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Westchester Magazine’s Wine & Food Festival 2026 – Grand Tasting Village held at Kensico Dam in Valhalla, New York, was the ultimate foodie day complete with a wide variety of wine, food, spirits to sample, wine seminars by renowned wine expert, author and educator Kevin Zraly in the Connoisseurs Tent, and chef demos by chefs Brian Lewis from OKO, Marc Taxiera and Brianne Meyers of Augustine’s Salumeria e Pasta Joint and Vida, Anthony Gonçalves of Kanopi Restaurant, and Michael Psilakis …

We started Westchester Magazine’s Wine & Food Festival 2026 with their Party on the Pier at Playland Park in Rye, New York on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, where the party vibe flowed all night long with delicious food from area restaurants, wine, beer, inspired cocktails, and live Calypso music. The highlight of the evening was the Bartender ShakeOff featuring Derrick Chang from The Pelican Room, Alexia Iuni from Invito Restaurant, Yocely Ochoa from 1881 Kitchen Table, and Mariana Rodriguez from …

Westchester Magazine’s Wine & Food Festival – Burger & Beer Blast held on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla, New York was indeed that – a blast! Part of the 6-day festival that celebrated its fifteenth anniversary this year, the Burger & Beer Blast featured great burgers from Westchester area restaurants competing for the title, “Best Burger,” and there was much more to experience including a live band, and a proposal to make the event even …

It was a perfect night at Playland Park in Rye, New York for the 15th annual Westchester Magazine’s Wine & Food Festival’s Party on the Pier 2025, part of the fun festivities of the 6-day festival. Beautiful blue skies, a pretty setting on sparkling Long Island Sound, great music to get the party vibe going, fabulous food from the Westchester area, and of course, interesting beers, spirits, creative cocktails to sample, and The 7th Annual Bartender Shake-Off! competition made it …

The Westchester Wine & Food Festival 2024 Grand Tasting Village at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla, New York, had great chef demos including one by Restaurateur and Chef David Burke of Red Horse by David Burke in White Plains (and many more restaurants as well) who showed how to butcher a whole chicken, then created “Chicken Three Ways.” He also held the audience in the palm of his hand with his outrageous and hilarious stories as he cooked. The Wegman’s …

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 …