Newport Beach Wine And Food Festival Returns With Local Chefs

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — The 5th Annual Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival returns on October 4. Festivities were scheduled to begin on Thursday, October 4, with a sold-out dinner reception at Pelican Hill Resort, followed by Friday’s VIP events:

Fire It Up barbecue at Balboa Bay Resort and Celebrity Chef Sunset Cruise in Newport Harbor.

The Grand Tasting events return to the Newport Beach Civic Center on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, featuring small bites from over 40 of Orange County’s most highly acclaimed restaurants, 250+ varieties of world-class wine, celebrity chef cooking demos from Michael Mina, Richard Blais, Food Network and Top Chef stars, and plenty more.

Local chefs from area restaurants, the list provided by Visit Newport Beach, include:

• Andy Arndt – Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa
• Jared Cook – Olea
• Jean-Pierre Dubray – The Resort at Pelican Hill
• Yvon Goetz – The Winery Restaurant
• Rachel Haggstrom – Balboa Bay Resort
• Brian Huskey – Tackle Box
• Marc Johnson – Pelican Grill
• David Man – Fashion Island Hotel
• Florent & Amelia Marneaut – Marche Moderne
• Nobu Matsuhisa – Nobu
• Troy Mendoza – Andrea Ristorante
• Matthew Mintzias – Pizzeria Mozza
• George Neyra – Fig & Olive
• Leslie Nguyen – Bosscat Kitchen
• Alejandra Padilla – Five Crowns
• Chris Polley – True Food Kitchen
• Shin Toyoda – Sushi Roku
• Brittany Valles – Oak Grill & Aqua Lounge

For the weekend’s full itinerary of events, visit www.newportwineandfood.com.

Photo courtesy Newport Wine and Food Festival