Rub Elbows with Culinary Celebrities at Sixth Annual Vallarta Nayarit Gastronomical Festival CVB of Riviera Nayarit
September 4, 2014

Once again the Riviera Nayarit will welcome the Vallarta Nayarit Gastronómica event, now in its sixth year. This culinary festival will be celebrated from October 22-25 at the Hotel Marival Resort & Suites in Nuevo Vallarta.

For four days celebrities from the world of gastronomy including chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, lecturers plus domestic and international exhibitors will come together in one place. for the first time, this edition will have a guest that will be the State of Guanajuato.

Vallarta Nayarit Gastronómica will include an ample variety of events including lectures, show cooking, tastings, mixology, an exhibit floor for sponsors, private wine pairings and tastings, promotions offered by affiliated businesses and other activities of interest.

Gastronomy is fast becoming one of the most important attributes of the region, which means one of the bureau’s main objectives is the transformation of the Riviera Nayarit into a top culinary destination as well as a top vacation spot for its beauty and services.

Among the biggest draws of the event will be the many culinary celebrities that will be present, much to the delight of the attendees.

Bricio Domínguez, Christian Bravo, Manolo Negrete, Pepe Godoy, Alejandro Espinosa, Ema Bonilla, Luis Felipe Nuño, Fernando Ruiz de Chávez, Fernando Ávila and Juan Carlos García will be representing Mexico.

The event hosts will also be participating, among them Hugo Ahumada, Tony Martínez, Leonardo Peña, Nacho Cadena, Evangelina Robles, Israel Díaz and Betty Vázquez.

The international community will be well represented by Spain’s Xano Saguer, Eva Millán, Miguel Sierra and Jordi Candela; as well as Yamir Peregrino from Cuba and Bernard Corriveau from Canada.

For more details please contact the organizers of the event, Consuelo Elipe and Carlos Elizondo , or call 045 (322) 105-0778. You may also visit the official website online at Vallarta Nayarit Gastronomica.

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