Festival Kick-off Party

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2025

Session A: 9am-10am | ROBERT IRVINE

Session B: 10:30am-11:30am | Michelle Bernstein

The Belgrove
7pm
The Belgrove
Robert Irvine | Session A & Michelle Bernstein | Session B

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WHAT TO EXPECT
Start the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival in style at our exclusive Festival Kick-off Party, set against the stunning poolside backdrop of The Belgrove Hotel. This unforgettable evening will feature culinary creations from some of the nation’s most celebrated chefs: Leah Cohen, Ben Ford, Neal Fraser, Mike Lata, Crista Luedtke, Ayesha Nurdjaja, Michael Schwartz and host chef Ron Pietruszka. Guests will enjoy an evening of gourmet bites, refreshing cocktails, and vibrant live music, all under the stars in a chic, tropical atmosphere. Whether you’re mingling with fellow food lovers or chatting with the chefs themselves, this is the perfect way to toast to a weekend of flavor, fun, and culinary excellence.
INCLUDES
Walk-around tasting
DETAILS

Food stations
Featured Wines + Cocktails
Smart Casual Attire
Outdoor
Valet Parking Only
21 Years of Age or Older

We’ve flipped SUSTAIN on its head! Now one of our prime daytime lunches, we’ve asked chefs to push the envelope regarding their definition of sustainability.

WHAT TO EXPECT
We’ve flipped Sustain on its head! Now one of our prime daytime lunches, we’ve asked chefs to push the envelope regarding their definition of sustainability. Host Kevin Sawyer and guest chefs Paula DaSilva and Alex Seidel will collaborate on locally sourced, seasonal and sustainable seafood, paired with Bouchaine Vineyards hand-selected by winemaker Chris Kajani, which employs several sustainable farming methods and was the first fish-friendly certified vineyard in Napa Valley.
INCLUDES
4-course lunch with wine pairings
DETAILS
Smart casual attire, indoors, valet parking available, & 21+.

FEATURED RESTAURANTS

Abe & Louie’s
Echo
La Goulue Palm Beach
Prezzo Palm Beach Gardens
Aioli
Ela Curry & Cocktails
Le Bar á Vin
Pumphouse Coffee Roasters
Amrit Ocean Resort
Even Keel Fish Shack
Leila
Ravish
Angle
Felice
Lewis Prime Grill
Seahawk Prime by David Burke
AQUASAN
Florie’s
Lewis Steakhouse
Smoke & Maple
Benny’s on the Beach
Floza Craft Pizza
Malka
Spotos Fish and Oyster
Big Easy Cafe by Ernie Els
Gallaghers Steakhouse
Mango Mercado
Stage Kitchen & Bar
Bourbon Steak Delray
Galley
Meat Market
Succo D’Oro at Golden Juicery
Breeze Ocean Kitchen
Ganache Bakery
Nevs Barbecue
The Ben Hotel
Café Centro
Grato
Oceana Coffee
The Butcher’s Club
Café Chardonnay
Harry’s Bar & Restaurant
Palm Beach County Convention Center
The Jupiter Grill
Coolinary & The Parched Pig
HMF at The Breakers
Pig Beach Palm Beach
TULA
Dacha Gin & Pierogi
Johan’s Joe
Pink Steak
Waxin’s
Driftwood
Kasumi
Pistache French Bistro

Eau Palm Beach
Kyma West Palm Beach
Pomona
Abe & Louie’s
Kyma West Palm Beach
Aioli
La Goulue Palm Beach
Amrit Ocean Resort
Le Bar á Vin
Angle
Leila
AQUASAN
Lewis Prime Grill
Benny’s on the Beach
Lewis Steakhouse
Big Easy Cafe by Ernie Els
Malka
Bourbon Steak Delray
Mango Mercado
Bourbon Steak Delray
Meat Market
Café Centro
Nevs Barbecue
Café Chardonnay
Oceana Coffee
Coolinary & The Parched Pig
Palm Beach County Convention Center
Dacha Gin & Pierogi
Pig Beach Palm Beach
Driftwood
Pink Steak
Eau Palm Beach
Pistache French Bistro
Echo
Pomona
Ela Curry & Cocktails
Prezzo Palm Beach Gardens
Even Keel Fish Shack
Pumphouse Coffee Roasters
Felice
Ravish
Florie’s
Seahawk Prime by David Burke
Floza Craft Pizza
Smoke & Maple
Gallaghers Steakhouse
Spotos Fish and Oyster
Galley
Stage Kitchen & Bar
Ganache Bakery
The Ben Hotel
Grato
The Butcher’s Club
Harry’s Bar & Restaurant
The Jupiter Grill
HMF at The Breakers
Waxin’s
Johan’s Joe
Kasumi

FEATURED WINERIES

Alexander Valley Vineyards
Allegrini
Almaviva
Altesino
Aperture
Argiano
Barone Ricasoli
Biserno
Bodega PradoRey
Bodegas Salentein
Booker
Boscarelli
Bricoleur Vineyards
Bouchaine
Ca’ del Bosco
Calera
Cantina Terlano
Caparzo
Casa Ferreirinha
Casanova di Neri
Castellare di Castellina
Castello Banfi
Castello di Monsanto
Castello di Volpaia
Caymus
Cesari
Chalk Hill
Champagne Alfred Gratien
Champagne Bollinger
Champagne Gosset
Champagne Lanson
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte
Champagne Pol Roger
Champagne Valentin Leflaive
Château d’Esclans
Château de Beaucastel
Château Giscours
Château Mont-Redon
Château Pichon Baron
Château Suduiraut
Chimney Rock
Clos Apalta
Croft
Cusumano
Damilano
DeLille
Diatom
Domaine Laroche
Duckhorn
E. Guigal
Familia Torres
Famille Perrin
Far Niente
Fattoria dei Barbi
Ferrari-Carano
Feudi di San Gregorio
Feudo Montoni
Freemark Abbey
Fuligni
Giovanni Rosso
Golan Heights Winery
Gorman
Hamel
Heitz
Il Poggione
Ink Grade
Klipsun
Kosta Browne
Lamole di Lamole
Laurenz V.
Lewis
Le Macioche
Lingua Franca
Louis Latour
Loveblock
Marchesi di Barolo
Marchesi Frescobaldi
Mark Ryan
Marqués de Cáceres
Matthews
Memento Mori
Merus
Michele Chiarlo
Mollydooker
Nino Franco Spumanti
Nino Negri
Outpost
Pico Maccario
Pio Cesare
PlumpJack
Poderi Aldo Conterno
Poggio al Tesoro
Quinta do Noval
Quinta do Vallado
Robert Mondavi Winery
Rocca delle Macìe
Ruffino
Rutherford Hill
San Felice
San Filippo
Sanford
Schramsberg
Siduri
Silverado
Sinegal Estate
St. Francis
Taub Family Vineyards
Taylor Fladgate
Tenuta di Arceno
Tenuta Sette Ponti
Tenute Silvio Nardi
Tenute del Cabreo
Terrazas de los Andes
The Calling
The Vice Napa Valley
Vallepicciola
Vida Valiente
VIK
Villa Bucci
Villa Sandi
Whitehaven
WillaKenzie Estate
Williams Selyem
Zenato
Alexander Valley Vineyards
Château d’Esclans
Klipsun
Ruffino
Allegrini
Château de Beaucastel
Laurenz V.
Rutherford Hill
Almaviva
Château Giscours
Lewis
San Felice
Altesino
Château Mont-Redon
Le Macioche
San Filippo
Aperture
Château Pichon Baron
Lingua Franca
Sanford
Argiano
Château Suduiraut
Louis Latour
Schramsberg
Barone Ricasoli
Chimney Rock
Loveblock
Siduri
Biserno
Clos Apalta
Marchesi di Barolo
Silverado
Bodega PradoRey
Croft
Marchesi Frescobaldi
Sinegal Estate
Bodegas Salentein
Cusumano
Mark Ryan
St. Francis
Booker
Damilano
Marqués de Cáceres
Taub Family Vineyards
Boscarelli
DeLille
Matthews
Taylor Fladgate
Bouchaine
Diatom
Memento Mori
Tenuta di Arceno
Cantina Terlano
E. Guigal
Merus
Tenuta Sette Ponti
Caparzo
Familia Torres
Michele Chiarlo
Tenute Silvio Nardi
Casa Ferreirinha
Famille Perrin
Mollydooker
Tenute del Cabreo
Casanova di Neri
Far Niente
Nino Franco Spumanti
Terrazas de los Andes
Castellare di Castellina
Fattoria dei Barbi
Nino Negri
The Calling
Castello Banfi
Ferrari-Carano
Outpost
The Vice Napa Valley
Castello di Monsanto
Feudi di San Gregorio
Pico Maccario
Vallepicciola
Castello di Volpaia
Freemark Abbey
Pio Cesare
Vida Valiente
Caymus
Fuligni
PlumpJack
VIK
Chalk Hill
Golan Heights Winery
Poderi Aldo Conterno
Villa Bucci
Champagne Alfred Gratien
Gorman
Poggio al Tesoro
Whitehaven
Champagne Gosset
Hamel
Quinta do Noval
WillaKenzie Estate
Champagne Lanson
Heitz
Quinta do Vallado
Williams Selyem
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte
Il Poggione
Robert Mondavi Winery
Zenato
Champagne Pol Roger
Ink Grade
Rocca delle Macie

Champagne Valentin Leflaive
Invivo
Alexander Valley Vineyards
Allegrini
Almaviva
Altesino
Aperture
Argiano
Barone Ricasoli
Biserno
Bodega PradoRey
Bodegas Salentein
Booker
Boscarelli
Bouchaine
Ca’ del Bosco
Calera
Cantina Terlano
Caparzo
Casa Ferreirinha
Casanova di Neri
Castellare di Castellina
Castello Banfi
Castello di Monsanto
Castello di Volpaia
Caymus
Cesari
Chalk Hill
Champagne Alfred Gratien
Champagne Bollinger
Champagne Gosset
Champagne Lanson
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte
Champagne Pol Roger
Champagne Valentin Leflaive
Château d’Esclans
Château de Beaucastel
Château Giscours
Château Mont-Redon
Château Pichon Baron
Château Suduiraut
Chimney Rock
Clos Apalta
Croft
Cusumano
Damilano
DeLille
Diatom
Domaine Laroche
Duckhorn
E. Guigal
Familia Torres
Famille Perrin
Far Niente
Fattoria dei Barbi
Ferrari-Carano
Feudi di San Gregorio
Feudo Montoni
Freemark Abbey
Fuligni
Giovanni Rosso
Golan Heights Winery
Gorman
Hamel
Heitz
Il Poggione
Ink Grade
Klipsun
Kosta Browne
Lamole di Lamole
Laurenz V.
Lewis
Le Macioche
Lingua Franca
Louis Latour
Loveblock
Marchesi di Barolo
Marchesi Frescobaldi
Mark Ryan
Marqués de Cáceres
Matthews
Memento Mori
Merus
Michele Chiarlo
Mollydooker
Nino Franco Spumanti
Nino Negri
Outpost
Pico Maccario
Pio Cesare
PlumpJack
Poderi Aldo Conterno
Poggio al Tesoro
Quinta do Noval
Quinta do Vallado
Robert Mondavi Winery
Rocca delle Macìe
Ruffino
Rutherford Hill
San Felice
San Filippo
Sanford
Schramsberg
Siduri
Silverado
Sinegal Estate
St. Francis
Taub Family Vineyards
Taylor Fladgate
Tenuta di Arceno
Tenuta Sette Ponti
Tenute Silvio Nardi
Tenute del Cabreo
Terrazas de los Andes
The Calling
The Vice Napa Valley
Vallepicciola
Vida Valiente
VIK
Villa Bucci
Whitehaven
WillaKenzie Estate
Williams Selyem
Zenato
Alexander Valley Vineyards
Invivo
Allegrini
Klipsun
Almaviva
Laurenz V.
Altesino
Lewis
Aperture
Le Macioche
Argiano
Lingua Franca
Barone Ricasoli
Louis Latour
Biserno
Loveblock
Bodega PradoRey
Marchesi di Barolo
Bodegas Salentein
Marchesi Frescobaldi
Booker
Mark Ryan
Boscarelli
Marqués de Cáceres
Bouchaine
Matthews
Cantina Terlano
Memento Mori
Caparzo
Merus
Casa Ferreirinha
Michele Chiarlo
Casanova di Neri
Mollydooker
Castellare di Castellina
Nino Franco Spumanti
Castello Banfi
Nino Negri
Castello di Monsanto
Outpost
Castello di Volpaia
Pico Maccario
Caymus
Pio Cesare
Chalk Hill
PlumpJack
Champagne Alfred Gratien
Poderi Aldo Conterno
Champagne Gosset
Poggio al Tesoro
Champagne Lanson
Quinta do Noval
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte
Quinta do Vallado
Champagne Pol Roger
Robert Mondavi Winery
Champagne Valentin Leflaive
Rocca delle Macie
Château d’Esclans
Ruffino
Château de Beaucastel
Rutherford Hill
Château Giscours
San Felice
Château Mont-Redon
San Filippo
Château Pichon Baron
Sanford
Château Suduiraut
Schramsberg
Chimney Rock
Siduri
Clos Apalta
Silverado
Croft
Sinegal Estate
Cusumano
St. Francis
Damilano
Taub Family Vineyards
DeLille
Taylor Fladgate
Diatom
Tenuta di Arceno
E. Guigal
Tenuta Sette Ponti
Familia Torres
Tenute Silvio Nardi
Famille Perrin
Tenute del Cabreo
Far Niente
Terrazas de los Andes
Fattoria dei Barbi
The Calling
Ferrari-Carano
The Vice Napa Valley
Feudi di San Gregorio
Vallepicciola
Freemark Abbey
Vida Valiente
Fuligni
VIK
Golan Heights Winery
Villa Bucci
Gorman
Whitehaven
Hamel
WillaKenzie Estate
Heitz
Williams Selyem
Il Poggione
Zenato
Ink Grade

Invivo

FEATURED PARTICIPANTS

9 Cask
Flavour Gallery
Palm Beach Illustrated
Tourist Office of Spain
Cadillac
Garrison Brothers Distillery
Publix
VerTerra Dinnerware
Creekstone Farms
LaCroix
Saratoga Water
Violife
Els for Autism Foundation
Mike's Amazing
The Ice Cream Club
Wine Spectator
Events on the Loose
National Geographic Expeditions
The Palm Beaches

Cadillac
Palm Beach Illustrated
Creekstone Farms
Publix
Els for Autism Foundation
Saratoga Water
Events on the Loose
The Ice Cream Club
Flavour Gallery
The Palm Beaches
Garrison Brothers Distillery
Tourist Office of Spain
LaCroix
VerTerra Dinnerware
Mike's Amazing
Violife
National Geographic Expeditions
Wine Spectator

FEATURED TALENT

Leah Cohen
Ben Ford
Neal Fraser
Mike Lata
Crista Luedtke
Ayesha Nurdjaja
Ron Pietruszka
Michael Schwartz

FEATURED TALENT

Leah Cohen
Ben Ford
Neal Fraser
Mike Lata
Crista Luedtke
Ayesha Nurdjaja
Ron Pietruszka
Michael Schwartz

EVENT SPONSORS

Official Insurance Partner
Featured Winery
Featured Winery
Featured Spirits
Grand Sponsor
Official Champagne
Official Financial Services
Official Automotive
Official Beef & Pork Sponsor
Official Water
Featured Spirit
Official Bread Sponsor

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