San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival

Celebrated local chefs and their fine fare will be served up at the 9^th annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival. Look for: Bernard Guillas, Brian Malarkey, Rich Sweeney, Gavin Kaysen, Matt Gordon, Martin Gonzalez…

…and the local cheferatti will be complemented by national names like Roy Yamaguchi, Gale Gand, Lindsay Autry, Suzette Gresham and The Hearty Boys.

There’s something for every foodie at this 170-booth, sell-out event.

The downtown-based festival is spread out over five days (November 14-18), with more than 30 dinners and events leading up to the Grand Tasting on November 18 at Embarcadero Marina Park North.

Attendance at last year’s Grand Tasting was roughly 5,000; the whole slew of events is expected to attract about 10,000.

Here’s how things will uncork:

Wednesday (Nov. 14)

Festivities kick off at Fifty Seven Degrees, with a party aimed at a younger demo, with wine and beer tastings, and food trucks. (Tickets: $45)

Thursday (Nov. 15)

From 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m there are a variety of cooking classes (tickets: $45-$65). There’s a Tastemaker’s Dinner featuring Yamaguchi at his Roy’s Restaurant at 7:30. And the party continues at 10 p.m., with an “Industry Insiders After Dark” fete at Searsucker (limited tickets available for $65).

Friday (Nov. 16)

 

Ten more classes and tastings (11 a.m.-5 p.m.), and then a 5:30 party at Marriott Marquis & Marina, called “The Vault: A High End Wine Experience” ($125).

Saturday (Nov. 17)

The Grand Tasting – a jam-packed serving of booths dishing out wine, beer, food and all kinds of surprises – goes from noon-3 p.m. General admission tickets are $125, but check out ways to get in earlier and/or cheaper:

For $200, a VIP Pass Presented By Harrah’s gets you in at 11 a.m. (the extra hour without all the elbows is definitely a bonus, and the VIP tent has high-end spirits, entertainment and other extras). The basic Early Entry Pass is $165…If you’re a designated driver, you get into the party at noon for $75; at 11 a.m. for $100.

If you’re still standing, the after party is from 6-9 p.m. at the U.S. Grant Hotel ($50).

Sunday (Nov. 18)

If you have any energy left, get up for the “Wine Spectator’s Celebrity Chef Luncheon & Big Bottle Live Auction” (10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; $200).

For a complete listing of events, go to SD Bay Wine & Food Festival.

courtesy of:  http://www.sandiegobugle.com

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