The Go to Lauderdale Meals & Wine Pageant (VLFWF) returns for its seventh annual celebration of culinary excellence within the Higher Fort Lauderdale. The upcoming competition brings collectively Michelin-recognized eating places, James Beard–nominated cooks, and nationally acclaimed expertise for every week of remarkable eating, native flavors, and food-and-drink-focused enjoyable. Subsequent 12 months’s is a mix of high-energy tastings, superstar chef cooking demos, intimate collaborative dinners, and interactive meals and spirit courses.
Count on to see a powerful roster of nationwide superstar expertise led by headliner Richard Blais: Eddie Jackson, Nancy Fuller, Jason Smith, Clarice Lam, Ron Dimpflmaier, Remy Powell, and Dario Stephen. Superstar cooks will probably be joined by the area’s high cooks, up-and-coming abilities, and in style eating places for a real showcase of Higher Fort Lauderdale’s meals and beverage group.
“12 months after 12 months, Go to Lauderdale Meals & Wine Pageant continues to develop, drawing extra followers and cooks from all over the world,” mentioned Stacy Ritter, President and CEO of Go to Lauderdale. “This seventh annual celebration is our greatest but, highlighting the unbelievable expertise, flavors, and creativity that make the vacation spot a premier culinary hub. Accompanied by nationwide superstar expertise, the competition continues to showcase what makes Higher Fort Lauderdale distinctive.”
Festivalgoers can take pleasure in a sturdy lineup of culinary and beverage courses led by award-winning cooks, sommeliers, and mixologists. Highlights embrace Cooking with Bourbon, the place superstar cooks Nancy Fuller and Jason Smith mix bourbon-infused taste with hands-on studying, and Breaking Bao with James Beard Award–nominated Chef Clarice Lam and Chef Diego Ng, impressed by Lam’s acclaimed cookbook. Discover Flavors of Peru and The Artwork of Pasta with Chef Jorge Montes, study cake-decorating methods with Chef Lee Mazor, and indulge your candy tooth on the family-friendly Ice Cream and Ohana class. Beverage lovers can sip and uncover by way of seminars like Libations Exotica: The Cult of Tiki, Natty by Nature, The Glowing Wine Expertise, and Whisk(e)y: The Spirit of Life, every providing an interactive approach to study, style, and toast.
The competition’s signature occasions are a mirrored image of the culinary spirit of Higher Fort Lauderdale. Festivities kick off Thursday with Wok ’n Roll, hosted by Chef Clarice Lam, that includes Asian-inspired dishes and reside music. BBQ on the Seaside returns the following night with Chef Jason Smith and particular visitor Ron “Captain Ron” Dimpflmaier for an evening of barbecue and pleasant pitmaster competitors. The Grand Tasting, Saturday’s competition important attraction, options greater than 100 tastings, a cooking demonstration by Richard Blais, and appearances by Eddie Jackson and Dimpflmaier. The competition involves an finish Sunday with Beachside Brunch, hosted by Nancy Fuller with particular visitor Eddie Jackson, and the family-friendly Picnic within the Park offered by Joe DiMaggio Youngsters’s Hospital.
VLFWF continues the custom of giving again by donating a portion of occasion proceeds to Joe DiMaggio Youngsters’s Hospital.
“We’re proud to assist set the desk for experiences that remember native expertise and make a long-lasting affect,” mentioned Cressman Bronson, PNC regional president for Southeast Florida. “This competition isn’t nearly daring flavors and inventive collaborations, it’s about coming collectively as a group to assist a trigger that really issues. That shared goal provides which means to each chunk.”
The Go to Lauderdale Meals & Wine Pageant is January 19-25. Tickets at the moment are on sale now and the total schedule may be discovered on the competition’s web site at VLFoodWine.com. For updates and to remain linked, comply with Go to Lauderdale Meals & Wine Pageant on Fb, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube utilizing the hashtag #VLFWF.
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