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 Experience was there to raise a glass or two in its honor. Cheers!
On Saturday, January 25, 2025, we drove to Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut to experience the Grand Tasting, part of the 4-day, The Sun Wine & Food Fest, a mix of Food Network Celebrity Chef Demos, as well as food, wine, and spirits tastings. It was a perfect Saturday afternoon, attending many of the Celebrity Chef Demos as well as making time during the day to sample the food, wine, and spirits available.
Celebrity Chef Demos on the Main Stage:
Chef Antonia Lofaso
Chef Scott Conant
Chef Maneet Chauhan
Chef Geoffrey Zakarian
Chef Marc Murphy
Chef Rocco DiSpirito
Celebrity Chef Demos on the Coca-Cola Stage
Chef Leah Cohen
Chef Jimmy & Chef Michele Ragussis
Chef Alessandra Ciuffo
Chef Plum
A Few of the Food Highlights:
Archie Moore’s Catering
Archie Moore’s bar & restaurant: Reuben Sandwich
Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ: Pork Slider – Bear’s Pulled Pork Tossed in Bear’s Kansas City Sweet BBQ Served on a Potato Roll
House of BBQ and Bacon: Pulled Pork over Mac and Cheese or Fritos, Pulled Chicken over Mac and Cheese or Fritos, and Moo Balls (smoked meatballs) over Mac and Cheese or Fritos.
Hungry Lion: Chocolate Peanut Bitter Protein Balls, Chocolate Coconut Protein Balls, and Cranberry Walnut Protein Balls
Meriano’s Bakery Cannoli Truck
Meriano’s Bakery & Cannoli Truck: Mini Cannoli Dip
Omaha Steaks: Hot Honey Cheese Bites and Filet Mignon Steak
Petite Île
Petite Île – Mauritian flavors for all: Samoussas
Rum Cakes
Rum Cakes: Caribbean, Malibu, Coconut, Chocolate, Black Raspberry, Ripe Banana, and Gluten Free
Sol Toro: Chips, Salsa, Fresh Guacamole
A Sampling of the Craft Beers, Wine, and Spirits Available for Tasting
Brews, Ciders, and Wines
Banfi Wines
Bogle Family Wine Collection
Bronco Wine Co
Bronco Wine Co.
Cooper & Thief Cellarmasters (wines)
Elysian Goose Island Beer Co.
Gloria Ferrer & Ferrer Miranda (wines)
Miraval Provence (wines)
Outer Light Brewing Company
Slocum and Sons (wines)
Tapped Apple Cidery & Winery
Two Roads Brewing Company
Spirits
ALB Vodka and Awakened Spirit Vodka with Coffee (Albany, NY)
Aperol
Better Rhodes Co. (no-alcohol spirits)
Bulleit Bourbon
Bulliet
Bully Boy Distilleries (Boston, MA)
Bushmills
Bushmills
Campari
Canción Tequila
Connecticut Distilling (Waterbury, CT)
Don Julio
Finvara Irish Whiskey (Mack Brand)
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gins and Vodkas
Jim Beam
Litchfield Distillery
Litchfield Distillery (Litchfield, CT)
Maker’s Mark
Mount Gay Rum
Sauvage Upstate Vodka
Syndicate Distillers
Syndicate Distillers (NY)
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Via Carota Cocktails
Whistle Pig
A Sampling of Cocktail Recipes
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey – Bulleit Lemonade & Iced Tea
2-ounces Lemonade
2-ounces Iced Tea
0.5-ounce Bulleit Bourbon
El Buho Mezcal – The Winter’s Owl
1-ounce El Buho espadin
4 ounces FEVER-TREE Blood Orange Ginger Beer
Lime Juice, freshly squeezed
Dash of Tajin
Blood orange slice, garnish
Preparation: Combine El Buho Mezcal and Fever-Tree in a copper mug or highball glass filled with ice. Add lime juice. Stir gently and garnish with a blood orange slice.
Simply Beverages – Paloma with Simply Grapefruit®
2-ounces PATRÓN Silver Tequila
2-ounces Simply Grapefruit Juice
1-ounce Fresh Lime Juice
2-ounces Club Soda
Preparation: Mix and serve over ice.
Until next time, cheers and Bon Appetit!
Read more about The Sun, Wine & Food Fest in the following sections: Chefs’ Recipes Section: Chef Antonia Lofaso, Chef Scott Conant, Chef Maneet Chauhan, Chef Leah Cohen, and Chef Michele Ragussis.
For more information on The Sun, Wine & Food Fest at Mohegan Sun 2026 or one of their other upcoming events and concerts, please visit the website: www.mohegansun.com.
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