Events: Arizona - Phoenix - Scottsdale

This fall, azcentral Wine & Food Experience (https://wineandfood.usatoday.com/events/phoenix/, Facebook & Instagram @USATODAYWINEFOOD, Twitter @USATWFE #AZWFE) returns to Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Nov. 2 & 3, 1pm-4pm.

The two-day event that inspired the 10-city USA TODAY Wine & Food Experience is now in its 5th year in the Talking Stick Entertainment District.  Special guests this year include Food Network Chopped star, Chef Alex Guarnaschelli; Netflix Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski; The Bella Twins featuring their Belle Radici wines of Napa, Calif.; and SommSelect's duo -- master sommelier Ian Cauble of Netflix fame and sommelier David Lynch, a two-time James Beard Award recipient.

The event spotlights the region's leading chefs and purveyors, celebrating the Arizona culinary scene with a rich sampling of the region's finest food, wine, spirits and craft beer, with cooking demonstrations, wine seminars, and wine tasting from Martha Stewart's exclusively curated collection from Martha Stewart Wine Co.

Blessing McAnlis-Vasquez, Tourism Manager, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community said: "We're pleased to once again see Salt River Fields hosting this dynamic culinary event.  It's an exciting and vibrant addition to our Community and our Entertainment District."

#WFE TICKETS. Tickets presale are $50 to $180 in advance at https://wineandfood.usatoday.com/tickets/phoenix/. At the gate, Grand Tasting and VIP tickets are $85 and $140 respectively.

• Grand Tasting. $50 presale, limited quantity.  Sample bites from Arizona's most coveted dining establishments.  Meet chefs, taste their creations; see cooking demonstrations.  Enjoy fine wine, craft beer and spirits sampling. GT entry 1pm.
• VIP Grand Tasting.  $120 in advance. All benefits of the Grand Tasting, plus exclusive wine sampling and featured Q&A with SommSelect's Cauble and Lynch. Early entry, a VIP Lounge and VIP restrooms. VIP Entry at noon.
• Sat., Nov. 2, Chef Session with Alex Guarnaschelli. $180 in advance, limited quantity.  All the benefits of the VIP Grand Tasting, plus exclusive presentation and Q&A session with Guarnaschelli; includes meet and greet, photo opportunity and autograph. [Advance purchase recommended. Tickets subject to sellout.] Chef Session begins at 11:15am.  Author, chef and TV personality Guarnaschelli has a worldwide following; executive chef of critically acclaimed Butter Midtown (Manhattan), and other projects include Food Network digital series Fix Me A Plate, and more.
• Sun., Nov. 2, Chef Session with Antoni Porowski. $180 in advance, limited quantity.  All the benefits of the VIP Grand Tasting, plus exclusive presentation and Q&A session with Porowski; includes meet and greet, photo opportunity and autograph. [Advance purchase recommended. Tickets subject to sellout.] Chef Session begins at 11:15am. Chef and TV personality Porowski releases his first cookbook Fall 2019, is part owner of The Village Den in Manhattan and was named Eater's 2018 #Brand of the Year.
• *Wine Down with The Bella Twins. Meet The Bella Twins in an exclusively reserved "Wine Down" session featuring Belle Radici wine, autograph & photo opportunity. Brie Bella & Nikki Bella are stars of Total Bellas on E! Network, and co-founders of Belle Radici Wines, Napa, CA. They are also former WWE champions and entrepreneurs. *Grand Tasting, VIP or Chef's Session ticket required

DEMOS & SEMINARS & PRESENTERS. Chef demonstrations on The Culinary Stage include Guarnaschelli, Porowski and other acclaimed chefs. The Cellar wine seminars are available on a first-come, first-served basis and feature SommSelect cofounder Ian Cauble, among only 274 Master Sommeliers worldwide and star of Netflix cult classic "SOMM," and David Lynch, sommelier, two-time James Beard Award recipient and editorial director, SommSelect.  The Bella Twins -- Brie and Nikki Bella -- stars of reality TV show Total Bellas on E!, also present a seminar in The Cellar, featuring their Belle Radici wines of Napa, Calif.

GRAND TASTING & ARIZONA CULINARY LEADERS.  The Grand Tasting is a showcase of Arizona chefs sharing samples and presenting cooking demonstrations.  Among those on board so far are Café Lalibela with Chef Atsade Desta, The Dhaba with Chef Raveen Arora, Wright's at the Biltmore with Chef Alex Stratta, Four Seasons Resort with Chef Chuck Kazmer, Sweet Republic with Helen Yung, Press Coffee Rosters with Steve Kraus, Mamma Toledo's The Pie Hole with Tonya Saidi and Los Sombreros, and many more to come.