Cancun-Riviera Maya Wine & Food Festival
With celebrity chefs, wine seminars and grand tastings, the first ever Cancun-Riviera Maya Wine & Food Festival should be an event to savor. This inaugural event will take place March 15 through 18, 2012, throughout this region of Mexico.
In fact, there’ll be at least 30 events during the four days, including “The Future of Cooking” with Ferran Adrià, “Star Chefs Tribute To Mexico Gala Dinner”, “Celebrity and Winemakers Lunch Cruise”, “Tapas & Paellas Competition”, wine and spirits tasting seminars, celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, “After Dark Cancun” parties, a “Gourmet Tasting Village” and a “Closing Latin Grill and Fiesta”.
Chefs from eight countries are expected: Ferran Adrià, Spain; Ingrid Hoffman, USA; Jacques Pepin, USA; Aaron Sanchez, USA; Marcella Valladolid, USA; Cristián Correa, Chile; Jerome Ferrer, Canada; Paulina Abascal, Mexico; Christian Bravo, Mexico; Sergio Camacho, Mexico; Aquiles Chavez, Mexico; Arturo Fernandez, Mexico; Miguel Garcia, Mexico; Paola Garduño, Mexico; Guillermo González, Mexico; Federico López, Mexico; Paco Mendez, Mexico; Benito Molina, Mexico; Ricardo Muñoz, Mexico; Edgar Nuñez, Mexico; Enrique Olvera, Mexico; Bruno Oteiza, Mexico; Patricia Quintana, Mexico; Carmen Ramirez, Mexico; Alejandro Ruiz, Mexico; Roberto Solis, Mexico; and Jonathan Torres, Mexico. Additional star chefs from Argentina, Brazil and Peru will be announced soon.
Tickets for the Cancun-Riviera Maya Wine & Festival will go on sale in October. For more information on visiting the area, go online.
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