The Fourth Annual Greenwich Wine + Food Festival presented by Serendipity Magazine was a three-day event that took place September 25 – 27th at the Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Connecticut. At the event, people had the opportunity to attend culinary demonstrations and sample food, wine and beer from over 100 restaurants and vendors from Connecticut and Westchester, NY.
Learning from the previous year’s event, we knew we had to pace ourselves. Instead of trying everything I laid my eyes on, I was selective with what to sample.
Here are our favorite eats and drinks from The Culinary Village, the center of the entire festival:
American Harvest @ Greenwich Food + Wine 2014
Our favorite dish at the event was from The Spread. Here’s Chef Carlos cooking octopus for Braised Octopus with Chorizo.
Pork Belly from Mezon in Danbury, CT
Homemade mini apple cider donuts with apple filling from DeCicco & Sons
Barcelona’s Chickpea Pancake topped with Jamon Mangalica. In the background are shots of Gazpacho
Chef Michael Lucente carves Jamon Mangalica
The Granola Bar
House-cured tequila salmon with mango, pico de gallo, cilantro crema, and micro greens on a Tostone from Char, Greenwich
Ceviche from 121 Restaurant
“24 Carats” cocktail made with bourbon, sherry, lemon juice, carrot-ginger syrup, and apple-Chinese bitters.
@ Greenwich Wine + Food 2014
@ Greenwich Wine + Food 2014
After exploring the Culinary Village, we stopped by the center stage to watch a mixology competition between the bartenders of Walrus + Carpenter, Match, Napa & Co., Valencia Luncheria, Mama’s Boy, and Paloma. Adam Patrick of Match won the competition with his creation called “Farewell, My Lovely.”
We also watched the BBQ and Burger Battle, where Plan B Burger Bar walked away with a win for the second year in a row.
Burgers grilling by the river
Bobby Q’s sliders
Dan Rooney’s Guinness Burger
Schweid and Sons Certified Angus Burger
Beer from Half Full Brewery
Yonkers Brewing Company
After grabbing a few burgers from the BBQ Pit Masters’ Tasting Tent and a beer at the beer garden, we stumbled upon a stage for a demonstration by Saugatuck Craft Butchery. Turning around, I saw Butcher Ryan Fibiger carrying a half pig. We’ll share a separate post on what we learned.
Demo by Saugatuck Craft Butchery
This year’s festival was great – perfect weather, great food, great drinks, and great company. We look forward to next year’s event.
