The First Annual Summit Wine and Food Festival will be held at the Summit Grand Hotel, 570 Springfield Avenue, Summit, Friday – Sunday, July 24 – 26. The Festival will showcase the nation’s best culinary personalities, chefs, winemakers, and sommeliers. The weekend will feature three days of gala tastings, cooking demonstrations with celebrity chefs, culinary classes, wine and cheese seminars, and cookbook signings.
Proceeds from event ticket sales will benefit: Sage Eldercare, the American Red Cross, Overlook Hospital Foundation, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Bridges, and the Junior League of Summit. Each event is priced individually. To purchase tickets, please call (908) 277-6565 or online at www.summitwineandfood.com.
Here’s a rundown of the scheduled events…
Friday, July 24: Opening Night Reception
Welcome Evening: Chefs host tables and serve their signature dishes in the grand ballroom.
Saturday, July 25: Cooking demonstrations, wine and cheese seminars, cookbook signings, 5-course lunch and 6-course gala dinner. Saturday highlights include: David Burke cooking demonstration and cookbook signing; Alice Feiring Barolo Tasting; Ingrid Hoffman cooking demonstration and book signing; David Pasternack cooking demonstration.
Sunday, July 26: Cooking demonstrations, wine and cheese seminars, cookbook signings, panel discussions, celebrity chef evening burger event. Sunday highlights include: Max McCalman and Josh Wesson wine and cheese pairings; Ingrid Hoffman cooking demonstration; pasta panel with host Josh Ozersky Senior Restaurant Editor of Citysearch, and influential pasta chefs Patti Jackson, Bill Dorrier, and Marco Canora; steak panel with host Josh Ozersky and chefs Craig Koketsu, Josh DeChellis, John Schenk, and Anthony Goncalves.
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