Food and wine lovers rejoice! It’s just about time for the 4th annual Cuisine of the Sun International Food and Wine Festival. Once again, The Villa Group is proud to present this innovative gastronomic event which will be held from April 23th to April 27th, 2019 at the luxurious Villa La Estancia resort in Riviera Nayarit. Read below to learn more about what to expect in this year’s exciting culinary festival that you definitely can’t miss!

4th Edition of the Cuisine of the Sun Festival

After three amazing festivals over the last few years, we are The Villa Group are especially excited about this year’s incredible program and calendar of events. The Festival curator is once again famed Chef Penny Davidi who has put together an absolutely brilliant production that will delight and enthrall festival attendees. Come join world-famous chefs who will be on hand to share their culinary expertise and prepare tantalizing dishes that will tempt and tease your tastebuds. As in previous years, you can expect to enjoy instructive and informative cooking classes, participate in exciting contests, savor mouth watering dinners and so much more.

World Famous Chefs

This year’s invited chefs include Chef Michelle Ragussis, Chef Jamika Pessoa, Chef Plum, Chef Katsuji Tanabe, and Chef David Fuerte. Chef Michelle Ragussis is a Food Network Star who appeared on NBC Food Fighters, 24 Hour Restaurant Battle, Chopped, and Midnight Feast. Chef Jamika Pessoa has appeared on TLC’s Home Made Simple, the Today Show, the Rachael Ray Show, and ABC’s The Chew. Chef Plum is the newest chef to attend the festival who has been seen on Random Acts of Cooking on OnlyGoodTV, Restaurant Road Trip on ABC, On the Road with Edible Magazine, and on his “Plumluvfoods” Live podcasts. Chef Katsuji Tanabe was on Top Chef Boston and Top Chef Mexico, and is the owner of MexiKosher Restaurant which is the first authentic Kosher Mexican restaurant in the United States. Last but not least, Chef David Fuente is the CEO and Co-Founder of Made for Chefs, Artisan Street Kitchen Catering and Artisan Chef Creations. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to meet these talented and larger than life chefs in person so you can taste their out of this world cooking for yourself. Is your mouth watering yet?

Premiere Wine Selections

And what culinary event would be complete without choice wine offerings that will pair perfectly with your gourmet meals. You can rest assured there will excellent wine selections featured from the best vineyards around Mexico and from across the world that even wine connoisseurs will be amazed by. While the exact details of the final program are still being hammered out, here is this year’s preliminary schedule of the Cuisine of the Sun International Food and Wine Festival at Villa La Estancia in Riviera Nayarit.

2019 Cuisine of the Sun International Food and Wine Festival Schedule:

TUESDAY, APRIL 23rd, 2019
  • 6:00 pm – Opening ceremony/Cocktail with Celebrity chefs, gastronomic samples.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24th, 2019
  • 11:00 am – Cooking Class, talk show with Celebrity Chef.
  • 12:00 pm – Cooking Class, talk show with Celebrity Chef.
  • 1:00 pm – Guests and Celebrity Chefs Chopped Challenge
  • 6:00 pm – 4 course dinner with participation of 3 Celebrity Chefs
THURSDAY, APRIL 25th, 2019
  • 11:00 am – Cooking Class, talk show with Celebrity Chef.
  • 12:00 pm – Cooking Class, talk show with Celebrity Chef.
  • 2:00 pm – Guests and Celebrity Chefs Chopped Challenge
  • 6:00 pm – 4 course dinner with participation of 3 Celebrity Chefs
FRIDAY, APRIL 26th, 2019
  • 11:00 am – Cooking Class, talk show with Celebrity Chef.
  • 12:00 pm – Cooking Class, talk show with Celebrity Chef.
  • 2:00 pm – Guests and Celebrity Chefs Chopped Challenge
  • 6:00 pm – Beach Party Dinner Buffet with participation of all Celebrity Chefs
SATURDAY, APRIL 27th, 2019
  • 7:00 am – 12:00 pm – Brunch

Thanks to three consecutive successful events and impressive chef performances over the last few years, we are certain that this year’s festival is destined to the best yet. Make sure to get your tickets TODAY to reserve your spot to attend. See below for a link to purchase your tickets for the 2019 edition of the Cuisine of the Sun International Food and Wine Festival at Villa La Estancia in Riviera Nayarit.

Buy your Cuisine of the Sun tickets in the official website here.