The sixth annual GREENWICH WINE+FOOD FESTIVAL, presented by Serendipity magazine benefitting Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Wholesome Wave and The Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation, has announced the 200+ food and beverage participants that will be taking part in the centerpiece of the entire festival, the Culinary Village, on Saturday, September 24 from 12:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich.
Participants in this year’s Grand Tasting will offer samples from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and include:
- Angelini Wine, Ltd.
- Bakery On Main
- BGOOD Greenwich
- Blue Tulip Chocolates
- Brotherhood, America’s Oldest Winery
- Brown Dog Fancy Mustards
- Cabot Creamery Cooperative
- Calcutta Kitchens
- Chelsea Piers
- Churncraft
- Cielo e Terr Winery – Murphy Distributors
- Citarella
- Colby Davis of Boston
- Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
- Connecticut Cookie Company
- Cutco Cutlery
- Dan Rooney’s Restaurant
- Darien Social
- DeCicco and Sons
- Delamar
- Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits
- Don Julio
- Don Sebastiani & Sons – Murphy Distributors
- Drunken Fruit LLC
- Dubrovnik Restaurant
- Entrée Nous
- Fishers Island Lemonade
- Fjord Fish Market
- Flinders Lane
- Fourth Creek Foods
- Frank Family Vineyards – Murphy Distributors
- Full Moonshine
- Gates Restaurant
- Geronimo Tequila Bar & Southwest Grill
- Ggachi Bakery
- Gifft Wines
- Greenwich Cheese Company
- Hilton Club New York
- KAS Spirits
- Latitude Beverage
- Le Pain Quotidien
- Little Mexican Café
- Little Pub
- Malai
- Maple Craft Foods
- Martin Miller’s Gin
- Meatball and Co.
- Mt. Kisco Smokehouse of Greenwich
- MW Coastal Goods
- New Canaan Olive Oil
- NoMa Social
- Nonno’s Trattoria
- O.N.E Coconut Water
- Pepsi
- Pinot’s Palette
- Polpettina
- Punzone Italian Vodka – Murphy Distributors
- Pure Leaf
- Rosemary and Vine
- Rudy’s Executive Transportation
- Ruth’s Chris Steak House
- Rutini Winery – Murphy Distributors
- Rye House
- Saltaire Oyster Bar
- Sap on Tap Maple Water
- Schweppes Seltzer
- Sea Bags
- Shearwater Organic Coffee Roasters
- Simply Delicious Catering
- Sonora Restaurant
- Spiked Seltzer
- Stella Artois
- Stubborn Soda
- Sweet Lisa’s Exquisite Cakes
- Teff Stamford
- Thaithentic
- The Ginger Man
- The Granola Bar of Greenwich
- The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
- The Olive Oil Factory
- The Pine Leaf
- The Restaurant at Rowayton Seafood
- The Rye Roadhouse
- The Two Oh Three
- Tomatillo Taco Joint
- Tourism Authority of Thailand
- Uber
- Val’s Putnam Wines and Liquors and Val’s Fine Wines and Liquors of Glenville
- Veal Made Easy funded by the Beef Checkoff
- Waterbands
- Wave Hill Breads
- Whole Foods
- Wholesome Wave
- Winam Wines
- Wine Wise
- Wooster Street Meats
- WUJI
- WÜSTHOF
- Zesty Z
Bud and Burgers Tent will feature the following restaurants sampling their artisan burgers for guests to taste and vote on their Foodies’ Choice Award from 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.:
- Anhueser-Busch
- b Restaurants
- Bareburger CT
- Brown Dog Fancy Mustards
- Cask Republic
- Dan Rooney’s Restaurant
- Flipside Burgers and Bar
- The Blind Rhino
- Westchester Burger Company
Grill Master Tent will feature the following restaurants sampling everything from grilled meat to pizzas from 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.:
- 10 Barrel Joe IPA & Golden Road Wolf Pup
- Amore Cucina & Bar
- Baked and Sauced
- Benjamin Steakhouse
- Brother Jimmy’s BBQ
- Elysian Spacedust IPA & Elysian NightOwl
- Festivities
- Gentry Bourbon
- Greatest Blaze & Co.
- Hoodoo Brown BBQ
- Mike’s Organic Delivery
- Pizza Luca
- Shock Top & Shock Top Pretzel
- Skinny Pines Mobile Wood Fired Catering
- The Pizza Truck Company
The Ultimate Sandwich Tent will be serving unique and innovative sandwich creations from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with participants including:
- Black Hog Brewing Co.
- Blue Point Toasted Lager & Blue Point Oktoberfest
- Corbo’s Corner Deli
- Garden Catering
- Goose Island IPA & Goose Island Sofie
- Judy’s Bar + Kitchen
- Pearl at Longshore Restaurant & Bar
- Tabouli Grill
- The Pine Leaf
The South of the Border Tent, presented by Don Julio, will offer samples of Mexican dishes and festive cocktails using Don Julio tequila from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and include:
- Bodega Taco Bar
- Don Julio
- Halstead Ave Taqueria
- Hapa Food Truck
- Sonora Restaurant
- Tomatillo Taco Joint
- Val’s Putnam Wines
Please note that all participants are subject to change. The Grand Tasting Tent, Bud and Burgers area, Ultimate Sandwich Tent and South of the Border Tent are open to all Saturday ticket holders, in addition to the Demonstration Tents, Celebrity Green Room, presented by Serendipity, viewing of the 5th annual Burger Battle, hosted by Adam Richman, the 3rd annual Top Bartender Showdown in the Empire City Casino tent, the 1st annual Ultimate Sandwich Take-Down, Diane’s Books (celebrity bookstore), presented by Barbara Zaccagnini and co-headliner musical performances by Ziggy Marley and Old Crow Medicine Show on the Main Festival Stage, presented by Pepsi.
Tickets for Saturday’s events are available starting at $150.00, with VIP tickets available for $375 (this includes access to the Festival VIP Tent, which is equipped with a private lounge and restrooms, full bar, secluded seating areas, private restrooms and parking, private concert viewing area and a special VIP Sustainable Dinner, hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli, Marc Murphy and Michel Nischan, featuring more than a dozen Ambassador Chefs serving an incredible feast sourcing all proteins, seafood and produce locally and sustainably to ensure the highest quality and minimal impact on the environment) and VIP tickets with the addition of an Intimate Dinner with Marcus Samuelsson and Red Rooster Harlem beginning at $450. For all ticketing options, visit the Festival’s website: http://serendipitysocial.com/greenwich-wine-food/tickets/.
The multi-day event will also include Friday’s Master Chef Dinner, hosted by Adam Richman, with food, wine and cocktails from this year’s class of Most Innovative Chefs and Ambassador Chefs from Connecticut and New York, and a live concert by The Bacon Brothers (tickets start at $325 per person).
Tickets can be purchased online, or by calling 203.588.1363.
The event’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/GreenwichwinefoodFestival, and website will also continue to post event news, restaurant participants and schedule updates over the coming days.
The event will be held rain or shine, and anyone under 21, including infants and those with strollers, will not be admitted. Animals are also not permitted.
