Newport Beach , California to host Food and Wine lovers from across the country can enjoy one of the nation’s best epicurean weekends October 2-4, 2015
Newport Beach, CA has become one of the biggest destinations
in the U.S. for its luxury lifestyle and picturesque beaches. Recently it has
been gaining a reputation for its exploding food and wine scene. The 2015 Newport Beach Wine & Food
Festival sponsored by American &
Southern Wine & Spirits will bring together some of the nation’s biggest
chefs while spotlighting Orange County’s best restaurants, wine experts,
wineries and more.
This year’s Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival features
an all-star Lineup. Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters” and Recent “Top Chefs” reunite
for Live Cooking Demos While the Region’s Most Renowned Executive Chefs Offer
up the Best in Restaurant Tastings.
Guests will enjoy celebrity chef cooking demos by Rick
Bayless, Hubert Keller, Rick Moonen and recent “Top Chef” Alums. Regional chefs
get into the action with Orange County’s most renowned restaurants like
Montage, Pelican Hill, Mastro’s, Roy’s, Fig & Olive and RED O. Oenophiles
will take their seats at Elite wine panels led only by Master
Sommeliers, including Fred Dame and Michael Jordan (as seen on the movie Somm).
There will even be 200 world-renowned, “cult" and boutique wines to be
enjoyed and a jazz lounge showcasing live music, mixology courses, hand-crafted
cocktails and beers samplings.
At the daytime festival on Saturday, guests will have the
unique opportunity to learn from Chefs Rick Bayless and Hubert Keller’s
culinary mastery through live cooking demonstrations, while also mingling with
them during book signings and special events. Chef Bayless will also be cooking
in one of the Grand Tasting Pavilions, personally serving cuisine from his
acclaimed Newport Beach restaurant RED O.
During Sunday’s Daytime Festival
event, Orange County fare will collide with Las Vegas cuisine, as Golden
Truffle Executive Chef Alan Greeley takes the stage with Chef Moonen. As
long-time friends, this will surely serve as a highly entertaining cooking
demonstration.
This year, there will
be an ultimate hands-on cooking competition, where guests will channel their
inner chef skills on stage while being coached by “Top Chef” Alumni. Season 11
Finalist and TWENTY EIGHT Executive Chef Shirley Chung will be leading this Top
Chef Home Cook Challenge.
Each of the four contenders will be chosen from the
audience and compete on stage with celebrity coaches like Bravo’s “Last Chance
Kitchen” Winner and “Top Chef” Finalist Louis Maldonado. One winner will be
honored as the very first Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival Top Chef
Champion.
Join Cuisineist editors when the festival kicks off on the
evening of Friday, October 2 (6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.) with the official Launch
Party & Charity Event at Oak Grill & Aqua Lounge. On Saturday, October
3, and Sunday, October 4 (1 p.m. – 5 p.m.), the Daytime Festival at the Newport
Beach Civic Center will feature celebrity chef cooking demos, book signing,
restaurant and wine tastings, sommelier panels, mixology courses, handcrafted
cocktails, live jazz and more. Net proceeds benefit charity partner Project
Hope Alliance.
Tickets for the Festival
are on sale now. More information on the Newport Beach Wine & Food
Festival, please visit www.newportwineandfood.com or call (888) 511-FEST. For
ongoing updates, follow the Festival on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. See
you there!
