A star-studded lineup of culinary talent has been announced for the 2025 Kohler Food & Wine festival, taking place Oct. 16-19 at Destination Kohler, a luxury resort one hour north of Milwaukee in the village of Kohler.
Known as one of the Midwest’s most celebrated culinary events, the festival’s activities include chef-led demonstrations, food and wine tastings, cocktail seminars, exclusive dinners and more. There are also opportunities for guests to meet and mingle with the stars in intimate settings.
Martha Stewart, Scott Conant and more culinary stars to headline
Headliners for the 2025 Kohler Food & Wine festival include:
Several Wisconsin-based chefs will appear at the festival as well, including “Top Chef” Season 21 finalist Dan Jacobs of DanDan and EsterEv, James Beard Award winner Dane Baldwin of The Diplomat, James Beard Award winners Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger of Madison’s Fairchild, and “Cutthroat Kitchen” champion Ryan Sherman of Greenville’s Field & Fire. Additionally, The Bartolotta Restaurants will return to Kohler Food & Wine for their fifth year to host signature events throughout the weekend, as well as a full day on one of the main Culinary Stages, featuring some of the group’s top talent including Matt Baier of Downtown Kitchen, Connor McNeil of Joey Gerard’s – A Bartolotta Supper Club, Brent Davis of Bacchus and Amanda Langler of Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro.
Kohler Food & Wine ticket packages are on sale beginning July 15
Signature packages are available for purchase beginning July 15. The Art of Good Taste package includes a three-night stay at The American Club, an exclusive Scott Conant dinner, an exclusive Martha Stewart dinner, the Taste of the Vine event and more (starting at $6,255 per person).
The Martha Stewart Package includes a three-night stay at The American Club, Taste of the Vine event, Martha Stewart dinner, an exclusive Martha Stewart fireside chat and more (starting at $2,274 per person).
The Eric Adjepong Package includes a three-night stay at The American Club or Inn at Woodlake, Taste of the Vine event, an exclusive Eric Adjepong dinner and more (starting at $1,413 per person).
Other packages include the Taste of the Vine (starting at $890), the Scott Conant package (starting at $714) and the Food & Wine tee-off golf event (starting at $540).
Ticket packages historically sell out within hours, so guests are encouraged to register in advance at Kohler Food & Wine to receive an alert on July 15 when packages go on sale. The remaining individual festival session event tickets go on sale July 29.
Learn more about the festival and purchase packages and individual event tickets at kohlerfoodandwine.com.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Martha Stewart, Scott Conant to headline 2025 Kohler Food & Wine festival
Reporting by Rachel Bernhard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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