January 24th kicks off the 2013 Key West Food & Wine Festival where top chefs and restaurateurs showcase their culinary creativity in a tasty schedule of events for foodies. This is the 4th year that Key West has hosted this event which has been wildly successful. We have great, fresh seafood to prepare, and with over 300 restaurants on the island, Key West is truly an epicure’s delight.
Starting today and all throughout the event, the event hospitality suite will be open from 10AM to 5PM. The hospitality Suite is located on South Street, across from the Dewey House. Just look for the event banners! Here, you can stop by for information on all the the scheduled events, make restaurant reservations, and pick up tickets for the different events too. Here are a list of those events, but be sure to check in at the hospitality suite for more details…
January 23, 2013
- 92 Points in the Shade
11am-12:30pm
Grand Vin & Noble Wine Estates
$30.00 - El Camino del Vino
6:30pm-8:30pm
Tropic Cinema
$10.00 - La Follette Wine Dinner with Simone Sequeira
7pm-9pm
Wine Creek Cellars & Strip House at the Reach Resort
$100.00
January 24, 2013
- Wine Tasting Seminar with Candela Prol
2pm-4:30pm
The Studios of Key West
$55.00
- Kick off your Flip-Flops Copa Cabana Beach Party
5pm-7pm
Southernmost Beach Resort
$40.00 - Southernmost Beach Cafe 3-Course Wine Dinner
6pm-9pm
$49.00
Southernmost Beach Cafe - Wine Around the Neighborhood Strolls
7pm-9pm
Mallory Square, Key West Bight, Petronia Street, The Quieter Side of Duval Street
$75.00
January 25, 2013
- Key West Conch Cuisine Seminar
10am-Noon
The Restaurant Store
$50.00 - A World of Honey and Wine Seminar
10am-Noon
West Martello Tower
$50.00 - Bubbles and Bites Seminar
1pm-3pm
The Restaurant Store
$50.00 - Tequila and Taco Fest Seminar
1pm-3pm
Agave 308 Tequila Bar
$50.00 - Key West Kitchen Tour
2pm-4pm
Key West’s Most Beautiful Kitchens
$75.00 - The Toast of the Tour
4pm-4:30pm
Harry S Truman Little White House
$25.00 - Bottles and Busts Grand Tasting
5pm-7pm
Mallory Square Sculpture Garden
$130.00 - Southernmost Beach Cafe 3-Course Wine Dinner
6pm-9pm
Southernmost Beach Cafe
$49.00 - North of Havana Cigar Social Club
7pm-10pm
The Smokin’ Tuna Saloon
$0.00 - Island Hops at the Old Town Manor
7pm-9pm
Old Town Manor
$50.00 - Let them Eat Cake French Masquerade
9pm-11pm
Lush Bar at the Green Pineapple
$55.00
January 26, 2013
- Bubbles and Madness IV
10am | Noon | 2pm
AZUR
$55.00 - Beer, It’s What’s for Breakfast Seminar
10am-Noon
The Restaurant Store
$50.00 - Organic Wine Seminar
10am-Noon
Old Town Manor
$50.00 - A Matter of Taste Seminar
1pm-3pm
The Restaurant Store
$50.00 - The Blind Leading het Blind Seminar
1pm-3pm
Strip House
$50.00 - Key West Shrimp Boil
Noon-2pm
Hogfish Bar and Grill
$35.00 - Coconut Bowling to Benefit MCC Cooking with Love
10am-Noon
Blue Heaven
$0.00 – $35.00 - Duval Uncorked
3:30pm-7:30pm
Duval Street
$85.00 - Southernmost Beach Cafe 3-Course Wine Dinner
6pm-9pm
Southernmost Beach Cafe
$49.00
January 27, 2013
- Pizza and Prosecco Sunday Jazz Brunch
10am-1pm
Roostica
$30.00 - The Outdoor Wine Market
11am-3pm
The Restaurant Store parking lot
$0.00 - Seafood Shakedown
11am-2pm
The Restaurant Store parking lot
$20.00 - 19th Annual Master Chef’s Classic
4pm-7pm
Westin
$ Price Varies - Southernmost Beach Cafe 3-Course Wine Dinner
6pm-9pm
Southernmost Beach Cafe
$49.00
To see what is happening on the island during your visit, check out our Key West Events Calendar to see other upcoming special events. For more information about the fun side of Key West… things to do and see in our island city, go to our Key West Web Site.
And before deciding where you are going to eat while visiting Key West, be sure to read my restaurant reviews; check out our restaurant review section of this blog as well as our restaurant reviews. Learn from my mistakes, lol.
Feel free to Email Me if you have any questions about Key West!!
Island Genn – Your Key West Concierge
