The winter season brings us (hopefully) cooler temperatures, and it also brings us the highly anticipated 16th annual Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival (PBFWF), which will take place Dec. 7-10. It’s your opportunity to enjoy unique meals from local chefs like Pushkar Marathe, Jeremy and Cindy Bearman, Julien Gremaud, Clay Conley and Tim Lipman, and celebrity chefs like Daniel Boulud and Michelle Bernstein.
The four-day lineup is bursting with these talented chefs, numerous decadent meals and several new events throughout the county. While several events are already sold out, including the Festival Kick-Off Party hosted by The Boca Raton, The Founder’s Dinner with co-chefs Marcello Fiorentino of La Sirena and his long-time friend Daniel Boulud, and An Evening at The Breakers, which is back after a four-year hiatus—there are still opportunities to enjoy the festival.
On Thursday, Dec. 7, the Four Seasons will host a dinner with Far Niente winery, and Oceano will host Foley Family wines, while on Friday, the Eau Palm Beach will host a progressive wine tasting with Banfi wines. On Saturday, Almond Palm Beach hosts a new Rosé Parté with chefs Jason Weiner, Timon Balloo, Zach Engel, Lior Lev Sercarz and Alex Seidel for rosé enthusiasts. And for diners looking for something smokier, head to Ravish Off Ocean for the new Porch BBQ dinner’s meat spectacle hosted by pitmasters and chefs Matt Abdoo, Ralph Lewis, Stephen Stryjewski and Johnny Demartini.
Aside from debut events, the beloved Grand Tasting’s signature walk-around event at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, Shabbat dinner hosted by Aioli’s chef Hackman, and the iconic Daniel & Friends brunch, now in its 12th year, are all back.
The festival announced its newest partnership with the celebrated Wine Spectator earlier this year. Guests can look forward to an elevated wine presence throughout this year’s events, where all showcased wines will be 90+ rated.
“We are elated to partner with Wine Spectator this year, which marks a very momentous time for PBFWF as we lead into our sixteenth year,” said David Sabin, the festival’s director. “Together we’re finally bringing our knowledge, expertise and industry relationships to these extraordinary, upscale fine dining event experiences.”
While delectable dishes, celebrity chefs and standout wines are all enticing, festival participants can also revel in knowing that a portion of their ticket purchases will benefit Els for Autism Foundation, a Jupiter-based nonprofit, and its programs that serve those with autism spectrum disorder and their families.
Check out the complete list of festival events at pbfoodwinefest.com
