Food and wine lovers won’t want to miss the 14th annual Kohler Food & Wine Experience, a four-day extravaganza of food, wine and fun. In fact, if you haven’t already purchased tickets for select events, now is the time, as many events are already sold out.
Over the weekend of Oct. 23-26, more than 9,000 visitors, a multitude of celebrity chefs and food vendors will descend upon the normally sleepy town of Kohler.
The festival kicks off with the Kohler Chefs’ Challenge on Thursday evening. And both Friday and Saturday feature wine and tasting classes as well as cooking demonstrations from local chefs Justin Carlisle of Ardent, Bradford Shovlin of the Iron Horse Hotel, Stefano Viglietti of Trattoria Stefano in Sheboygan, Lynn Chisholm of The Paddock Club in Elkhart Lake, Christopher Mangless of Three Three Five in Green Bay, Nicole Pederson of Found in Chicago and Rick Tramonto of Chicago’s Tru.
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Celebrity classes include a cooking demonstration with Graham Elliot and Iron Chef’s Geoffrey Zakarian, Comfort Foods with America's Test Kitchen’s Christopher Kimball, Bridget Lancaster and Jack Bishop, and Shake & Stir with Chef Stephanie Izard of Chicago’s The Girl & the Goat
In addition to ticketed events, guests can enjoy complimentary demonstrations and tastings at various locations throughout the resort such as The Shops at Woodlake, Kohler Design Center and Woodlake Market.
A Friday Day Pass, available for $213 includes the option to choose two Main Stage events, a Wine Seminar and a Midwest Chef’s Stage Event. This day pass also includes a ticket to Shake and Stir with Stephanie Izard on Friday night and a voucher for four Kohler Food & Wine Experience vintage wine glasses.
Saturday passes, also $213, include two Main Stage events, a Wine Seminar and a Midwest Chef’s Stage Event. This day pass also includes a ticket to On the Rocks-Late Night Party and a voucher for four Kohler Food & Wine Experience vintage wine glasses.
For tickets and information, visit: Kohlerathome.com.
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or planning for TV and radio spots, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.
