St. Augustine, FL (April 10, 2024) – The fourth annual St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival, named “One of Florida’s Top 10 Food & Wine Festivals” by USA Today, will take place on Florida’s Historic Coast, May 8 – 12, 2024. The St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival, presented by Publix, will once again be a showcase of culinary, beverage and culture that highlights celebrity guest chefs, local chefs, celebrity winemakers/proprietors, live music, artisans, farmers, local craft spirits and beers, along with renowned wine, spirits and beer brands from around the globe. The festival offers a wide variety of events for all tastebuds and budgets, from large scale tasting events to intimate learning experiences. Guests can also save nearly 40% with festival Ticket Packages, limited availability.
TV personality and celebrity chef, Tiffany Derry, will be participating in several festival events, including Smoke on the Walk, and hosting a cooking demonstration at the Saturday Grand Tasting’s Publix Cooking Demo Stage.
Derry is a longtime TV cooking show favorite, stepping into the spotlight when she appeared on Bravo’s Top Chef Season 7, earning the title of “fan favorite” and finishing in the top four. Derry’s quiet confidence, warm southern charm, and culinary expertise made her a natural selection for Top Chef: All-Stars, where she was again a finalist. Her enthusiastic personality has led to many more television appearances on shows such as Chopped, Chopped Kids, Top Chef, The Great American Recipe, Beat Bobby Flay, Tournament of Champions, The Great American Soul Food Cook-off, Bar Rescue, Top Chef Junior, Top Chef Amateurs, and more. In 2016, Derry and her business partner Tom Foley, Esq. founded T2D Concepts, which operates her current restaurants in Texas: Roots Chicken Shak, Roots Southern Table and her spice and apparel line. A James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef Texas and Best New Restaurant.
St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival 2024 Schedule of Events include:
Wednesday, May 8, “River Walk Tastings” in the historic district at San Sebastian Winery and the Homewood Suites St. Augustine San Sebastian, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, souvenir glass, with trolley shuttle, live music and food and drink tastings at both venues. The progressive tasting tours will be starting at both locations this year. Taste delicious bites from La Cocina International Restaurant and more.
Thursday, May 9 – “Harvest Awards & Tastings” at Bozard Lincoln 550 Outlet Mall Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32084, 6:30 – 8:30 pm The Harvest Awards & Tasting is an opportunity to taste some of Northeast Florida’s best restaurants, presented by St. Johns Food Service and Jacksonville Magazine. A curated group of restaurants have been invited to participate in this event. A group of culinary judges will officiate as the restaurants compete for a coveted Harvest Award, (which requires the tasting dish to incorporate the use of a local ingredient). Guests will receive a wine glass to enjoy tasting wines and the festival’s official beverages, located throughout the sleek and new Bozard Lincoln showroom.
Friday, May 10 – “Epicurean Master Classes” at Publix, 170 Village Commons Drive, St. Augustine, FL 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Foley Family Wines, Wine Pairing with Charcuterie & Cheese; 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Veterans United Craft Brewery Tasting & Pairing.
Friday, May 10, 6:30 – 8:30 pm – “Smoke on the Walk”, presented by the Florida Times-Union/Jacksonville.com and The St. Augustine Record/staugustine.com Walk of Champions, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, Florida, 32092. This all-inclusive is a showcase of the southeast’s most celebrated chefs and grill masters with wine, beer and spirits along the Walk of Champions with live music from Remedy Tree. Enjoy unlimited beverage tastings in a souvenir glass, along with delicious grilled, smoked and roasted gourmet bites – all included with ticket price.
Saturday, May 11, 2 – 5 pm, “St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival, Grand Tasting”, Walk of Champions, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, FL 32092. A fun afternoon of all-inclusive culinary and beverage tastings in the beautiful lakefront surroundings of the Walk of Champions, the centerpiece of World Golf Village. Tickets include a souvenir cup for unlimited beverage tastings from hundreds of wine, beer and spirit exhibitors. Enjoy live music on the Jacksonville Magazine Music Stage from the band Chillula, the NEW “Taste of Tallahassee” and the Champions Brand Brews Alley. The cooking demonstrations on the Publix Cooking Demo Stage are 2:30 – 3:30 pm: Tiffany Derry and 4:00 – 4:30 pm: Christine Seely, St. Johns Food Service. Guests can vote for their favorite tasting bites and drinks in the People’s Choice Harvest Awards, presented by St. Johns Food Service and Jacksonville Magazine.
Sunday, May 12, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm and 1:00 – 3:00 pm, “Sunday Mother’s Day Jazz Brunch” (Family-friendly event) St. Johns County Convention Center, 500 S. Legacy Trail, St. Augustine, FL, 32092. The Sunday Mother’s Day Jazz Brunch is one like no other with an all-inclusive priced ticket featuring live music, brunch buffet with carving station, indulgent sides, made-to-order omelet station, seafood station and a variety of desserts (something for everybody!). Bloody Mary Bar, Champagne, Mimosas, and a host of unlimited beverage stations from the festival’s wonderful partners include wine, beer, spirits beverage tasting stations inside the brunch – coffee, iced tea and soft drinks beverages included. In addition to Mom’s receiving a rose upon arrival, the entire family will enjoy being spoiled on Mother’s Day and this festival finale event!
The festival is made possible in part by support from St. Johns Cultural Council, Florida’s Historic Coast: St. Augustine/Ponte Vedra and a 2024 St. Johns County Tourist Development Grant.
The festival’s primary official non-profit partner is Vilano Beach Main Street, a local St. Augustine 501(c)3 organization. The festival donates a portion of ticket sales and 100% of the Main Event’s silent auction proceeds donated directly to Vilano Beach Main Street. The festival has also created a culinary scholarship with its non-profit partner, First Coast Technical College.
The most up to date festival information is available on the website: St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival and the festival’s social media channels: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please contact jan@adfishgroup.com for additional festival information and photography.
TV personality and celebrity chef, Tiffany Derry, will be participating in several festival events, including Smoke on the Walk, and hosting a cooking demonstration at the Saturday Grand Tasting’s Publix Cooking Demo Stage.
Derry is a longtime TV cooking show favorite, stepping into the spotlight when she appeared on Bravo’s Top Chef Season 7, earning the title of “fan favorite” and finishing in the top four. Derry’s quiet confidence, warm southern charm, and culinary expertise made her a natural selection for Top Chef: All-Stars, where she was again a finalist. Her enthusiastic personality has led to many more television appearances on shows such as Chopped, Chopped Kids, Top Chef, The Great American Recipe, Beat Bobby Flay, Tournament of Champions, The Great American Soul Food Cook-off, Bar Rescue, Top Chef Junior, Top Chef Amateurs, and more. In 2016, Derry and her business partner Tom Foley, Esq. founded T2D Concepts, which operates her current restaurants in Texas: Roots Chicken Shak, Roots Southern Table and her spice and apparel line. A James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef Texas and Best New Restaurant.
St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival 2024 Schedule of Events include:
Wednesday, May 8, “River Walk Tastings” in the historic district at San Sebastian Winery and the Homewood Suites St. Augustine San Sebastian, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, souvenir glass, with trolley shuttle, live music and food and drink tastings at both venues. The progressive tasting tours will be starting at both locations this year. Taste delicious bites from La Cocina International Restaurant and more.
Thursday, May 9 – “Harvest Awards & Tastings” at Bozard Lincoln 550 Outlet Mall Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32084, 6:30 – 8:30 pm The Harvest Awards & Tasting is an opportunity to taste some of Northeast Florida’s best restaurants, presented by St. Johns Food Service and Jacksonville Magazine. A curated group of restaurants have been invited to participate in this event. A group of culinary judges will officiate as the restaurants compete for a coveted Harvest Award, (which requires the tasting dish to incorporate the use of a local ingredient). Guests will receive a wine glass to enjoy tasting wines and the festival’s official beverages, located throughout the sleek and new Bozard Lincoln showroom.
Friday, May 10 – “Epicurean Master Classes” at Publix, 170 Village Commons Drive, St. Augustine, FL 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Foley Family Wines, Wine Pairing with Charcuterie & Cheese; 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Veterans United Craft Brewery Tasting & Pairing.
Friday, May 10, 6:30 – 8:30 pm – “Smoke on the Walk”, presented by the Florida Times-Union/Jacksonville.com and The St. Augustine Record/staugustine.com Walk of Champions, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, Florida, 32092. This all-inclusive is a showcase of the southeast’s most celebrated chefs and grill masters with wine, beer and spirits along the Walk of Champions with live music from Remedy Tree. Enjoy unlimited beverage tastings in a souvenir glass, along with delicious grilled, smoked and roasted gourmet bites – all included with ticket price.
Saturday, May 11, 2 – 5 pm, “St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival, Grand Tasting”, Walk of Champions, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, FL 32092. A fun afternoon of all-inclusive culinary and beverage tastings in the beautiful lakefront surroundings of the Walk of Champions, the centerpiece of World Golf Village. Tickets include a souvenir cup for unlimited beverage tastings from hundreds of wine, beer and spirit exhibitors. Enjoy live music on the Jacksonville Magazine Music Stage from the band Chillula, the NEW “Taste of Tallahassee” and the Champions Brand Brews Alley. The cooking demonstrations on the Publix Cooking Demo Stage are 2:30 – 3:30 pm: Tiffany Derry and 4:00 – 4:30 pm: Christine Seely, St. Johns Food Service. Guests can vote for their favorite tasting bites and drinks in the People’s Choice Harvest Awards, presented by St. Johns Food Service and Jacksonville Magazine.
Sunday, May 12, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm and 1:00 – 3:00 pm, “Sunday Mother’s Day Jazz Brunch” (Family-friendly event) St. Johns County Convention Center, 500 S. Legacy Trail, St. Augustine, FL, 32092. The Sunday Mother’s Day Jazz Brunch is one like no other with an all-inclusive priced ticket featuring live music, brunch buffet with carving station, indulgent sides, made-to-order omelet station, seafood station and a variety of desserts (something for everybody!). Bloody Mary Bar, Champagne, Mimosas, and a host of unlimited beverage stations from the festival’s wonderful partners include wine, beer, spirits beverage tasting stations inside the brunch – coffee, iced tea and soft drinks beverages included. In addition to Mom’s receiving a rose upon arrival, the entire family will enjoy being spoiled on Mother’s Day and this festival finale event!
The festival is made possible in part by support from St. Johns Cultural Council, Florida’s Historic Coast: St. Augustine/Ponte Vedra and a 2024 St. Johns County Tourist Development Grant.
The festival’s primary official non-profit partner is Vilano Beach Main Street, a local St. Augustine 501(c)3 organization. The festival donates a portion of ticket sales and 100% of the Main Event’s silent auction proceeds donated directly to Vilano Beach Main Street. The festival has also created a culinary scholarship with its non-profit partner, First Coast Technical College.
The most up to date festival information is available on the website: St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival and the festival’s social media channels: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please contact jan@adfishgroup.com for additional festival information and photography.
