South Bay culinary festival features top national chefs and beverages to benefit youth hospitality nonprofit.
The third annual Manhattan Beach Food & Wine will take place on Friday, September 25, 2026, and Saturday, September 26, 2026, in its new location, Westdrift Manhattan Beach. The South Bay’s premier luxury food and wine festival has expanded to two nights, where you can stroll and visit over 23 all-star chefs and restaurants, tasting some of the best food in the United States.
Each evening will have special menus featuring food from those chefs as well as drinks from illustrious wineries, premier spirits, handcrafted cocktails, craft breweries, a curated selection of non-alcoholic beverages, live entertainment, and much more.
The event will benefit the Culinary Careers Program (C•CAP), which is chaired by chef Marcus Samuelsson, who has 13 restaurants in New York City, Atlanta, Las Vegas, the Bahamas, Miami, New Jersey, Montreal, Canada, and Adiss Ababa, Ethiopia.
“C•CAP is a workforce development nonprofit that provides underserved teens pathways to pursue careers in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Annually, C•CAP provides culinary, job, and life skills in 186 schools across the United States, including the entire state of Arizona, as well as in Baltimore, Camden, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City & Long Island, Newark, Philadelphia, suburban Maryland, and Washington, DC.”
The Westdrift Manhattan Beach is located on 26 expansive acres just three miles from LAX. The 393-room luxury resort provides an exceptional setting for Southern California’s premier luxury coastal culinary festival, featuring a nine-hole golf course, a lush resort-style pool, CrossFit-inspired fitness center, and the acclaimed JUTE Coastal Bar + Kitchen.
Early bird festival tickets for both VIP and General Admission are now available and will be on sale at the preferred price until August 6. You can purchase tickets at the Manhattan Beach Food & Wine website. The festival encourages the use of car services because alcoholic beverages will be served and there will also be valet parking, self-parking, and street parking available
This year’s Partners include Delta Air Lines as the official Airline, Westdrift Manhattan Beach as the official Host Hotel, San Pellegrino as the official Water, Chef Works as the official Hospitality Apparel, Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove as the official Kitchen Appliance, and Southern California Restaurant Design Group as the official Commercial Kitchen Designer.
