rich terroir, this wine offers a heady, aromatic nose of citrus, white peaches, with nice minerality. It is delicious to enjoy on its own, as well as paired with food. We paired …

Hailing from Connecticut and star of the Food Network, Chef Scott Conant returned to The Sun Wine & Food Fest 2025 at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT to share his recipe for Spaghetti Aglio e Olio (garlic and oil). The Iconic Italian Chef, TV Personality, Cookbook Author, James Beard Award Winner, and Restauranteur was excited to share his recipes with the attendees and excited that in attendance was his first employer who opened the door to the restaurant industry for Scott …

We had the opportunity to attend an interesting and very tasty chef demo by Chef Leah Cohen during The Sun Wine & Food Fest 2025 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Chef Leah Cohen is the owner of two New York City restaurants, Pig & Khao on the Lower East Side, Piggyback NYC in the Penn District, and has been a top competitor on many of the Food Network programs. For her demo, she created a very tasty Chicken …

We had the opportunity to attend Celebrity Chef Antonia Lofaso’s demo on how to make Shrimp Toast on Saturday, January 25, 2025, during The Sun Wine & Food Fest 2025 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Food Network television fans know Chef Antonia Lofaso from her competing (and winning) competitions since 2007. A graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York in 2002, her first job was working for Wolfgang Puck. She now owns three restaurants in California (DAMA …

Celebrity Chef Michele Ragussis and Chef Jimmy were back on the Coca Cola Stage for The Sun Wine & Food Fest 2025 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Chef Michele Ragussis always makes something delicious for her annual appearance at the 4-day festival, and this year she demoed how to make Oysters Rockefeller. Every chef puts their own spin on this classic dish that originated in New Orleans, and Chef Michele jazzes her Oysters Rockefeller with pancetta and Swiss chard. …

If you watch Food Network shows, you have seen Chef Maneet Chauhan as a top competitor as well as a judge. A passionate, culinary dynamo, Maneet Chauhan is an award-winning chef, cookbook author, television personality and competitor, and a restauranteur. Attendees at The Sun Wine & Food Fest 2025 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut had the opportunity to watch Chef Maneet Chauhan in action as she demoed how to make Samosas. After having attended her demo where she demystified …

Couture Designer Diana Mahrach presented her sumptuous collection during Fashion Week 2025 in New York City at the landmark building, 3 West Club, where the ballroom’s sparkling chandeliers added a layer of elegance and sophistication to Diana’s designs. The collection consisted of elegant eveningwear for women, men, and an adorable gown for a child that would make every little girl feel like a princess. On Friday, January 7, 2025, we experienced Designer Diana Mahrach’s Couture Collection held at 3 West …

Hercules Mulligan™ Eyr & Rye is a delicious Ready To Serve Spirit made in the United States with Irish Whiskey, Rye Whiskey and Cherry Bitters. Serve chilled or over ice, garnished with an orange slice and a cherry and you have a delicious and very tasty Ready To Serve, Irish American Manhattan cocktail. It is also a fabulous base ingredient to use to craft your own cocktails and to use in culinary recipes to add luscious flavors to both savory …

If you are looking to chase away the winter blues with a few laughs, Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo at the Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) in Norwalk, Connecticut might be just the right ticket. An over-the-top farce written by Ken Ludwig, the same playwright as Lend Me A Tenor and many others, stars Rod Brogan, Anna Holbrook, Jim Schilling, Jo Anne Parady, Matt Mancuso, Allie Seibold, Olivia Fenton, and Ted Gibson. Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo directed by Clint …