Tampa Bay Wine & Meals Pageant prepares to ship a much bigger and bolder expertise for its third 12 months from April 8-12, 2025.
Ticketed friends can stay up for the debut of the “Expertise St. Pete” and “Expertise Tampa” occasions together with the return of Chef Robert Irvine, superstar chef and Tampa Bay native, as this 12 months’s host. GOYA Meals’ Government Chef Fernando Desa and Chef Sean Brasel of Meat Market will be part of Irvine and different native culinary skills to ship a unprecedented competition expertise.
Celebrations start Tuesday, April 8 with
“An Night on the Tampa Membership,” an invite-only cocktail occasion. On Wednesday, April 9, the inaugural
“Expertise St. Pete” highlights two culinary gems of St. Pete: Birch & Vine and Parkshore Grill
. Government Chef Lee Aquino of Birch & Vine and Chef Tyson Grant of Parkshore Grill workforce as much as create a five-course meal full with pairings from companions of TBWFF sponsor Breakthru Beverage that includes Duckhorn Vineyards and a celebratory toast with premium Scotch whisky Glenfiddich 21 12 months.
($200 pp)
This 12 months’s
“Expertise Tampa” takes place on Thursday, April 10. 2025’s expertise expands outdoors of the Hyde Park and Water Avenue neighborhoods to point out extra of Tampa’s common culinary locations.
The competition’s host lodge, The
Epicurean has a dinner of their Epicurean Theater Kitchen hosted by Official Meat Purveyor, Meats by Linz
($225 pp). Chef Jon Antancio will put together a ten-course tasting menu, which celebrates the artwork of high quality eating plus he will probably be attempting out new dishes so as to add to their menu this season. This intimate occasion options the best cuts, completely paired with a masterclass on historical past and an aged portfolio of Glenfiddich Scotch Whisky, led by model ambassador Lorne Cousin. Wine and spirits curated by Breakthru Beverage may also be included.
Meat Market make its return for a dinner the place Proprietor and Government Chef Sean Brasel joins Irvine and Desa for an unique five-course eating expertise($350pp). Progressive dishes spotlight Meats by Linz’s best cuts and friends will take pleasure in distinctive wine and spirits pairings.
American Social presents a four-course eating expertise by Company Government Chef Ryan Leonard.($160 pp) His dishes can have pairings from Sazerac’s main whiskey portfolio to incorporate Buffalo Hint, allotted whiskey cocktails with Blantons or the equal, and American’ Social’s latest non-public label (quickly to be introduced).
The significant
“Breaking Bread with Heroes” tribute occasion hosted by Irvine in partnership together with his Robert Irvine Basis, internet hosting sponsor Publix, and occasional associate Castaway Espresso occurs on Friday. The invite-only breakfast honors the bravery and heroism of 200 attending veterans.
Dusk begins the weekend major occasions, the place Saratoga Spring Water serves because the Official Hydration Sponsor. The
“Chef Showdown” competitors is again with two new battle classes, Battle Surf n’ Turf hosted by Meats by Linz and Battle Smokehouse. Sixteen of Tampa Bay’s best battle in showdowns together with Fried Rooster, Seafood, Taco, Truffle, Pasta, Burger, Surf n’ Turf, Smokehouse. The occasion heats up with cooks from every battle taking the Publix Culinary Showdown stage for reside demos of their dishes. Chef Irvine, whose Irvine’s Spirits line serves because the title sponsor, returns because the official Chef Ref, including his signature vitality and pleasure to the high-stakes occasion.
The competition’s
“Grand Tasting” finale occasion occurs Saturday, April 12 at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. It’s a culinary showcase that includes a various lineup of 40 new and returning eating places
, together with Bouzy, Cru Cellars and Small Big (from Cru Hospitality Group) Allelo, DeVito’s, Seminole Exhausting Rock’s Cipresso, Juno & the Peacock, Kona Grill, Liberty Smokehouse, Mad Seaside Cantina, Meat Market, Mighty Quinn’s BBQ, Bare Farmer, Oystercatchers, Palazzo Pizza, Pluma Lounge, Riverside Terrace,Sculley’s Seafood, Six, Sugar Wing,Sunshine Metropolis Tavern, Tampa Burger, Tacos Las Californias, The Birchwood, The Tides Seafood Market, Wagamama, plus desserts from Oddfellows Ice Cream and Tanya & Matt’s Ice Creamiest.
So as to add to the enjoyable, this 12 months introduces the occasion’s Official Financial institution Associate and the most recent host of the Better of the Fest Contest First Horizon. Company forged their vote on the Grand Tasting for the Finest Chew of the Day, crowning one restaurant as the last word champion. With quite a lot of flavors to pattern, the Grand Tasting is the last word showcase of Tampa’s thriving foods and drinks scene.
“It has been extremely rewarding to convey this competition to life and watch it develop into one thing actually particular for Tampa Bay,” shared Valerie Roy, Director of Advertising and Shopper Technique at CI Administration, organizers of the Tampa Bay Wine & Meals Pageant. “Our manufacturing workforce and the expertise at our unbelievable native eating places have come collectively seamlessly to create a unprecedented competition expertise that expands on earlier years with new occasions, enhanced facilities and top-notch culinary experiences that mirror our area’s vibrant and numerous meals scene. We couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about how every part is shaping up this 12 months.”
Tickets for Expertise St. Pete, Expertise Tampa, Chef Showdown and Grand Tasting can be found now on the competition’s
web site. For extra data and to buy tickets, go to
tampabaywff.com. Observe alongside on Instagram at
@tampabaywff and on Fb at
@tampabaywff.
Along with highlighting the realm’s culinary expertise, a pillar of the competition is to help the EAT SMART marketing campaign, a 501 © (3) nonprofit program that gives wholesome meals and dietary steering to the local people and Florida’s youth via applications in occasion locations, native college programs and associate schooling non-profits.
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