DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, NEW EVENTS, ESTEEMED CHEFS & RESTAURANTS ADDED TO LINEUP AT
5TH ANNUAL NEWPORT BEACH WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL
Cooking Demo with Chef Michael Mina, Chef Alan Greeley returns home to OC, Salt & Straw joins Sunday’s Grand Tasting, and more
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. (SEPTEMBER 18, 2018) – The Pacific Sales Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Jaguar Land Rover, which returns for its fifth year this fall from Thursday, October 4 through Sunday, October 7, has announced new additions to its lineup of events due to high demand and impressive ticket sales. The new demos, chef appearances, and restaurant experiences include:
- Cooking demo from Michelin star-rated chef and restaurateur Michael Mina during Saturday’s Grand Tasting
- OC’s beloved chef Alan Greeley, of the former Golden Truffle, will return home to host the VIP Caviar & Champagne Tasting
- New Grand Tasting participants include The Blind Rabbit (Saturday), URBANA Mexican Gastronomy & Mixology (Sunday), Michael Mina’s Cal Mare (Sunday), and soon-to-be OC import Salt & Straw
- VIP Blind Tasting Masterclass with Master Sommeliers Michael Jordan, Steve Poe, Thomas Price, and Will Costello has been added to Sunday’s schedule of events
- Cooking demonstration from James Beard award winner Chef Philippe Haddad during Sunday’s Grand Tasting, hosted by Chef Hubert Keller
“In its fifth year, the Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival has grown so popular that we needed to add additional events to the lineup to keep up with demand,” said the festival’s founder and CEO Stefanie Salem. “We are honored to have Chef Michael Mina and local superstar Chef Alan Greeley at the festival this year, and we have full confidence that all of our new additions, paired with our existing lineup of events, will make this year’s festival the best one yet.”
Numerous events are already sold out, but limited tickets are still available for Saturday and Sunday’s Grand Tastings, as well as the Fire It Up barbecue event, Celebrity Chef Twilight Cruise through Newport Harbor, and the Blind Tasting Masterclass with Master Sommeliers. For tickets, the weekend’s full itinerary, and lineup of participating chefs and restaurants, please visit www.NewportWineandFood.com. Follow the festival @NewBe_Fest on Instagram and Twitter and @NewportWineFood on Facebook for ongoing updates leading up to, and throughout, the festival weekend.
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The Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival offers special thanks to its partners: Pacific Sales, Land Rover, Jaguar Newport Beach, Chase Private Client, Delano Las Vegas, The Wall Street Journal, Duke Spirits, Macallan, Balboa Bay Resort, Visit Newport Beach, Melissa’s Produce, Bristol Farms, Custom Comfort Mattresses, Sub Zero Wolf, Essentia H20, Stella Artois, Modern Luxury, Firebrand Media, Riedel, Wusthof, Ajenda Public Relations, California Homes, PencilBox Studios, and Orange Coast Magazine. For complete list of sponsors, visit https://www.newportwineandfood.com/sponsors/.