Gastronomy

A visit to 109 Cheese Market in Kent, Connecticut is like taking your palate on a whirlwind trip across the United States and over to Europe, however, it is much more than a well-stocked artisan cheese market with local and imported cheeses. This charming shop also carries a wide selection of homemade soups, pâtés, sandwiches, salads, appetizers, and homemade muffins, perfect for taking on a picnic, or self-catering your afternoon or evening repast. Owned by Monica and Todd Brown, 109 …

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 …

We spent a perfect afternoon in New York City at the French restaurant, OCabanon, located at 245 West 29th Street, which was the charming venue for Taste France™ Pop-Up Marché presented by Edible Manhattan and Taste France™ on Saturday, September 28, 2024, where patrons had the opportunity to experience a sampling of French wines, cocktails, French cuisine, and even experience a class on how to make a baguette. We began our oh-so French experience at the OCabanon bar by sampling …

Luxury Experience and fellow foodies flocked to the Westchester Wine & Food Festival 2024 Grand Tasting Village at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla, New York, on June 9, 2024, which was one of the highlights of the six-day festival. We had a full afternoon sampling high end wines and spirits, eating delicious food from top restaurants, attending a wine tasting with Wine Expert and author Kevin Zraly, and a culinary demo with Chef David Burke of Red By Horse by …

The Westport Young Women’s League (WYWL) Grant Awards Luncheon 2024 with guest speaker Lidia Bastianich was a perfect combination of “a curated culinary experience” and community grant awards. Sponsored by Cuisinart, guests had the opportunity to not only learn about the charitable works of the WYWL but also to meet Lidia Bastianich, one of the best loved and renowned chefs in America with her effervescent personality as an Emmy award-winning public television host for the past 25 years, for her …

While the wine, spirits, and food are always spectacular at  The Sun Wine & Food Fest at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, foodies also go to the Grand Tasting for the celebrity chef culinary demonstrations. Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the Saturday, January 27, 2024, celebrity chefs included Chef Plum, Chad Rosenthal, Manouschka Guerrier, Michele Ragussis, Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy, Michael Symon, Aarón Sanchez, Scott Conant, and Maneet Chauhan. It was a full afternoon of great wine, spirits, food tastings, …

Apples, apple cider, and cider donuts are the essence of Autumn in Hudson Valley, New York. We visited Thompson’s Cider Mill located in Croton-on-Hudson, New York and met with owner Geoff Thompson to learn more about his passion and dedication to makingapple cider. After visiting Thompson’s Cider Mill, we have a new appreciation of the work that goes into the art of making high-quality cider, which was much different than how we had imagined it to be.

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, …

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 …

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 …