The New Jersey Wine & Food Festival at Crystal Springs Resort is a celebration of the world's best wines and renowned local and national chefs. The weekend's events are designed to allow food and wine lovers to meet and mingle with chefs, winemakers, sommeliers and fellow wine aficionados.

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Schedule of Events
Friday March 30 ~ Saturday March 31 ~ Sunday April 1

Spotlight Event! The Grand Tasting Saturday March 31, 2012 - 7pm-10pm -- SOLD OUT
More than 25 top chefs from NY & NJ serve sumptuous tastings alongside celebrated wines from more than thirty wineries. Taste culinary delights from chefs from the best restaurants in NY & NJ including David Burke Fromagerie, Ninety Acres at Natirar, Elements, CulinAriane, Maritime Parc, Lu Nello, Axia Taverna, Bona Vita Osteria, Strip House, Park Steakhouse, Ho Ho Kus Inn & Tavern, Michael Anthony's, The Orange Squirrel, The Frog & The Peach, SHO Shaun Hergatt, Tribeca Grill, Blue Morel, Boulevard Five 72, Restaurant Blu, Springs Bistro, Crystal Tavern, Monkey Bar, Aureole, The Bernards Inn & many more. Live music by the 32 piece David Aaron Orchestra. An unforgettable culinary gala event! A silent auction benefitting James Beard Foundation & Bocuse d'Or USA will take place during the Grand Tasting.
*VIP ticket holders are granted to early VIP access to the Grand Tasting at 6:30pm and exclusive entry into the Grand Rotunda featuring VIP restaurants (Per Se, Maialino, Lincoln Restaurant & Restaurant Latour), wines and spirits.

7:30pm-8pm Dom Perignon Reception with Chef Thomas Keller
$45 ~ 21 & Over Only
Meet James Beard Award-winning Chef Thomas Keller and enjoy a glass of Dom Perignon to kickoff the weekend.
Dom Perignon reception available for purchase only to attendees of Top Chefs & Top Wines Dinner; reception included with Wine Cellar Dinner

8:30pm-11pm Top Chefs & Top Wines Dinner SOLD OUT
- $192* ~ 21 & Over Only Experience the cuisine of 5 of NYC and NJ's award-winning chefs paired with highly-rated boutique wines from around the world. Participating chefs include Hung Huynh (Top Chef Season 3 Winner), James Kent, chef at four-star Eleven Madison Park (NYC), Top Chefs Master George Mendes chef/owner of Michelin-starred Aldea (NYC), Michael Weisshaupt of Restaurant Latour and Nancy Olson, pastry chef of Gramercy Tavern (NYC). Featured wineries include Chateau Montelena, Guarachi Family Wines, Pride Mountain and Levy & McClellan.
*Price inclusive of tax & service fees. ($150 plus tax & gratuity)

8pm-11pm Wine Cellar Dinner SOLD OUT
$600* ~ 21 & Over Only - Join Guest of Honor Chef Thomas Keller and Winemaker Heidi Barrett for an exquisite dinner by Restaurant Latour Chef John Benjamin paired with Ms. Barrett's exclusive portfolio of wines including Screaming Eagle, La Sirena and Amuse Bouche.
*Price includes tax and service fees & admission to the 7:30pm Champagne Reception.

11am-12pm
Book Signing with Chef Thomas Keller
–-$60 ~ 21 & Over Only--
Meet James Beard Award-winning chef Thomas Keller and receive a signed copy of either The French Laundry Cookbook or Ad Hoc at Home. Price includes a copy of The French Laundry cookbook or Ad Hoc at Home.

12pm-1pm Meet NJ's Best Burger Chef
–- $30 ~ 21 & Over Only --
Voted as Best Burger Chef in New Jersey, sample the winner's* award-winning burger, paired with Terra D'Oro Zinfandel.
*Winning chef announced February 1st. Vote now at www.burgersandzin.com!

12pm-3pm Marketplace Lunch
--$30 ~ 21 & Over Only--
Enjoy a wide selection of Artisanal breads, local produce, seafood and antipasto alongside NJ wineries.

1pm-2pm Barrett & Barrett
--$90 ~ 21 & Over Only-- Get an in-depth look at the complex and highly sought-after wines of husband-and-wife winemakers Bo and Heidi Barrett. Featuring La Sirena, Chateau Montelena and the limited production Barrett & Barrett wines.

2pm-3pm Secrets of the Crystal Springs Resort Wine Cellar
-–$150 ~ 21 & Over Only --
Learn how Crystal Springs Resort owner Gene Mulvihill built the resort's Wine Spectator's Grand Award-winning 100,000+ bottle wine cellar and sample some of the rarest of wines pulled directly from the vaults of the cellar.

3pm-4pm The Leading Ladies of Wine
-–$40 ~ 21 & Over Only--
Join a panel of leading female figures in the wine industry as they introduce you to their wines and how they are leading the way in changing how wine is produced, marketed and sold in the US today. Including wines from Heidi Barrett (La Sirena), Deborah Brenner (Women of the Vine), and Terry Wheatley (Middle Sister).

3pm-4pm The Classic Cocktail Reinvented
--$40 ~ 21 & Over Only--
Join St. Germain's Global Mixologist and other leading mixologists from New Jersey as they showcase 21st Century twists on classic cocktails.

4pm-5pm The House of Walker
-- $60 ~ 21 & Over Only --
Kick back with Johnnie Walker's Master of Whiskey, Peter O'Connor, as he takes you through the lengendary distillery's portfolio of scotch whiskey and enjoy a hand rolled cigar.

4pm-5:30pm Terroir in Chocolate & Wine - SOLD OUT
~ 21 & Over Only --
Join Marc Aumont of The Modern NYC as he prepares an array of decadent Valrhona chocolate creations paired with TGIC wines from Wine Enthusiast Importer of the Year, Alex Guarachi (View Full Bio).

7pm-10pm Grand Tasting – SOLD OUT ~ 21 & Over Only
- More than 25 top chefs from NJ and NYC join leading wineries and distilleries from around the world in this showcase event. Entertainment by the 32-piece David Aaron Orchestra and a silent auction.
*Experience The Grand Tasting like never before. In addition to everything the Grand Tasting has to offer - VIP guests will receive early access to the event at 6:30pm as well as exclusive entry into the Grand Rotunda featuring VIP restaurants (such as Per Se, Maialino, Lincoln & Restaurant Latour), wines & spirits.
Dress code: cocktail attire for women, jackets preferred for men, no jeans

10pm-1am Meet The Chefs & Winemakers After Party
SOLD OUT 21 & Over Only-- After you've tasted your way through the wines at the Grand Tasting it's time to party the night away with the chefs and winemakers in The Biosphere Pool Complex including open bar and late night snacks!