First-Ever Manhattan Beach Food & Wine Festival Announces Lineup
Aug 02, 2024 07:54PM ● By Mb News Staff
Founders and chefs celebrated the launch of the festival this week. From left: Lawrence Moore, Manhattan Beach Mayor Joe Franklin, Careers through Culinary Arts Program Los Angeles program director Lisa Fontanesi, festival founder Shelby Russell, Chef David LeFevre, Chef and festival founder Neal Fraser and Chef Sherry Yard of Bakery by the Yard.
Event Host Chef Neal Fraser: Redbird, Vibiana – Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Chef Vartan Abgaryan: Momed – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Jose Acevedo: Mercado – Manhattan Beach, CA
Chef Nyesha Arrington: Native By Nyesha – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Wes Avila: Ka’teen – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Joey Campanaro: Little Owl – New York City, NY
Chef Brendan Collins: Boa Steakhouse – Manhattan Beach, CA
Chef Sandra Cordero: Xuntos – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Chris Cosentino: Nick's Cove – Sonoma, CA
Chef Dominique Crenn: Atelier Crenn – San Francisco, CA
Chef Dom Crisp: Lonely Oyster – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Shaun Dry: BrewCo Social – Manhattan Beach, CA
Chef Fred Eric: Fred62 – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Elizabeth Falkner – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Chris Feldmeier: Love & Salt – Manhattan Beach, CA
Chef Susan Feniger: Border Grill, Socalo – Santa Monica, CA
Chef Steven Fretz: Coast Range – Solvang, CA
Chef Rostislava Garafano: Malibu Meringue – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Jeffray Gardner: Marsatta Chocolate – Old Town Torrance, CA
Chef Suzanne Goin: A.O.C. – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Ray Hayashi: Ryla – Hermosa Beach, CA
Chef Michael Hung: Palm Springs Surf Club – Palm Springs, CA
Chef Ruffo Ibarra: Oryx Restaurante – Tijuana, Mexico
Chef Jackson Kalb: Jemma, Ospi, Jame – Los Angeles
Chef David LeFevre: Fishing with Dynamite, MB Post, The Arthur J, AttaGirl – Manhattan Beach, CA
Chef Lord Maynard Llera: Kuya Lord – Los Angeles
Chef Antonia Lofaso: Black Market Liquor Bar, Scopa Italian Roots, DAMA – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Bernhard Mairinger: Lustig – Culver City
Chef Chris Park: The Strand House - Manhattan Beach, CA
Chef Steve Samson: Rossoblu, Superfine – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Aarón Sánchez: Johnny Sánchez, Showbird, Adobo Cantina - New Orleans
Chef David Schlosser: Shibumi – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Warren Schwartz: Magpies Softserve – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Alex Seidel: Mercantile Dining & Provisions, Fruition – Denver, CO
Chef Jimmy Shaw: Loteria Grill – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Hiroshi Shima: Sushi Roku – Manhattan Beach, CA
Chef Matthew Stowe: JOEY Restaurants – Vancouver, BC Canada
Chef Jet Tila – Los Angeles, CA
Chef Johnny Tran: Intercrew – Koreatown Los Angeles, CA
Chef Dustin Trani: J. Trani’s, Trani’s Dockside Station – San Pedro, CA
Chef Sherry Yard: Bakery by the Yard – Manhattan Beach, CAThe festival will be held at Manhattan Village in a 40,000-square-foot outdoor space located at the end of the Veterans Parkway Greenbelt. Guests may walk or bike to the event along the Greenbelt, or take advantage of complimentary parking at Manhattan Village.
Event founders are Shelby Russell and Neal Fraser. Founding partners include Delta Airlines, westdrift Manhattan Beach, La Brea Bakery, and Manhattan Village.
The event's beneficiary will be Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP). Co-chaired by chef Marcus Samuelsson, C-CAP is a workforce development nonprofit that provides underserved teens pathways to pursue careers in the restaurant and hospitality industry. C-CAP provides culinary, job and life skills in 186 schools across the United States across the entire state of Arizona, as well as in Baltimore, Camden, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City & Long Island, Newark, Philadelphia, suburban Maryland, and Washington DC.
Each night of the festival, a VIP Power Hour will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
and regular admission will be from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now at www.ManhattanBeachFoodandWine.com. Early bird pricing, currently in effect, is $275 plus fees for regular admission and $425 plus fees for VIP admission (prices apply to either night).
