I am so excited for the 2025 Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Invesco QQQ, happening October 15–19 at their brand new home at Pier 17 in The Seaport!
There are so many tastings, cooking demos, author talks and meet and greets with food superstars that are unmatched at any other national food fest. Here is a list of some of this year’s top picks, at least in my humble opinions! Tickets to these and other events can be purchased via the official New York City Wine & Food Festival website, https://nycwff.org. Most are in the $75 to $200 range and worth every cent:
- A Taste of Tomorrow: An Evening Celebrating James Beard Foundation Award Recognized Chefs and Fine Wines hosted by Marcus Samuelsson, Thursday, October 16th, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
- A Brunch Affair presented by Mike’s Amazing hosted by Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee, Alex Guarnaschelli, Jeff Mauro and Geoffrey Zakarian, Saturday, October 18th, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
- FoodieCon®, which will have a vast array of tasting booths, Sunday, October 19th, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- A Taste of the Tin Building: A Party hosted by Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Gregory Gourdet (held off campus at the Tin Building), Wednesday, October 15, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Breaking Bread: An Evening with Tony Shalhoub and Chef Edward Hong presented by CNN Originals (to be held off campus at the world famous Delmonico Steakhouse), Thursday, October 16, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Dinner hosted by Chintan Pandya and Vijay Kumar of Unapologetic Foods we part of the James Beard House Dinner Series (to be held off campus at the famous James Beard House in the West Village), Thursday, October 16, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Dinner with Vikas Khanna and Jacques Torres (part of the legendary and exclusive NYCWFF dinner series), Thursday, October 16, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Asian Night Market hosted by Padma Lakshmi and Jean-Georges Vongerichten (which grants Bank Of America credit card holders early access), Thursday, October 16, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Grand Tasting: Daytime Edition hosted by Sofia and Manolo Vergara (the biggest and grandest event of the entire show), Saturday, October 18, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Just for the record, 100% of the Festival’s net proceeds benefit the Event Zero Foundation and the James Beard Foundation. Since inception, NYCWFF has raised more than $14.8 million in support of its mission to celebrate food, drink and community while giving back.
