It’s time again for the annual Puerto Rico Wine and Food Festival. This is the second year that the festival will be taking place and runs from Puerto Rico Wine and Food Festival
Friday 15th August to Sunday 17th August at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.
Just like last years event, chefs from the Food Network as well as international and renowned local chefs will be taking part in demonstrations during the festival.
Headlining this years event are:
Guy Fieri
Winner of the 2006 ‘Next Food Network Star’ program on the Food Network, Guy is now a regular contributor with his ‘Diners Drive-ins and Dives’ and ‘Guys Big Bites’ programs. Guy is the owner of Johnny Garlic’s and Tex Wasabi located in Northern California.
Marcella Valladolid
Hosts the ‘Relatos Con Sabor’ (Stories with Flavor) program on the Discvery Channel en Espanol. She is a graduate of the Los Angeles Culinary Institute as well as the Ritz-Escoffier cooking school in Paris
Harold Dieterle
Winner of Bravo’s 2005 ‘Top Chef’ program, Harold has opened his own restaurant Perilla in the heart of Greenwich Village, New York
George Duran
Is the man behind ‘Ham on the Streets’ on the Food Network channel. Born in Venezuela he now lives in Brooklyn, New York. His culinary influences are French, Armenian and South American
Wilo Benet
Really needs no introduction for the local of Puerto Rico. In 1988 he was the Chef de Cuisine at the Governors Mansion and in 1990 he opened Pikayo restaurant, now currently located in the Museum de Arte, Puerto Rico in San Juan
Roberto Trevino
Has participated in the Food Networks ‘Iron Chef’ show has been chef at the El Conquistador resort and is now running his latest venture ‘Budutai’, a 5000 sq ft restaurant in Condado over looking the Ventana Del Mar.
If you would like to be part of the 2008 Puerto Rico Wine and Food Festival tickets are available at Ticket Center Puerto Rico priced at $85 per day.
