New York City Wine and Food Festival: Ticket Giveaway, The Grand Tasting

Posted by The Serious Eats Team, September 25, 2009 at 5:15 PM

Only a few weeks until the New York City Wine and Food Festival, held from October 8-11. And we've saved the best tickets for last: the Grand Tasting.

Once you're inside the tasting tent at Pier 54, you'll be able to sample plates from dozens of New York's best restaurants--Aldea, Resto, Market Table, and Matsuri among them--along with just as many drinks, from Antinori Wines to Double Cross Vodka to Partida Tequila. That's an awful lot of tasting to pack into three hours, but we're guessing you'll get your fill.

Tickets are still available for the events, at $150/head, but we're giving away two pairs right here.

To enter, just answer the following question in the comments: In your fantasy New York grand tasting, whose food would you get to try?

Two winners will be chosen at random from among eligible commenters. Each will receive two tickets to the event above. All ticketholders must be 21 or older to attend. Contest will end and comments will close at 9AM ET, Wednesday, September 30, 2009. One entry per community member. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.

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Daniel Boulud please!

zinfandelle at 12:41PM on 09/25/09

keller & ripert are my top picks - i picked them because i have yet to get to go to their restaurants

kristin314 at 12:51PM on 09/25/09

Per Se, Masa and WD-50!

wenwenM at 12:54PM on 09/25/09

Momofuku ko, minetta tavern and le bernardin

vchung6 at 12:59PM on 09/25/09

morimoto plus david chang plus nobu

sakurastar at 12:59PM on 09/25/09

Daniel Boulud!

youri117 at 1:10PM on 09/25/09

Per Se/Keller and Ko/Chang... eh throw in some Dufresne, too.

seriouslyeating at 1:10PM on 09/25/09

Thomas Keller, Mario Batali and my Mom. Basically, no one can ever beat Mom's home cooking, right?

brooklyngrape at 1:13PM on 09/25/09

Momofuku Ko, Per Se, Le Bernardin, Daniel, Jean Georges, Sushi Yasuda. Yum!

Soup2Nuts at 1:13PM on 09/25/09

Michael White's

gogocroquette at 1:15PM on 09/25/09

anything from pure food and wine

mimosa106 at 1:16PM on 09/25/09

Keller, Chang, Vongerichten, Boulud, Matsuhisu, Ducasse, Barber, Ripert... I could go on. The list for the Grand Tasting looks pretty good too!

Vegetarianka at 1:17PM on 09/25/09

Momofuku Ko
Daniel Boulud

jmack at 1:19PM on 09/25/09

thomas keller, masa, dan barber, eric ripert, gabriel kreuther, karen demasco, nancy olsen, claudia fleming, michael white.

musicjess at 1:23PM on 09/25/09

MASA!

lk285 at 1:26PM on 09/25/09

I've always been a huge fan and I always wanted to taste his food: Bobby Flay, Bobby Flay, Bobby Flay!!!

chilimama at 1:37PM on 09/25/09

If it were my last night on Earth, and I had to choose the five chefs whose dishes I would like to savor last, it would be the following:

1) Thomas Keller
2) Joel Robuchon
3) Jean-Georges Vongerichten
4) Alain Ducasse
and
5) Paul Leibrandt

momstheword at 1:46PM on 09/25/09

Thomas Keller, Marcus Samuelsson, Eric Ripert.

whitstep at 1:46PM on 09/25/09

Joel Robuchon

frostrockr at 1:52PM on 09/25/09

Momofuko!

Runningwithbeaters at 1:52PM on 09/25/09

I'd like to try WD 50, after reading so many cool things about it.

kggreenpoint at 1:54PM on 09/25/09

Per Se

nithya at hungrydesi at 1:54PM on 09/25/09

Daniel Boulud!

StaceyNYC at 1:55PM on 09/25/09

Masa!

pupilindenial at 1:56PM on 09/25/09

Masa

cinn0mon99 at 1:57PM on 09/25/09

The chefs from the Flushing malls cooking with Wylie Dufresne.

waifl at 1:58PM on 09/25/09

masa, per se and momofuku ko!

sherlockmm at 2:05PM on 09/25/09

per se.

SEats at 2:08PM on 09/25/09

jean georges!

joviter at 2:26PM on 09/25/09

Morimoto please

tacologic at 2:26PM on 09/25/09

Ferran Adria if he was a New York chef (it's a fantasy!). But then Daniel Bouloud, since he actually works in NY and I would love to try what he cooks up.

BestFriendBrit at 2:27PM on 09/25/09

paul bocuse. he's got some kind of 24-hour treatment that turns a tomato into a dessert.

woodchuck at 2:28PM on 09/25/09

masa :)

cariden at 2:31PM on 09/25/09

Joel Robuchon, Thomas Keller, Masa Takayama, Wylie Dufrense!

rs424 at 2:34PM on 09/25/09

gordon ramsey because i love him on hell's kitchen.

rosiewap at 2:36PM on 09/25/09

daniel boulud b/c his restaurant cover a spectrum of dining styles

korovka at 2:44PM on 09/25/09

Thomas Keller & Masa are my fantasy... YUM.

nyang628 at 2:47PM on 09/25/09

ferran adria would fly in to cook for an evening!

jasmineleilani at 2:50PM on 09/25/09

Momofuku ko, minetta tavern and bouloud

osmankhan at 2:54PM on 09/25/09

The dishes made by Thomas Keller and Wylie Dufrense in an Iron Chef-style contest

yingyu2 at 2:55PM on 09/25/09

Thomas Keller and Daniel Boulud

maportofu at 3:16PM on 09/25/09

Per Se

maportofu at 3:16PM on 09/25/09

Daniel Boulud, yummo!

miper241 at 3:19PM on 09/25/09

jean-georges for the variety and quality of work :)

nycvivi at 3:22PM on 09/25/09

Masa

mk1722 at 3:26PM on 09/25/09

nobu matsuhisa for some innovative but elegant modern japanese :)

szhou35 at 3:27PM on 09/25/09

any roasted meat combo from the meat cook at Porchetta

markosxman at 3:30PM on 09/25/09

eric ripert and masa takayama

suez35 at 3:36PM on 09/25/09

Wylie Dufresne, Morimoto & Mario Batali.

kirkley9 at 3:43PM on 09/25/09

ferran adria

Shelby at 3:43PM on 09/25/09

Masaharu Morimoto and Pierre Hermé.

metalsp0rk at 3:44PM on 09/25/09

Anything created by Daniel Boulud!

nadia2082 at 3:53PM on 09/25/09

Probably Eric Ripert and Morimoto.

lanes at 3:55PM on 09/25/09

Since this is a fantasy I would say Rick Bayless. Mmmmmmmmmm...

steamsoldier at 4:03PM on 09/25/09

If he was in the kitchen cooking, Todd English cooking Italian food.

hondo3777 at 4:04PM on 09/25/09

Rick Bayless, Thomas Keller, Eric Ripert, and Ferran Adria all personally serving me while I recline in a chaise lounge with a bemused expression on my face.

bjornsen at 4:20PM on 09/25/09

Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, Eric Ripert and Ferran Adria. I'm sure there are others but I certainly wouldn't complain if it was just these four.

Polynesia Addict at 4:45PM on 09/25/09

Eric Ripert!

andrearode at 4:47PM on 09/25/09

Eric Ripert and Thomas Keller....never had either and hope to some day!

Polycultural at 4:48PM on 09/25/09

Wylie Dufresne's and Thomas Keller's...

lamenteuse at 5:03PM on 09/25/09

Definately Wylie Dufesne and Daniel Boulud

marlahoffman at 5:30PM on 09/25/09

Ferran Adria & Charlie Kleinman

prdct at 5:41PM on 09/25/09

Joel Robuchon, Ferran Adria, Jean George & Eric Ripert.

nmc233 at 6:02PM on 09/25/09

Keller & Adria

lcbeec at 6:17PM on 09/25/09

Jacque Pepin

piehole at 7:03PM on 09/25/09

Chang.

ClearlyDiluted at 7:05PM on 09/25/09

A smorgasbord of all the best ethnic foodstuffs from the outer boroughs.

bedwell at 7:20PM on 09/25/09

per se - Thomas Keller

gloriajo at 7:26PM on 09/25/09

Daniel Boulud

Matts124 at 7:28PM on 09/25/09

Michael White, Eric Ripert, and Thomas Keller!

chubberblub at 7:38PM on 09/25/09

Julia Child and Auguste Gusteau

labangin at 8:23PM on 09/25/09

oh dear. I cant choose. Le Bernardin, probably.

engmcmuffin at 8:36PM on 09/25/09

Ducasse and Ripert.

AnnBe at 9:06PM on 09/25/09

Thomas Keller, or David Chang's food from Momofuku Ko

koorong at 9:07PM on 09/25/09

Daniel Humm....I'd eat until the dessert trolley would be empty.

KWBrown at 9:12PM on 09/25/09

Why should I choose when I can taste them all in my fantasy!

cacao at 9:12PM on 09/25/09

Eric Ripert, Thomas Keller, and Dan Barber.

speigel at 12:39AM on 09/26/09

Joel Robuchon, Chef of the Century, what more can i say

chubbychinesegirl at 2:49AM on 09/26/09

I'll eat anything Harold Deiterle sets in front of me.

SpatulaQueen at 4:13AM on 09/26/09

So many to choose from...hmm. I'm going to say Eric Ripert and Dan Barber!

cochon at 1:14PM on 09/26/09

Padma!

bhgrossman at 1:23PM on 09/26/09

Per Se
Daniel Boulud
Momofuku Ko

nyny75912 at 3:09PM on 09/26/09

Joel Robuchon, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and Daniel Boulud! mmmmmmm

blah2545 at 3:23PM on 09/26/09

So tough to call, how bout Ripert, Deiterle, and anything from the chefs at The Pearl Oyster bar!

Gambier at 3:49PM on 09/26/09

Eric Ripert! but really anything!!

14japonica at 5:26PM on 09/26/09

Masa!

jos12003 at 5:57PM on 09/26/09

Eric Ripert, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Dan Barber.

zach825 at 5:48AM on 09/27/09

I guess Paul Liebrandt because I've never had his food and it seems fascinating but also like it tastes good too.

rab28 at 8:38AM on 09/27/09

Joel Robuchon and Wylie Dufresne

Sherpa Josh at 9:37AM on 09/27/09

Of course it would have to be the artful work of the man of the century, Joel Robuchon.

qwakeroats at 10:45AM on 09/27/09

momofuku ko

jl89026n at 7:07AM on 09/28/09

Thomas Keller/Per Se

tonisan9 at 8:48AM on 09/28/09

Robuchon, Keller, Morimoto, and Ripert

QK224 at 8:54AM on 09/28/09

dying to try morimoto and batali...

jotus11 at 9:15AM on 09/28/09

Thomas Keller!!

sarahb at 9:31AM on 09/28/09

momofuku ko
So exotic, so exclusive! :)

orbitalize at 9:41AM on 09/28/09

Andrew Carmellini!

JC at 10:05AM on 09/28/09

Per Se - because I'm single and it doesn't make sense to attempt to try to get a reservation just for me

Momofuku Ko - same reason as Per Se

tmartin at 10:22AM on 09/28/09

Momofuku Ko...yum!

rachelkeenan at 11:09AM on 09/28/09

Chef Masa! Would love to see his technique transfer simple, pure items into something amaaaaazing.

cg_ups at 11:10AM on 09/28/09

Ferran Adria

nasmo! at 11:10AM on 09/28/09

Daniel Boulud or Eric Ripert.

jojo at 11:20AM on 09/28/09

Robuchon, Masa, Jean-Georges, Humm,Barber, White, Ripert, Dufresne, Michel Richard, Keller,etc... My food is to taste it all!

scrootch at 11:21AM on 09/28/09

Daniel Humm.

Import from Napa: Nick Ritchie

hulahoop at 11:21AM on 09/28/09

Any chance we can get Rick Bayless over here? Would love to try Daniel Boulud and Joel Robuchon too!

nychar at 11:21AM on 09/28/09

Ripert, Keller, Boulud, Dufresne, Robuchon

kierak at 11:23AM on 09/28/09

Vongerichten and Keller! Heaven!

japa at 11:45AM on 09/28/09

Per Se. Especially now that they have a prix fix dinner to try bacon beer.

sbrunni at 11:46AM on 09/28/09

hands down, thomas keller

llama at 11:47AM on 09/28/09

keller, chang, dufresne and ripert...all for me!

jaclynmck at 11:55AM on 09/28/09

Morimoto

leftonred at 11:56AM on 09/28/09

Keller or Boulud

davesf at 12:16PM on 09/28/09

Per Se, Morimoto, Degustation, and Bouloud for dessert!

foodpornaddict at 12:27PM on 09/28/09

If perhaps Julia Child, Thomas Keller and Ferran Adrià would chef and I could have Anthony Bourdain and MFK Fisher as dining companions and I would then have the pleasure of picking off their plates!

Dahlushious at 12:36PM on 09/28/09

Per Se and Momofuku ko.

slin1 at 12:51PM on 09/28/09

top 3: jean-georges, thomas keller, & eric ripert

cryho01 at 12:59PM on 09/28/09

Eric Ripert, Thomas Keller, David Chang, Ferran Adrià visiting us.

bdouble at 1:04PM on 09/28/09

Bobby Flay, hands down. He can take the most simple ingredients and turn them into a heavenly dish.

vnssa906 at 1:18PM on 09/28/09

daniel boulud

muffintop at 1:24PM on 09/28/09

Fall weather makes me crave Italian, so I'd want a run-through of Batali's greatest hits.