New York City Wine-The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival

In 2002 the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine Magazine made its debut in sunny Miami. Seven years later it’s grown into one of the largest cultural events of the year featuring the best and brightest stars of the culinary world. This coming October, festival organizer and creator Lee Brian Schrager will pay homage to one of the greatest restaurant cities in the world and bring this weekend-long extravaganza to New York City. The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival is the only festival in New York to bring together both legendary culinary icons from around the globe and America’s most beloved television chefs. Mirroring the charitable component of South Beach, the New York City festival will benefit the hunger relief programs Food Bank for New York City and Share Our Strength. 100 percent of the net proceeds from the festival will go directly to these community based initiatives. Taking place primarily in the fashionable Meatpacking District and select landmark settings such as the DUMBO section of Brooklyn, the festival will seamlessly integrate into the pace and lifestyle of the city. This year’s talents include Rachael Ray, Paula Deen, Giada De Laurentiis, Tyler Florence, Alton Brown, Masaharu Morimoto, Guy Fieri, Bobby Flay, Ferran Adria, Patrick & Gina Neely, Alain Ducasse, Gordon Ramsey and Nigella Lawson to name a few. The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival is produced by Karlitz & Company and Southern Wines & Spirits of New York.