The fourth annual New York City Wine and Food Festival presented by Food & Wine will take play Thursday, September 29 – Sunday, October 2, 2011. The festival will bring together both culinary icons and television NYC - F&Wchefs including  Emeril Lagasse, Martha Stewart, Paula Deen, Sandra Lee and Glada de Laurentiis.

A number of events ranging from walk around tastings to kid oriented cooking classes will be held.  Events included will be The Best Thing I Ever Ate Between Bread, Thrillist’s BBQ and The Blues, Cheese Essentials, Party in Guy’s Garage and more. Tickets start at $20. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.

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