Fall is officially here which means it’s time for one of the most beloved and delicious New York City festivals. From Wednesday, October 15, to Sunday, October 19, the 18th annual New York City Wine & Food Festival will be held at the Seaport in Lower Manhattan. Our mouths are already watering just thinking about it!
The festival will feature over 500 chefs, food personalities, mixologists, winemakers and creators during its five-day run. All your faves from the food world and then some!
Keep scrolling to find out five of some of the many celebs who will be at events over the festival’s run:
Sofía Vergara
Sofía and son Manolo Gonzalez Vergara will host a special Grand Tasting: Daytime Edition on Saturday, October 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Brooklyn Beckham and Rachael Ray
Brooklyn Beckham and Rachael Ray will serve as cohosts of the Blue Moon Burger Bash 2.0 presented by Pa LaFrieda Meats on Friday, October 17, at 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi and Jean-Georges Vongerichten will cohost the Asian Night Market, which will serve up bold Asian street food flavors along the waterfront on Thursday, October 16, at 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Brie Larson
On Saturday, October 18, Brie Larson will cohost the Patrón Tequila presents Tacos & Tequila event from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. It will feature bites from beloved New York City taquerias to be paired with premium tequilas and mezcals. The event comes ahead of the launch of the “Party People” cookbook by Larson and her co-author and best friend, Courtney McBroom. Their cookbook will be released on Tuesday, October 21. Aarón Sánchez will also serve as a cohost of the event with Larson and McBroom.
The Wine & Food festival is hosted by and benefits the Event Zero Foundation and the James Beard Foundation. In the last 17 years, the festival has generated more than $14.8 million in net proceeds for its charitable causes, according to a press release.
Other notable attendees include: Ja Rule, DJ Cassidy, Bobby Flay, Maneet Chauhan, Alex Guarnaschelli, Michael Voltaggio, Brooke Williamson, Jean–Georges Vongerichten, José Andrés, Alain Ducasse, Alice Waters and Kwame Onwuachi.
General tickets for the festival are available here.
