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America’s Largest Latin Culinary Celebration

March 14, 2016 by Kimlai Yingling

Downtown LA is gonna be rockin this weekend March 18th through March 21st. The 4th annual Latin Food, Wine and Spirits Festival will be taking over for 4 days with delicious Latin Food, Celebrity Chef demos, Wine tastings and entertainment. Univision’s morning chef/host Tati Polo will demonstrate Venezuelan cuisine, Chef Alicia Maher will whip up Salvadoran and Alejandra Schrader will cook up Colombian. This is a weekend your taste buds will not want to miss.

chef Ana

Last year’s festival drew over 20,000 attendees and this year’s signature event, Grande Tasting, will feature 150 restaurants, wineries, distillers, food makers and culinary personalities such as chef Ricardo Zarate, the founding chef/owner of celebrated Los Angeles Peruvian restaurants Picca, Mo Chica, and Paiche. Chef Zarate has been recognized by Food & Wine, Esquire, GQ, LA Times, Condé Nast Traveler & a three time James Beard nominee. Zarate is also the author of “The Fire of Peru: Recipes and Stories from “My Peruvian Kitchen,” which he will be signing at ¡Latin Food Fest!.

Cocktails

  • Spirits of the Americas

Latin distilled spirits enthusiasts will kick off the 2016 ¡Latin Food Fest! by tasting tapas from the hottest restaurants and cocktails prepared by top mixologists from a collection of international distilleries representing Bacanora, Cachaça, Mezcal, Pisco, Raicilla, Rum, Sotol and Tequila.

  • Grande Tasting

Latin food, wine and spirits-tasting journey to the Caribbean, Central and South America, Mexico, Portugal and Spain. Wines from Argentina, California, Mexico, Spain and spirits such as Bacanora, Cachaça, Mezcal, Raicilla, Rum, Sotol and Tequila pair with the cuisine.

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  • Grande Tasting

Grande Tasting Sunday is a Latin culinary adventure for all ages. Guests will sample Latin food and beverages, the wine and beer garden, dance to live music, learn to make fun foods at the cooking demo tent from celeb chefs and bid on memorabilia at the silent auction.

  • Havana Supperclub

This six-course private chef’s dinner will feature a Cuban tasting trip. Rioja wine paired with the dinner courses and a dessert rum cocktail with the final course.

¡Latin Food Fest!’s brand partners include Verizon, Northgate Markets, Anheuser-Busch, Grand Marnier, Bush Brothers & Company, KORBEL, Ibarra Chocolate, Mexico Lindo Hot Sauce, Camaronazo, Steuben Foods, Tepachito, Hard Frescos, Flatout Inc, Aveníu Wines, La Brea Bakery, Deep Eddy Vodka, Big Green Egg, Chobani and Barefoot Wines.

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For more information and to purchase tickets CLICK HERE –> https://latinfoodfest.com

Filed Under: Blog, Food News Tagged With: Chef Aaron Sanchez, Chef Ana Saldana, Chef Ricardo Zarate, Downtown LA, Food Festivals, Latin Food, Latin Food Festival, Univision

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