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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 18:  Food on display at the New York Yankees All Star Brunch sponsored by Delta Air Lines hosted by Josh Capon during the New York City Wine & Food Festival at NYY Steak Manhattan on October 18, 2014 in New York City.  (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for NYCWFF)

Photo: Courtesy of Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for NYCWFF

The New York City Wine and Food Festival (NYCWFF), four days of food loving bliss, begins October 15. The festival will be celebrating the best of the New York dining scene with exciting competitions between top-notch chefs and opportunities to have fun with celebrated names and faces in food. Sponsored by the Food Network and Cooking Channel, the festival will be showcasing celebrity chefs like Dominique Ansel, the innovative pastry expert known for his cronut, and renowned cooking personalities like the cast of Food Network’s Chopped. The festival will also be presented by Food & Wine magazine, a leading authority on what’s new in food around the world.

NYCWFF will offer walk-around tastings, intimate sit down dinners, master classes, seminars, brunches and more. Attendees will be able to mingle, learn new things, and meet their favorite chefs, all while having the opportunity to sample some of the most creative and innovative fare that New York City has to offer. 100% of the net proceeds going to support the Food Bank for NYC and the No Kid Hungry Campaign making NYCWFF a food jamboree that supports causes actively working to solve pervasive food issues.

NYCWFF runs until October 18 in various times and locations around the city. For tickets their plethora of events, check out their website for more information.

-by Kari Sonde

Downtown Magazine