Westside Food-Wine-Spirits Festival benefiting Westside Food Bank

Start: Sunday, October 23, 2022 1:00PM
End: Sunday, October 23, 2022 5:00PM

The Westside Food Wine Spirits Festival is on October 23th, 2022 benefiting the Westside Food Bank. The festival will be returning to The Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo (5 minutes from LAX Airport). Festivities will take place both inside the museum providing you an opportunity for photos with many of the classic autos along with more activities and attractions outside. There will be a tasty fun blend of food, alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks, and more. Food and alcohol will last as long as exhibitors have product. This 7th edition of the festival will showcase a variety of Southern California’s best culinary talent, finest wines, and spirit makers. An abundance of 25+ Restaurants/Caterers/Food Trucks, Wine, Craft Spirits and Beers, and Non-alcoholic drink exhibitors will be serving delicious tastings. Some of our past Food vendors have included Gus's Fried Chicken, Fresh Brothers, Melody Bar & Grill, Love Premier Catering, Taste Thyme Catering, Down Home South Catering, Creamy Boys, Benetta's Acai Bowls, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Farm Fresh to You, Automobile Museum Ice Cream Parlor, and more goodies from other vendors/sponsors. This year's participating vendors will be announced as we get closer to the date. Alcohol & Drink Vendors have included Boisset Wines, Lasorda Family Wines, Frisco Cellars Wines, Plough Wines, Riboli Family Estate Wines, Rekorderlig Cider, Dulce Vita Tequila, Venice Duck Brewery, Neft Vodka, Harajuku Taproom Beer & Sake, Kurosawa Sake, Our Los Angeles Vodka, Bravago Seltzers, Bettie Page Rum, Nuda Tequila, Buzzbox premium cocktails including Vodka Lemonade, Whiskey Lemonade, Margarita, and Mojito, Vita Coconut Water. There will also be other vendors and sponsors providing drinks, snacks, goodies, and giveaways. Your ticket also includes a fun US99 Live Rock and Roll/Bluesy Cover band from 2:00-4 pm and DJ Vibes inside the ballroom, Complimentary Photo Booth & Caricature Drawings, Strolling Magic by Paul- the Psychic magician who reached the Semi-Finals of America's Got Talent, a Silent Auction & more. Full access to the incredible antique/classic car room, ice cream parlor with a live podcast, and plenty of other festivities and Sponsors showcasing & selling products. For a small donation* the museum will be offering Classic Car Rides from 2-4 pm during the festival. *Donation not required. Live Podcast by Megan & Eddie from Kill the Bottle in the Ice Cream Parlor which will be open for purchases. VIP Early entry at 1:00 PM ~ General Admission 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM Media Sponsors: The Easy Reader, Coast to Coast Newspaper, LA Arts Online and LA Art Party, Culver City News, Culver City Observer, Kill the Bottle Live Podcast, Juliet Lemar media carpet host Thanks to our Sponsors- NY Life, Watts & Associates/Vista/Sotheby's Real Estate, Kinecta Federal Credit Union, Farm Fresh to You, Advance Auto Parts, Goodlife Chiropractic, Westlake Skin Tightening, Fresh Finesse Flowers, Art by Kai, Winning Ways, Create by Adriana, Cutco, Art Couture Clothing, Heatez Designs, Diamond Vaneer & Shanti Hot Yoga. Please email us at elliot@swingentertainment.com for winery, spirits, restaurant, vendor, press, and sponsorship opportunities. Our Charity: Westside Food Bank’s mission is to end hunger in our communities by providing access to free nutritious food through food acquisition and distribution, and by engaging the community and advocating for a strong food assistance network. It currently provides a wide variety of nutritious food including fresh produce, high protein foods, and pantry staples to over 70 agencies with food assistance programs in West Los Angeles County, reaching over 108,000 people each year, nearly half of whom are children. Every donated dollar allows WSFB to provide food for 4 nutritious meals. http://wsfb.org/