Top Chefs To Come Together For Beach Wine & Seafood Festival

CLEARWATER, FL -- Local chefs and wine and beer connoisseurs will come together to showcase their best food, seafood, wine and beers at Clearwater Beach.

That's the recipe behind the inaugural Feast on the Beach Wine & Seafood Festival Nov. 30 through Dec. 2.

To add to the excitement, one of Major League Baseball's best managers will host this tasty event -- Chicago Cubs manager and former Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon.

The feast kicks off at the Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach on Friday, Nov. 30 with the Cheers for Charity Social honoring the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation. Guests will enjoy signature cocktails, wine, craft beer, some of the best in local food, live entertainment, silent and live auction and more.

On Saturday, Dec. 1, the feast moves to the iconic Pier 60 with a wine and seafood festival featuring more than 300 different wine samples and fresh local cuisine from some of the top restaurants on Clearwater Beach. Visitors will also have a chance to purchase some of their favorite wine at the Feast on the Beach retail tent where the pricing is 15 percent less than what at retail stores.

On Sunday, Dec. 2, visitors can watch local restaurants compete in the first People's Choice Grouper Smackdown for a prize of $1,000. Guests will enjoy more than 30 different craft beers while they cast their votes for their favorite grouper dish.

For more information and tickets, click here.

Image via Visit St. Pete/Clearwater

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