Foodies, get ready! Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival is around the corner, and this year’s events lineup includes an array of talented chefs from the US and all around the world. Here is a list to get you started, featuring some of our top chefs who will be around The Palm Beaches this December! 

Keep reading and dive into some delicious fare!

Marc Murphy 

Chef Marc Murphy’s excellent culinary education started at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York and consolidated in restaurants in France, Italy, and the United States.  
During his brilliant career, he worked with top chefs such as Alain Ducasse and Sylvain Portay. In 2004, Marc opened his first solo enterprise with Landmarc [Tribeca], which won excellent reviews for its eclectic French and Italian menu. Following its success, Marc opened Ditch Plains in 2006, a second Landmarc restaurant in the Time Warner Center in 2007, and Kingside in 2013.
Today, Chef Murphy has a regular role as a judge on Food Network’s top-rated hit Chopped, and has appeared on other hit series, including Guy’s Grocery Games and Worst Cooks in America. 
 
Chef Marc Murphy at Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival

LUNCH WITH FRIENDS

• Location: Meat Market
• Date & Time: December 9, 12 pm
• What: 4-course seated lunch
• Price: $200 per person

GRAND TASTING  

• Location: Palm Beach County Convention Center
• Date & Time: December 11, 2 pm
• What: The Grand Tasting offers plentiful dishes and dessert samplings from dozens and dozens of South Florida’s best restaurants as well as wine and spirit tastings from distributors, vineyards and more
• Price: $95 per person

Daniel Boulud 

Born in Lyon, France, Chef Daniel Boulud started his first experience working in a kitchen in 1969 at the two-Michelin star restaurant Nandron in Lyon. 
During his career, he was trained by a variety of world-renowned chefs such as Gérard Nandron, Michel Guérard, Roger Vergé, Georges Blanc, and Jan Hurtigkarl. Today, Chef Daniel Boulud is widely celebrated as one of America’s leading culinary authorities with properties all around the globe, including restaurants in Palm Beach, Boston, Washington, D.C., Miami, Toronto, Montréal, London, Singapore, Dubai, and New York City—the latter with two Michelin stars.
In Palm Beach, he owns Café Boulud, an award-winning French-American restaurant that boasts a superb menu and a wine cellar filled with vintages from every continent.
This December, Chef Boulud will be in Palm Beach to offer you an unforgettable epicurean experience at Café Boulud!

Chef Daniel Boulud at Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival

DANIEL & FRIENDS

• Location: Café Boulud
• Date & Time: December 11, 11 am
• What: Walk-around tasting in the garden
• Price: $200 per person

Robert Irvine 

Robert Irvine is a world-class chef and entrepreneur, as well as a strong supporter of the veterans and veteran causes. He is the owner of two restaurants – Robert Irvine’s Public House at the Tropicana in Las Vegas and Fresh Kitchen by Robert Irvine within the Pentagon – and owns FitCrunch, Robert Irvine Foods, and the Lansdale.
Chef Irvine hosted a variety of Food Networks programs, including his extreme cooking challenge show Dinner: Impossible, and his even more popular Restaurant: Impossible, which continues today. His programs get an average of 1.2 million weekly viewers in the US alone. 
His book Fit Fuel draws on Robert’s status as a fitness authority. This healthy living manual combines whole-food recipes with motivation and workout advice. The Robert Irvine Magazine is a free digital magazine focusing on healthy recipes, fitness advice, and motivation for success in all areas of life.
Meet Chef Irvine in December at Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival!

Chef Robert Irvine at Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival
 
BEEF N BOURBON EXPERIENCE

• Location Okeechobee Prime Event Hall
• Date & Time: December 8, 7 pm
• What: 4-course seated dinner, Bourbon pairings
• Price: $350 per person

KIDS KITCHEN

• Location: Four Seasons Resort
• Date & Time: December 10, 9 am and 10:30 am.
• What: Educational class for children
• Price: $50 per person (includes 1 parent, 1 child)

GRAND TASTING  

• Location: Palm Beach County Convention Center
• Date & Time: December 11, 2 pm
• What: The Grand Tasting offers plentiful dishes and dessert samplings from dozens and dozens of South Florida’s best restaurants as well as wine and spirit tastings from distributors, vineyards and more
• Price: $95 per person

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Maneet Chauhan  

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Maneet Chauhan proudly represents her Indian culinary heritage while incorporating the culinary influences of her journeys and experiences.
She sits on the permanent panel of judges of Food Network’s “Chopped,” and is a James Beard Award for Excellence recipient.
Chef Chauhan has worked in some of the finest hotels and restaurants in India and in America and now lives in Franklin, Tennessee. Her Nashville-based Morph Hospitality Group includes award-winning restaurants Chauhan Ale & Masala House, Tansuo, The Mockingbird, and Chaatable. 
 
Chef Maneet Chauhan at Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival

CHILLIN’ N’ GRILLIN’

• Location: Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa
• Date & Time: December 10, 12:30 pm
• Walk-around tasting poolside 
• Price: $200 per person

GRAND TASTING  

• Location: Palm Beach County Convention Center
• Date & Time: December 11, 2 pm
• What: The Grand Tasting offers plentiful dishes and dessert samplings from dozens and dozens of South Florida’s best restaurants as well as wine and spirit tastings from distributors, vineyards and more
• Price: $95 per person

Ben Robinson 

Oxford-born Ben Robinson is a master chef who has worked under Italian chefs in Florence and gained an apprenticeship at the three-star Michelin Star restaurant The Fat Duck, based in the United Kingdom.
He has been a head chef on yachts for over ten years, and now owns a catering business for which he travels all over the world, keeping its base in South Florida.
Chef Robinson has been featured on several seasons of Bravo’s hit series, Below Deck. The series profiles a group who work aboard mega yachts that sail in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. 
Recently, he became a Certified Health Coach, specializing in weight loss, cancer and addiction., and developing cutting-edge cuisine with nutritional awareness.
 
Chef Ben Robinson at Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival
 
SUSTAIN

• Location: PB Catch Seafood & Raw Bar
• Date & Time: December 8, 7 pm
• What: 5-course seated dinner
• Price: $250 per person

About the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival

After 14 successful years, the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival (PBFWF) returns to the balmy island of Palm Beach and beyond for its 15th year on December 8-11, 2022. Held at a time when South Florida experiences its best weather of the year, PBFWF celebrates incredible foods prepared by some of the world’s most renowned chefs, enjoyed in a variety of the resort’s most idyllic settings—an allure that keeps even the most discerning gourmands coming back each year to experience this palatable festival. Discover more here.