Go gourmand this winter with Los Cabos 9th Annual Sabor a Cabo food and wine festival. Gathering a top-tier selection of chefs, the Baja based event is expected to be the largest since the festival's debut in 2005. New this year will be a weeklong series of ticketed events highlighting the renowned regional cuisine of Baja California Sur and the wines of Mexico's celebrated Baja wine region. The festival takes place November 30 - December 6.
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The event will play host to a range of culinary themed activities including include a Country Side Taste Event on November 30, a Sunset Gourmet Gala served aboard a luxurious yacht featuring a gourmet dinner prepared by Michelin Star Chefs on December 2, an Oktobeer Fest showcasing artisanal beer, local cuisine and music on December 3, a Wine & Art Walk in San Jose del Cabo with 16 wineries, art galleries and restaurants participating for a family outing on December 4; and a Star Chef Dine-Around featuring course meals prepared by celebrated chefs on December 5.
The festival's main event will take place on December 6th in Puerto Los Cabos's Sculpture Garden. This will consist of 50 participating restaurants who will showcase the "best-of-the-best" of international cuisine and wine to an anticipated 2000 attendees, who will dine beneath the stars.
Several world-renowned chefs are excepted to attend Sabor a Cabo including including Federico Zanellato, Chef and Partner of NOMA Restaurant in Denmark (Ranked No. 1 among the World's 50 Best Restaurants) Richard Sandoval, Chef and Restaurateur of over 35 restaurants world-wide, including Pampano and Zengo in New York City (James Beard nominated restaurateur and participant in Bravo's reality competition "Top Chef Masters"), and Dieter Koshina, Owner of Portugal's Vilajoya Restaurant (Ranked No. 22 among the World's 50 Best Restaurants). Also on the roster is Roberto Alcocer, Chef/owner of Malva Restaurant in Ensenada, Mexico; Najat Kaanache, Chef/owner of Souk Restaurant in Dallas, US and former chef of Spain's El Bulli Restaurant; Thierry Blouet, Chef/owner of Restaurant de Los Artistas in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; and Eduardo Osuna, founder of non-profit organization Chef to the Rescue in Mexico.
General admission tickets are $100 if purchased prior to September 30 and $125 if purchased after. For special lounge area access tickets are $150 and for a seat at one of the events VIP tables tickets are $1,000 per person. All the money raised during the Sabor a Cabo event on Saturday December 6 will be donated to the Fire Department, the Red Cross and Children Foundation of Los Cabos.