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Just Announced: Tickets Are on Sale for Westchester Magazine’s 6th Annual Wine & Food Festival
Burger & Beer Blast, Grand Tasting Village and Evening With Westchester’s Tastemakers Back by Popular Demand!
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. (January 25, 2016) – Tickets are now on sale for Westchester Magazine’s 6th Annual Wine & Food Festival. This year’s event will take place from Thursday, June 9 – Saturday, June 11 in both White Plains and Valhalla. Popular events like Burger & Beer Blast and the now annual An Evening with Westchester’s Tastemakers are back for another year!
The festival, which draws more than 5,000 people from across the New York Metro area including New York City, Westchester County, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut, will feature 100 top restaurants and a selection of world-class wines.
“Everyone at Westchester Magazine is thrilled to kick off the sixth year of the Wine & Food Festival,” said Publisher Ralph Martinelli. “The incredible feedback we have received from festival goers over the last five years is truly encouraging. We can’t wait to see you all in June for three days of eating and imbibing!”
Westchester Magazine’s 6th Annual Wine & Food Festival Schedule:
Thursday, June 9 Burger & Beer Blast Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, N.Y. 6:00-10:00PM
The annual Burger & Beer Blast continues to get bigger and better each year! All attendees will vote to see which local restaurant out of the 30 will take home the grand prize and be crowned "Burger and Beer Blast Champion!" From beef burgers to lamb burgers to good old-fashioned cheeseburgers, everyone is sure to have a different favorite at night’s end. An array of great beers, wine and spirits will be available to pair with the burgers and music will keep you dancing all night long. Ticket Cost: $75; Burger & Beer Blast Party Pack (10 tickets), $700
Friday, June 10 An Evening with Westchester’s Tastemakers The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester - The Grand Ballroom – White Plains, N.Y. 6:30 – 10:00PM Description: Join 15 of Westchester County’s most-celebrated chefs and restaurants as they come together for this one-night-only feast at The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester in Downtown White Plains. Paired with world-class wines and spirits, each chef will prepare two signature dishes for an exclusive gathering of VIPs. This event is the ultimate celebration of food, wine and Westchester—all rolled into one! Ticket Cost VIP Ticket (includes 5:30pm entry): $175; General Ticket: $125
Saturday, June 11 Grand Tasting Village Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, N.Y. 12:00 – 5:00PM (Chef Demos: 1:00PM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM and 4:00PM) Description: Known as the World’s Fair of the Wine & Food Festival, the Grand Tasting Village is a sprawling celebration of the most exciting chefs and culinary trends in the County, plus world-class wines from some of the top internationally known wineries. With 60 restaurants serving samples of their signature dishes, a great assortment of wine and beers and celebrity chefs demonstrating their culinary expertise, it’s bound to be a great time! Ticket Cost: $75
Westchester Magazine’s 6th Annual Wine & Food Festival proudly supports two local not-for-profit organizations: Friends of Westchester County Parks, committed to the preservation and conservation of 18,000 acres of parks and trails; and the Food Bank for Westchester, dedicated to ending hunger in Westchester County.
Visit https://www.showclix.com/event/wineandfoodfestival2016 for complete details on ticket sales.
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Westchester Magazine’s 6th Annual Wine & Food Festival brings together the top chefs and wine experts in Westchester County with more than 100 top restaurants and world- class wines from June 9-11, 2016. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the Food Bank for Westchester and Friends of Westchester County Parks.