Tickets going fast for Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival
Attesting to its loyal following, half of the 27 events in December’s annual Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival are already sold out.
Fans have purchased all available tickets for 14 events, including affairs at such Palm Beach restaurants as Buccan, PB Catch, Meat Market, Café Boulud and Florie’s at the Four Seasons.
The 16th annual Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival (www.pbfoodwinefest.com), which is now in partnership with Wine Spectator, is Dec. 7-10, featuring local and visiting nameplate chefs, including TV personalities.
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Multi-course dinners, special brunches, cooking classes, wine tastings and more take place at restaurants, hotels and other venues in Palm Beach County, with a Dec. 10 grand finale at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
Want tickets? They remain available for these events:
* An Evening with Robert Irvine at Okeechobee Prime Event Hall in West Palm Beach on Dec. 7. Cocktails paired with bites. $275 a person; $100 a ticket goes to Irvine’s charitable foundation.
* Spice, a dinner at Stage Kitchen & Bar in Palm Beach Gardens on Dec. 7. Co-hosts Pushkar Marathe and BootlegGreg; guest chefs Tiffani Faison, Cheetie Kumar and Dean Max. $275 a person.
* Dinner at Florie’s at the Four Seasons Palm Beach on Dec. 7. Multi-course wine-paired meal by chef Nino La Spina. $275 person.
* Lunch at Avocado Grill in West Palm Beach on Dec. 8. Host chef Julien Gremaud and guest chefs Giorgio Rapicavoli, Jordan Rubin and Stephen Stryjewski. Wine pairings included. $195 a person.
* Sunset & Swirls, a progressive wine tasting on Dec. 8 at Eau Palm Beach Resort in Manalapan with wine experts. $195 a person.
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* Evening Festival Kick-off Party at The Boca Raton Resort on Dec. 8, with food and drinks by executive chef Andrew Roenbeck and guest chefs Lindsay Autry, Valerie Chang, Clay Conley, Duff Goldman, Sarah Grueneberg and Beau MacMillan. $275 a person.
* An Evening at The Breakers on Dec. 8 on a poolside terrace with food and drinks from the resort’s restaurants led by executive chef Anthony Sicignano and Master Sommelier Virginia Philip. $275 a person.
* Master Taste, a Palm Beach wine tasting on Dec. 9 at Virginia Philip Wine Spirits & Academy. $195 a person.
* Brunch at La Goulue in Palm Beach on Dec. 9, a four-course affair with executive chef Gwen Le Pape; guest chefs Michelle Bernstein and Ben Ford. $195 a person.
* Lunch at Ela Curry Kitchen in Palm Beach Gardens on Dec. 9. Host chef Pushkar Marathe; guest chefs Maneet Chauhan and Cheetie Kumar. $195 a person.
* Rosé Parté with chef Jason Weiner of Almond in Palm Beach and guest chefs Timon Balloo, Zach Engel, Lior Lev Sercarz and Alex Seidel. Bites served with a variety of rosé. $195 a person.
* Porch BBQ at Ravish Off Ocean in Lantana on Dec. 9 with music, cocktails and barbecue by pitmasters and chefs Matt Abdoo, Ralph Lewis, Stephen Stryjewski and Johnny DeMartini. $195 a person.
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* Grand Tasting finale, Palm Beach County Convention Center. Food stations from numerous restaurants, plus wine and spirit tastings. A chef cooking competition also takes place for a $10,000 local charity prize. $195 a person.
For more information and tickets: pbfoodwinefest.com or call 800-210-0689.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Daily News: 14 of Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival's 27 events already sold out
