Music City Food + Wine Festival 2014 Announces The Grand Taste Schedule and Line-up, September 20 and 21st!

More Than 30 Local Chefs & 60 Artisanal Purveyors, Restaurants,
International Wineries & Spirits Featured at Second Annual Food + Wine Festival,
September 20-21, 2014, in Downtown Nashville

 Get your taste buds ready for a palate-pleasing weekend!

If this year is as amazing as last year, you will be in for a unforgettable culinary treat! The culinary masters of Nashville, celebrity chefs and the best wines & spirits gather under the bright white tents for a food fest like you’ve never experienced before! Read below for the seemly endless list of culinary bliss!

For The Grand Taste lineup, please visit The Music City Food + Wine Festival Grand Tasting Line-Up!   Here’s a “sneak peak” of the Star-Studded Event!

Grand Tasting Tents

Saturday and Sunday, September 20 & 21st, 2014

The tents will  showcase more than 30 of Nashville’s most beloved chefs and restaurants, alongside more than 60 international and national wineries, spirits purveyors, breweries, restaurants and other artisanal purveyors. Located in Public Square Park, in the heart of downtown Nashville, The Grand Taste tents will provide attendees the opportunity to meet and mingle with the festival’s top talent in an intimate setting while sampling signature dishes, drinks and bites from a star-studded line-up.

Saturday, September 20, 2014:

The Grand Taste will feature different chefs and restaurants each day. On Saturday, September 21, scheduled participants include Kahlil Arnold (Arnold’s Country Kitchen); Carey Bringle (Peg Leg Porker); Larry Carlile (Silo); Chris Carter & James Peisker (Porter Road Butcher); Lisa Donovan (Buttermilk Road); Matt Farley (The Southern Steak & Oyster and The Acme); Giovanni Francescotti (Giovanni Ristorante); Sarah Gavigan (Otaku South); Robert Grace (Kayne Prime); Hal M. Holden-Bache (Lockeland Table); Todd Alan Martin (The Treehouse); Trevor Moran (The Catbird Seat); Barclay Stratton (Merchant’s Restaurant); Tandy Wilson (City House); and Karl Worley (Biscuit Love Truck)

Sunday, September 21, 2014:

On Sunday, September 21, The Grand Taste tents are scheduled to feature Roderick Bailey (The Silly Goose); Matt Bolus (The 404 Kitchen); Tyler Brown (Capitol Grille); Trey Cioccia (The Farm House); Daniel Dillingham & George Harvell (Loveless Café); Jay Flatley (Tavern); Josh Habiger (Pinewood Social); Betsy Johnston (Adele’s by Jonathan Waxman); John Lasater (Hattie B’s); Andrew Little (Josephine); Pat Martin (Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint); Margot McCormack (Margot Café & Marché); Arnold Myint; Deb Paquette (Etch); Nick Pellegrino (Mangia Nashville); and Jake Strang (1808 Grille, Hutton Hotel).

On Saturday and Sunday, The Grand Taste will also highlight more than 60 international and national restaurants, wineries, spirits purveyors, breweries, and other artisanal purveyors! Click here for the list!

Tickets & More Information:
Music City Food + Wine Festival ticket options include a Saturday Day Pass, Sunday Day Pass, Harvest Night Pass or All-In Pass; all attendees must be 21 years of age or older.

The Saturday Day Pass ($150 per person) includes single-day access to festival programming Saturday, September 20, at Public Square Park, including cooking demonstrations, wine, beer & spirits tastings, intimate panel discussions, book signings and Saturday’s Grand Taste tents.

The Sunday Day Pass ($150 per person) includes single-day access to festival programming Sunday, September 21, at Public Square Park, including cooking demonstrations, wine, beer & spirits tastings, intimate panel discussions, book signings and Sunday’s Grand Taste tents.

Harvest Night ($225 per person) passes are available for the first time as a stand-alone ticket option. Hosted at the Walk of Fame Park in downtown Nashville, Saturday’s Harvest Night will offer guests the opportunity to sample signature dishes from over 15 of the nation’s most decorated chefs, paired with live music and curated by Kings of Leon.

The All-In Pass ($500 per person) enables guests to experience the full weekend of Music City Food + Wine Festival, including access to cooking demonstrations, wine, beer & spirits tastings, intimate panel discussions, Saturday & Sunday’s Grand Taste tents, Saturday’s Harvest Night (held at Walk of Fame Park), and a one-year FOOD & WINE Magazine Subscription (US Only).

See you there! Cheers!