Manhattan Beach Food & Wine, a festival featuring an all-star lineup of 40 world class chefs, will return for a second year in September.

Presented by event founder Shelby Russell and culinary curator and host Neal Fraser, Southern California’s most notable world-class culinary festival will be held at Manhattan Village on September 12 and 13.

(Founders and chefs celebrated the launch of the inaugural festival in 2024. From left: Lawrence Moore, then-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.)

The two-night strolling culinary extravaganza features an all-star lineup of 20 chefs and restaurants each night, as well as illustrious wineries, premier spirits, handcrafted cocktails, craft breweries, live entertainment, and more.

The Friday event will feature an opening night celebration, and the Saturday event will feature a Grand Tasting. Both night's events will be held at Manhattan Village in a 40,000-square-foot outdoor space located at the end of the Veterans Parkway greenbelt path.

Manhattan Beach Food & Wine’s event beneficiary is Culinary Careers 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 each year, including 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.

Partners for this year's event include Delta Air Lines as the official airline, westdrift Manhattan Beach as the official hotel, and Manhattan Village as the official shopping and dining center, San Pellegrino as the official water, Chef Works as the official hospitality apparel, Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove as the official kitchen appliance, and Southern California Restaurant Design Group as the official commercial kitchen designer.

A DELTA VIP Early Entry Pass will be 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.