23rd edition of the refreshingly intimate
festival offers exclusive access to event personalities
and elevated luxury resort experiences amid the charming
Village of Kohler,
WI
KOHLER,
Wis., July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kohler is proud to announce the headlining
talent for this year's Kohler Food & Wine event
including Scott Conant, Andrew Zimmern, Maneet
Chauhan, Dominique Crenn, Ronnie
Woo, Michael Hunter, and
Jamika Pessoa. The Midwest's premier
epicurean weekend kicks-off on Thursday,
October 17, during the peak picturesque autumn season in
Kohler, Wisconsin, adorned with
vibrant fall colors and buzzing energy of the festival.
Food & Wine guests are invited to indulge in chef-led demos,
unexpected tastings, and evening soirées – with unique
opportunities to interact with top talent in up-close-and-personal
settings.
"Kohler's focus on exceeding
guest expectations is reflected throughout our tastefully curated
festival, immersive event aesthetic, and a carefully crafted lineup
of globally and locally renowned culinary talent," said Jenna
Check, Associate Director of Special Events at Kohler.
Packages feature varying levels of access such as The Art of
Good Taste Package with all-inclusive access to any event and a
variety of VIP amenities. The Dominque Crenn Package and SCRIBE
Package provide the only access to their intimate dinners.
Guests are encouraged to register in advance at Kohler Food
& Wine to receive an alert on July 16 when packages
go on sale, which historically sell out within hours. Remaining
individual festival session event tickets go on sale July 23.
About the culinary talent:
- Scott Conant – With
a career spanning more than 35 years, a portfolio of acclaimed
restaurants, cookbooks, television shows and an ever-expanding
brand, Conant has established himself as one of the world's leading
chefs. Conant is known to fans worldwide for his Food Network
appearances, including his long-running role as a judge on
Chopped for over a decade and frequent co-host on
Beat Bobby Flay.
- Andrew
Zimmern – His third appearance at Kohler Food
& Wine festival, Zimmern is a four-time James Beard
Award and Emmy-winning TV personality, chef, food
writer, activist and teacher. Zimmern first became known
to audiences as the co-creator, executive producer and host of
the Bizarre Foods franchise, and has devoted
his life to exploring and promoting cultural acceptance, tolerance
and understanding through food via television series such
as MSNBC's What's Eating America, Magnolia
Network's Emmy-nominated Family Dinner, Outdoor
Channel's Wild Game Kitchen, the
Emmy-winning The Zimmern List, and 2024's PBS
docuseries, Hope in the Water, created in collaboration
with renowned writer/producer David E.
Kelley. Later this year, he will
premiere Andrew Zimmern's
Field to Fire.
- Maneet Chauhan – Chauhan
is an acclaimed author, TV personality, James Beard Award winner, and permanent judge on
Food Network's Chopped. She is also the only two-time
champion on Food Network's Tournament of Champions. She owns
Chauhan Ale and Masala House in Nashville, Tennessee, and is actively involved
in philanthropy – particularly in areas such as children's
education, hunger relief, and women's empowerment. This marks her
second appearance in Kohler.
- Dominique Crenn - Crenn is the lone female chef in the
U.S. with three Michelin stars (one of just 13 worldwide) for her
San Francisco restaurant, Atelier
Crenn. She also owns Bar Crenn, a 1-star Michelin experience
featuring an immersive tasting menu alongside a swanky cocktail
lounge focused on classic and innovative creations. She showcased
her skills on TV, competing on The Next Iron Chef in 2009,
winning against Michael Symon on
Iron Chef America in 2010, and appearing as an Iron Chef on
Netflix's Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend in 2022.
- Ronnie Woo - His
second appearance at Kohler Food & Wine festival, Woo is the
executive chef of The Delicious Cook, a television personality, and
author of the bestselling cookbook, Did You Eat Yet?.
He is celebrated by fans and peers for his creative
global cuisine and infectious enthusiasm for all
things culinary.
- Michael
Hunter - Hunter by name and trade, Michael
aka "The Hunter Chef" is an outdoorsman, forager, hunter,
professional chef and cookbook author with close to three decades
of expertise in a professional kitchen. Hunter is Chef and co-owner
of Antler Kitchen and Bar in Toronto,
Canada, which has received countless accolades locally,
nationally, and more recently in the internationally acclaimed
Michelin Guide. Hunter has also cooked at culinary festivals around
the world including the United Arab
Emirates, Australia,
Russia, Saudi Arabia and Brazil.
- Jamika
Pessoa – A seasoned and classically-trained
chef, Pessoa returns to Kohler Food & Wine Festival as Chef and
Emcee for a second year running, bringing joy through her recipes
while teaching us to embrace life to the fullest. As a culinary
"triple threat" – Celebrity Chef, TV Host, and Influencer – she
captivates audiences worldwide with her food and charismatic
personality. Jamika's "Cooking Up Wins" philosophy combines cooking
skills with life lessons to achieve success both in and out of the
kitchen.
- Arjav Ezekiel –
Ezekiel brings a passion for good food and thoughtful, warm
hospitality to Kohler's Food and
Wine Festival 2024. Ezekiel is the Beverage Director and Co-Owner
of Birdie's, an East Austin-based
restaurant and wine bar that has received several accolades since
its opening in 2021 under Ezekiel's guidance,
including: Food & Wine's Restaurant of the
Year in 2023 and Bon
Appetit and Esquire's Best New Restaurants in
America.
The esteemed lineup also features Kyle Knall, Joe Papach, Dan
Fox, Chris Mangless,
Adam Mariani, Allen Papp, Clément Renaud, Ivo Jeramaz, Jerome
Legras, Joe Henry,
John Williams, and Zak Miller.
The Bartolotta Restaurants is back at Kohler Food &
Wine for a fourth year taking over one of the Culinary Stages for a
full day, as well as a few additional signature events throughout
the weekend.
Beyond the event itself, Destination Kohler has a wealth of
activities to discover including championship golf at Whistling
Straits (host of the 43rd Ryder Cup in 2021);
hiking, canoeing, kayaking, and exploring the 500-acre wilderness
preserve at River Wildlife, art and design museums, and the
five-star luxury of Kohler Waters Spa. The resort is located
in the Village of Kohler,
Wisconsin, one hour south of Green Bay, one hour north
of Milwaukee and two and a half hours north
of Chicago, just off of I-43.
For more information on festival programming,
visit www.KohlerFoodandWine.com. Stay up to date on
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Media Contacts:
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