North Carolina’s “Chef Troy†Gagliardo will be WSRE’s special guest for the 28th annual Wine & Food Classic weekend, Oct. 14–15 at the Hilton Pensacola Beach. This year’s affair is themed “Seasoned in the South†and includes the traditional Grand Southern Tasting on Friday and the VIP Cuisine Scene on Saturday.
Friday’s Grand Southern Tasting will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the hotel’s beachside lawn. Top chefs from the WSRE viewing area will plate up their best to earn votes for the Earl Peyroux Culinary Legacy Award, and Gagliardo will greet guests and sign copies of his cookbook, “Pseudo Southern—A Playful Twist on the Art of Southern Cooking.†Tickets are $50.
Saturday’s VIP Cuisine Scene will be a more intimate, fine dining experience held in the Hilton Pensacola Beach Towers from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Chef Troy†will be presenting a distinctive tasting menu of his uniquely Southern fare for $150 per plate with all proceeds benefitting the mission of WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast.
Gagliardo’s “Pseudo Southern†cookbook will be available for purchase at both events, also in support of the WSRE-TV Foundation and the station’s programming and educational services.
So Gourmet & Kitchenry is presenting sponsor of the WSRE Wine & Food Classic; Gulf Power Company is lead sponsor of Friday’s Grand Southern Tasting; and Polonza Bistro is celebrity chef sponsor. Honorary event chairs are Michael and Phyllis Johnson.
For tickets, visit wsre.org/wineandfood