By Barbara Arnstein
fi ve-pack of tickets is $10. The festival will be at One Ames Avenue in Chautauqua,
NY. Further details can be found at foodfestival.chq.org
All the food vendors scheduled to be at the Food Festival include: the Athenaeum Hotel Bar & Lounge, the Merritt Estate Winery Slush Truck, Yakisoba’s, The Best of Buffalo by Byron, Moneybags Dumplings, The Cheesy Chick Food truck, Sweet Melody’s, Tabouli Street Eatz, Dark Forest Chocolate, BioDome Project, Traveler’s Kitchen, HogWild BBQ, Om Nohm Gluten-Free Bakery & Cafe, and LUMI Cafe.
Moneybags Dumplings will be offering steamed, fried or frozen dumplings with a variety of fillings, including chicken, mushrooms and carrots. For more information about them, go to moneybagsdumplings.com or call (716) 275-4989.
The Cheesy Chick, the first grilled cheese & mac’n’cheese food truck in Buffalo, will be there. For more information about it, go to thecheesychickbuffalo.com
The drink vendors include the Athenaeum Bar & Lounge, and the Johnson Estate Winery. The Grape Discovery Center will be showcasing nine wineries from the region. Take a look at: Mazza Chautauqua Cellars, Five & Twenty Spirits & Brewing, 42 North Brewing Company, Victorianbourg Wine Estate, Southern Tier Brewing Company, Ellicottville Distillery, and the Afterwords Wine Bar. Buy an Ultimate Tasting Event ticket and you’ll get a souvenir glass to taste the handcrafted wines, artisan beverages, and craft beers.
The more elaborate part of the Food Festival, the Chef Series, features Chef Darian Bryan (who will prepare Jamaican specialties), Chef Bruce Stanton and President’s Cottage Chefs Ben Shropshire and Dan Wongprapan preparing fantastic five-course dinners on separate evenings. Each gourmet evening at the Athenaeum Hotel begins at 5:30pm with hors d’oeuvres, while dinner seating starts at 6pm. The cost is $115 per person. Reserve seats through Open Table or call (716) 357-5005.
Non-retail food vendors will only accept Food Festival tickets for payment, while retail vendors may accept their own form of payment. The Athenaeum Hotel Beverage Tent & Lounge will accept tickets, cash or cards. Tickets can be purchased from one of the two Information & Ticket tents. A five-pack of tickets is $10. The festival will be at One Ames Avenue in Chautauqua, NY. Further details can be found at foodfestival.chq.org