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USA TODAY Wine & Food Experience

by admin Aug 17, 2019

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Hey NYC, Grab and friend and head to Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park on September 7th, 2019 for the USA TODAY Wine & Food Experience. USA TODAY Wine & Food Experience is an American culinary tour for fans and connoisseurs alike. Brooklyn, New York, kicks off the 2019 10-city USA TODAY epicurean event series, produced by R Entertainment. This quintessential grand tasting invites guests to explore and sample fine food, wine, craft beer and spirits from local and national chefs and gourmet authorities. #NYCWFE, #WFE

PRELIMINARY LINEUP OF RESTAURANTS & CHEFS

AGERN, Chef Jeppe Kil Andersen
Ample Hills Creamery
Baar Baar, Chef Sujan Sarkar
Babbo Ristorante & Enoteca, Chef Robert Swirz
Baby Brasa Organic Peruvian, Chef Franco Noriega
Bien Cuit, Chef Zachary Golper
Bouley at Home, Chef David Bouley
BRKLNwild by Chef Ivy Stark
Butera’s, Chef Gary Butera
Di Fara Pizza, Chef Dom DeMarco
DOC’s Cake Shop, DOC
Du’s Donuts and Coffee, Chef Wylie Dufresne
EN Japanese Brasserie, Chef Abe Hiroki
Fausto, Chef Erin Shambura
Gran Tivoli, Chef Robert Marchetti
Hunky Dory
Hunt & Fish Club NYC, Chef Chad Brown
James
Jungsik, Chef Suyoung Park
Kopitiam, Chef Kyo Pang
Lady Lexis Sweets, Pastry Chef Lexi Gonzalez
Lady M Cake Boutique, Pastry Chef Lexi Gonzalez
La Slowteria, Chef Hugo Orozco Carrillo
La Ventura
OTTO Enoteca y Pizzeria, Chef Gaetano Arnone
Restaurant Latour at Crystal Springs Resort, Chef Aishling Stevens
Sans, Chef Champ Jones
The Breslin Bar and Dining Room
Van Da, Chef Hanna Wong
Watch Hill Oysters, Jeffrey Gardner
All-Wise Meadery, Mazer Dylan Sprouse

ALSO FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS

Chef Alex Guarnaschelli of Food Network’s Chopped

Featuring a limited Chef Session ticket with Guarnaschelli that includes an informal presentation, Q&A, meet & greet with autographs.

Wine & Food Connoisseur Antoni Porowski of Netflix’s Queer Eye

Featuring a limited Chef Session ticket with Antoni that includes an informal presentation, Q&A, meet & greet and Antoni in the Kitchen book signing

The Bella Twins, co-founders, Belle Radici Wines

Meet the Bella Twins in an exclusively reserved Wine Down session featuring Belle Radici wine, autograph & photo op. SOLD OUT. NOTE: Also featured in The Cellar (first-come, first-served only; no reserved seats).

SommSelect: Master Sommelier Ian Cauble & Sommelier/Editorial Director David Lynch

Cauble is among 274 master sommeliers in the world. He is featured in the Netflix cult-classic “SOMM” and a renowned global hunter of exceptional wines.
Lynch is a two-time James Beard Foundation award recipient: as sommelier at NYC’s Babbo; as editor, Wine & Spirits Magazine. He is also the coauthor of acclaimed “Vino Italiano.”
Cauble & Lynch featured in The Cellar wine seminar. (first-come, first-served only; no reserved seats).

ELEMENTS

Martha Stewart Brand Feature. Display and wine sampling by Martha Stewart Wine Co. Guests enjoy wine tasting from Martha’s exclusively curated collection.

Grand Tasting. More than 30 restaurants anticipated to feature the culinary flavors of New York. Top chefs, restaurateurs and gourmet leaders greet guests as they savor wine, craft beer, spirits and gourmet bites. Brooklyn and New York City’s exciting dining scene will be on display, including culinary artisans, purveyors, trends and traditions.

The Culinary Stage & The Cellar Schedules. The Grand Tasting includes a schedule of demonstrations on The Culinary Stage; and wine and spirits seminars in The Cellar – open to all ticketholders on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sponsors. USA TODAY Wine & Food Experience New York City is sponsored by QSC Systems, Wines of Bordeaux, Arizona Office of Tourism, Shipt, and Camus Cognac.

Beneficiary. City Harvest, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, is New York City’s largest food rescue organization. City Harvest feeds the more than 1.2 million New Yorkers who are food-insecure.

GET YOUR TICKETS TICKETS HERE:

Grand Tasting. $65 presale
VIP. $85 presale, lounge area, 1-hour early access at 12pm entry
Chef Session. Featuring Alex Guarnaschelli $180, limited ticket
Chef Session. Featuring Antoni Porowski $180, limited ticket
Wine Down with The Bella Twins. SOLD OUT $140 add-on; requires Grand Tasting, VIP or Chef Session ticket SOLD OUT [NOTE: The Bella Twins also present a Belle Radici wine tasting in The Cellar, first-come, first-served].