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With a winter storm approaching the following day, we headed to Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Saturday, January 24, 2026, to attend the Grand Tasting – Day Two, part of their annual 4-day gastronomy festival called The Sun Wine & Food Fest. A plethora of food, wine, beer, cider, and alcohol available to sample, along with 11 top Food Network celebrity chef demos by Shawn Osbey, Alessandra Ciuffo, Michele Ragussis, Robert Irvine, Chef Plum, Maneet Chauhan, Rocco DiSpirito, Marc …

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 …

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 …