New York City, USA – From October 10-13, over 50,000 guests obsessed with the food and wine industry gathered for the The Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (NYCWFF). The NYCWFF is considered the largest wine and food festival in New York City, with over 100 events revolving around the world’s favorite foods and beverages, world-renowned chefs and cooking demonstrations, lavish parties, cooking classes, and wine and cocktails sipping. Since its foundation in 2008 by Lee Brian Schrager, the NYCFWW has raised 12.5 million dollars to date to benefit the Food Bank for New York City and No Kid Hungry.
This year, there were a total of 80 locations throughout Manhattan, all showcasing different events. The culinary campus located at Hudson River Park’s Pier 97 held the Saturday and Sunday Grand Tasting hosted by ShopRite and featured many of the culinary demonstrations along with food and wine tastings. The events held during the Saturday Grand Tasting consisted of over 20 demonstrations, which were held by some of the Food Network and Cooking Channel’s most famous celebrities such as Andrew Zimmern, Valerie Bertinelli, Rick Bayless, Scott Conant, Duff Goldman, Robert Irvine, Katie Lee, Masaharu Morimoto, Rachael Ray, and Geoffrey Zakarian. On Sunday, The Guild Team also attended America’s Greatest Sandwich Showdown hosted by the Travel Channel’s Man Finds Food host, Adam Richman, and the founder of Goldbelly, Joe Ariel.