The St. Croix Food & Wine Experience - named one of the Ten Best International Food and Wine Festivals by Forbes Travel - is brewing a showcase of diverse cuisine and wine available on St. Croix for its well-anticipated, breathtaking Ten Year Anniversary! Local chefs, celebrity and top wine makers from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Texas, Georgia, Oregon and abroad have already signed up to support this prestigious event tentatively set for April 13 -17, 2010 on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
2010 Schedule of Events:
TUESDAY, APRIL 13TH
- The Homecoming @ Tutto Bene
Featuring: Adam Calzonetti, Scot Hill, Jen Cornell, Jeannette Wright & Dino DiNatale
- Wine Dinner @ The Galleon
Featuring father and daughter winemakers Shauna Rosenblum and Kent Rosenblum and master winemaker Bo Barrett.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14TH
-Wine Seminars
-Iron vs. Island Chefs @ Cane Bay Beach
Featuring: Kevin Rathbun, Roberto Trevino & Tim Love vs. Leslie Gumbs (2009 winner), Mathayom ‘Mat’ Varachat and Elverette Carty!
-‘Whole Hog’ Thematic Dinner @ Salud Bistro
Featuring: Gabriel Rucker
THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH
- Taste of St.Croix: Island-Wide Culinary Competition at Divi Carina Bay
- Moet & Chandon After Party in Divi Carina’s Starlight Room
FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH
- Wine-and-Dine Walks (Previously Tuesday Nite Bites)
A Dine-Around-Town in both Frederiksted and Christiansted Towns
- Cork & Fork Dinners: Four intimate dinners in Historical Homes
SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH
- Wine in the Warehouse @ Leeward Distributor’s Warehouse
*Please note that dates and events are subject to change. Please visit the website regularly for updates.*
About the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience
The St. Croix Food & Wine Experience is a five-day event that includes gourmet dinners, wine seminars, wine auctions, and the annual culinary competition, A Taste of St. Croix. The event benefits the St. Croix Foundation (www.stxfoundation.org), a non-profit community foundation that administers a number of local programs. The event was started in 2001 by restaurant owners Katherine Pugliese, original owner of Bacchus and now the Wine Director with Premier Wines & Spirits, and Kelly Odom of Tutto Bene, and is recognized as the pre-eminent food and wine event in the Caribbean. For more information visit www.StCroixFoodandWine.com and www.ATasteofStCroix.com
About The St. Croix Foundation
Proceeds from The St. Croix Food & Wine Experience are donated to The St. Croix Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on community revitalization, economic development, youth programs, education and additional needs in the community. The culinary events have raised more than $500,000 for The St. Croix Foundation. For more information visit www.stxfoundation.org. We wish to thank our many sponsors!
