The annual New York City Wine and Food Festival, a charity fundraiser, otherwise known as NYCWFF, takes place in October. The scheduled dates for the 2015 event are October 15, 16, 17 and 18.

This four-day event takes place at different venues and offers a wide variety of food, wine and spirits events. Personalities from the food and wine industries will be participating. Below is a list of the participating wine and spirits personalities.

• Rob Bigelow, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
• Dana Cowin, Food & Wine
• Anthony Giglio, Food & Wine
• Anthony Hamilton Russell, Hamilton Russell Vineyards
• Ray Isle, Food & Wine
• Allen Katz, New York Distilling Company
• Mark Oldman, author
• Sophia Present, End of the Century Bar
• Josh Wesson, Best Bottles

Events during the four days include: dinners, walk-around tastings, late-night parties, hands-on classes, seminars, brunches and roof-top events at Pier 92. For details be sure to visit the New York City Food & Wine Festival website.

Tickets are available for individual events. Special packages and passes are also available.

As I recall in the past some of the tickets for the New York City Wine & Food Festival sell out quickly; be sure to get your tickets soon! Tickets are available online. Just select the event you want to attend and click “BUY.”

Charities Supported by NYCWFF

Charities benefiting by the NYCWFF are the Food Bank for New York City and No Kid Hungry.

The No Kid Hungry is a campaign by the Share Our Strength, an anti-hunger  organization. The No Kid Hungry website notes that one in five children go hungry.

The roots for the Food Bank for New York City go back to 1983  when it was established to help the growing need of  people in need of emergency food assistance. Over the years NYCWFF has continued to grow. In 2008 it was the first business to be awarded a second Hero Award  from Robin Hood. Be sure to visit the Food Bank website for more information.

Cheers!
Kathy