Arts and Entertainment
October 8, 2024
From: Saint Francisville Food and Wine FestivalThe annual St. Francisville Food & Wine Festival is a weekend-long celebration of the culinary culture of Louisiana and Mississippi. Featuring acclaimed chefs, creative wine pairings, cocktail and spirit tastings, craft beer and live entertainment in one of Louisiana's most beautiful and historic small towns.
Schedule of Events:
Friday, November 8, 2024
10am and 1pm seatings
Jazz Brunch at the St. Francisville Inn
Pop the cork on the 2024 festival with this lyrical, luxurious lunchtime feast at the spectacular St. Francisville Inn. Featuring a three-course menu by Chef Jaime Hernandez, spirited cocktail pairings and a rousing jazz performance by New Orleans's Tom Fischer Trio.
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5:30pm
Winemaker Dinner at the Magnolia Cafe
An exuberant, seated dinner with wine pairings, served under the stars at St. Francisville's iconic Magnolia Café. A five-course Gulf fresh seafood feast will be prepared by Kristian Wade, Executive Chef at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, MS, featuring coast-inspired courses from Coraline's, Beau Rivage's newest fine dining restaurant. With wine pairings by Eberle Winery of Paso Robles, California. Winemaker Chris Eberle will be in attendance to introduce the wines and vineyard. A "get-ready-to-fest" after-party with live music on the Magnolia Café stage will follow.
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Saturday, November 9, 2024
11am-3pm
Bubbles & BBQ at North Commerce
A day-long champagne and barbecue bonanza at North Commerce in historic downtown St. Francisville. Featuring live fire cooking stations helmed by the Gulf South's most creative barbecue masters, a bottomless champagne bar, local and regional craft beers, live entertainment; and opportunities to sample natural wines, regional spirits, and specialty foods presented by regional purveyors.
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6pm-9pm
Mad Hatters Soirée at The Royal Inn
An exquisitely catered social dinner party at The Royal Inn. Featuring multiple grazing stations and passed hors d’oeuvres created by The St. Francisville Inn’s Chef Jaime Hernandez and Galen Iverstine of Iverstine Farms Butcher, paired with wines and cocktails curated by Guy Stout of Stout Wines, a family-owned Napa Valley producer of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc, partnering with legendary Napa winemaker Tom Rinaldi. Guy is also a Certified Wine Educator (CWE) and one of just 280 Master Sommeliers in the world.
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Sunday, November 10, 2024
General admission 1pm-5pm
VIP early admission at noon
St. Francisville Food & Wine Festival Grand Tastings at The Myrtles
Sunday's Grand Tastings present celebrated Mississippi and Louisiana chefs serving signature dishes from 25+ tasting stations arrayed around The Myrtles' grounds. Attendees explore The Myrtles property while discovering participating chefs' dishes, wine stations serving 40+ notable wines, a beer garden serving craft beer by Mississippi and Louisiana brewers and a "Spirits of The Myrtles" Courtyard serving craft spirits and cocktails by regional distillers.
Craft Beer & Brats Garden presented by Williamson Eye Center
Spirits of the Myrtles Courtyard presented by Paretti of Baton Rouge
Zero Proof Non-Alcoholic Bar presented by Pennington Biomedical Research Center
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Date: November 8-10, 2024
Loaction:
St. Francisville Inn - 5720 Commerce St, St Francisville, LA 70775
Magnolia Cafe - 5689 Commerce St, St Francisville, LA 70775
The Royal - 9779 Royal St, St Francisville, LA 70775
The Myrtles - 7747 US-61, St Francisville, LA 70775
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