{"id":325744,"date":"2026-08-20T12:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/325744\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:10:09","slug":"star-studded-chef-roster-announced-for-third-annual-manhattan-beach-food-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/325744\/","title":{"rendered":"Star-studded chef roster announced for third annual Manhattan Beach Food & Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over 40 renowned culinary figures will gather at westdrift resort for the two-night coastal tasting festival this September.<\/p>\n

By Sarah Lin.<\/p>\n

Manhattan Beach Food & Wine revealed a lineup of more than 40 premier culinary figures for its third annual festival, set for Sept. 25-26.<\/p>\n

Founded by producer Shelby Russell and host chef Neal Fraser, the two-night coastal celebration brings together top regional and national culinary talent for grand tasting events alongside winemakers, craft brewers, and spirits producers. The 2026 edition moves to a new location at westdrift Manhattan Beach, an Autograph Collection Hotel.<\/p>\n

Proceeds from the 21-and-over event support the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C\u2022CAP<\/a>), a nonprofit organization providing workforce training and mentorship for underserved youth entering the hospitality industry.<\/p>\n

\"\"Chef Lunetta (Lunetta, Marelle), Chef Ray Garcia (Broken Spanish Comedor), Chef Ludo Lefebvre (Petit Trois). Photo Credit: Manhattan Beach Food and Wine<\/p>\n

The 2026 chef roster includes:<\/p>\n

Host Chef Neal Fraser:\u00a0Redbird<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Vibiana<\/a>\u00a0 (Downtown Los Angeles)<\/p>\n

Vartan Abgaryan:\u00a0Momed<\/a>\u00a0 (Atwater Village)<\/p>\n

Kasra Adjani:\u00a0Google<\/a>\u00a0(Playa Vista)<\/p>\n

Yoshiyasu Aiba:\u00a0Sushi Roku<\/a>\u00a0(Manhattan Beach)<\/p>\n

Deau Aprapornnoparat:\u00a0Holy Basil<\/a>\u00a0(DTLA, Atwater, Santa Monica)<\/p>\n

Jose Baca:\u00a0westdrift<\/a>\u00a0(Manhattan Beach)<\/p>\n

Brendan Collins:\u00a0BOA Steakhouse<\/a>\u00a0(Manhattan Beach)<\/p>\n

Shaun Dry:\u00a0Rock\u2019N Fish<\/a>\u00a0(Manhattan Beach)<\/p>\n

Dean Fearing:\u00a0Fearing\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0(Dallas, TX)<\/p>\n

Susan Feniger:\u00a0Alice B.\u00a0<\/a>\/\u00a0Border Grill\u00a0<\/a>(Palm Springs, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n

Marco Gagliardi:\u00a0Josephine<\/a>\u00a0(Silver Lake)<\/p>\n

Ray Garcia:\u00a0Broken Spanish Comedor<\/a>\u00a0(Culver City)<\/p>\n

Jeffray Gardner:\u00a0Marsatta Chocolate\u00a0<\/a>(Torrance)<\/p>\n

Anthony Greco:\u00a0Porto\u2019s Bakery<\/a>\u00a0(Los Angeles)<\/p>\n

Joel Hammond:\u00a0Uchi West Hollywood<\/a>\u00a0(West Hollywood)<\/p>\n

Ray Hayashi:\u00a0Ryla<\/a>\u00a0(Hermosa Beach)<\/p>\n

Imran Khan:\u00a0Fitoor<\/a>\u00a0(Santa Monica)<\/p>\n

Ludo Lefebvre:\u00a0Petit Trois<\/a>\u00a0(Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks)<\/p>\n

David LeFevre:\u00a0Fishing with Dynamite\u00a0<\/a>\/\u00a0MB Post<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0The Arthur J<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Ryla<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0AttaGirl<\/a>\u00a0(Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach)<\/p>\n

Lord Maynard Llera:\u00a0Kuya Lord<\/a>\u00a0(Melrose Hill)<\/p>\n

Christy Lucchese:\u00a0Wife and the Somm<\/a>\u00a0(Glassell Park)<\/p>\n

\"\"Chef Imran Kahn (Fitoor Santa Monica), CCP students, Chef Lord Maynard Llera (Kuya Lord), Manhattan Beach Food and Wine Chef Roster. Photo Credit: Manhattan Beach Food and Wine.<\/p>\n

Raphael Lunetta:\u00a0Lunetta<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Marelle<\/a>\u00a0(Santa Monica)<\/p>\n

Alice Mai:\u00a0AttaGirl<\/a>\u00a0(Hermosa Beach)<\/p>\n

Jayro Martinez:\u00a0Top of the V\u00a0<\/a>(Anaheim)<\/p>\n

Chris Park:\u00a0The Strand House\u00a0<\/a>(Manhattan Beach)<\/p>\n

Wendy Pomerantz:\u00a0Bertha Mae\u2019s Brownie Co.<\/a>\u00a0(Los Angeles)<\/p>\n

Michael Reed:\u00a0Poppy + Rose<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Poppy & Seed<\/a>\u00a0(Downtown Los Angeles, Anaheim)<\/p>\n

Ben Robinson:\u00a0Bravo\u2019s Below Deck<\/a>\u00a0(Fort Lauderdale, FL)<\/p>\n

Ligia Rossi:\u00a0R\u00e9publique<\/a>\u00a0(Los Angeles)<\/p>\n

Steve Samson:\u00a0Rossoblu<\/a>\u00a0(Downtown Los Angeles)<\/p>\n

Aar\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez:\u00a0Johnny S\u00e1nchez<\/a>\u00a0(New Orleans, LA)<\/p>\n

Alan Sanz:\u00a0M\u00edrate<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Daisy Margarita Bar<\/a>\u00a0(Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks)<\/p>\n

Frank Ryan Saporito:\u00a0Wife and the Somm<\/a>\u00a0(Glassell Park)<\/p>\n

\"\"Chef Deau Arpapornnopparat (Holy Basil), Chef John Sungkamee (Emporium Thai), Chef Rudy Suazo (Maple Block Meat Co.)<\/p>\n

Alex Seidel:\u00a0Mercantile Dining & Provisions<\/a>\u00a0(Denver, CO)<\/p>\n

Rudy Suazo:\u00a0Maple Block Meat Co.<\/a>\u00a0(Culver City)<\/p>\n

John Sungkamee:\u00a0Emporium Thai\u00a0<\/a>\/\u00a0Emporium Thai Market<\/a>\u00a0(Westwood)<\/p>\n

Oscar Torres:\u00a0Verse<\/a>\u00a0(Toluca Lake)<\/p>\n

Dustin Trani:\u00a0J. Trani\u2019s\u00a0<\/a>\/\u00a0The Majestic\u00a0<\/a>\/\u00a0Trani\u2019s Dockside Station<\/a>\u00a0(San Pedro)<\/p>\n

Sherry Yard:\u00a0Bakery by the Yard<\/a>\u00a0(Manhattan Beach)<\/p>\n

Culinary Careers Students:\u00a0C\u2022CAP<\/a>\u00a0(Los Angeles)<\/p>\n

VIP early access opens at 6 p.m. each night, with general entry starting at 7 p.m. Single-night passes and hotel package options are available at\u00a0www.ManhattanBeachFoodandWine.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Partners include\u00a0INFINITI<\/a>\u00a0as the official Vehicle,\u00a0Delta Air Lines<\/a>\u00a0as the official Airline,\u00a0westdrift Manhattan Beach<\/a>\u00a0as the official Host Hotel,\u00a0San Pellegrino<\/a>\u00a0as the official Water,\u00a0Chef Works<\/a>\u00a0as the official Hospitality Apparel,\u00a0Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove<\/a>\u00a0as the official Kitchen Appliance, and\u00a0Southern California Restaurant Design Group<\/a>\u00a0as the official Commercial Kitchen Designer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over 40 renowned culinary figures will gather at westdrift resort for the two-night coastal tasting festival this September.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-325744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}