Westchester Magazine's Wine & Food Weekend

Westchester Magazine is hosting their first annual Wine & Food Weekend on June 18 & 19 at the Ritz Carlton, Westchester.

Enjoy a variety of extraordinary foods from 25 of Westchester's best restaurants, each paired with a unique world-class wine at the Grand Tasting. Wine lovers have the opportunity to learn from world renowned wine experts at three highly informative seminars. The seminars will provide attendees with a better understand of the varieties and styles of wine, how to taste and talk about wine and how to choose and pair wines with food. There will be live cooking demonstrations by expert chefs from Blue Hill at Stone Barns, X2O Xaviers on the Hudson, Iron Horse Grill. At night, relax, enjoy and socialize at the Winemakers Dinner, which will include six-courses from top Westchester chefs, with wine pairings by Kevin Zraly.

Schedule of Events:

• 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Grand Tastings Sessions. Taste your way through 25 restaurants, and glorious wines from around the world. $85, limited availability.
• 12 p.m - 1 p.m.: Seminar Session I: One-Hour Wine Expert with Kevin Zraly. $25, limited availability.
• 12:30 p.m.: Thermador Live Cooking Demonstration. Alex Grunert, Pastry Chef, Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Included in Saturday Grand Tastings ticket price.
• 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.: Seminar Session II. Shape Matters When it Comes to Wine Enjoyment. Wine Glass Company tickets, $75, includes a boxed set of four Reidel glasses.
• 1:30 p.m.: Thermador Live Cooking Demonstration: Peter X. Kelly, Chef/Owner X20 Xaviars on the Hudson. Included in Saturday Grand Tastings ticket price.
• 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.: Seminar Session III. The Magic of Wines from Southern France, Mark Fine, U.S. Director, Gerard Bertrand. Tickets $25.
• 2:30 p.m.: Thermador Live Cooking Demonstration: Phil McGrath, Chef/Owner, Iron Horse Grill. Included in Saturday Grand Tastings ticket price.