A Food and Wine Festival For Every Season

Whether it be paddle boarding in Hualalai with Seamus Mullen, journeying to six countries in seven days via your taste buds in Bangkok, or playing beach volleyball in Palm Beach with Robert Irvine: for more than a decade, various Four Seasons properties have been creating or hosting annual food festivals that offer one-of-a-kind experiences for consumers to indulge their culinary fantasies. This year Four Seasons is working with community partners to spotlight these events through a new program: Four Seasons Hotels Food & Wine Festivals.

The newly launched series features events around the world that offer epicureans the opportunity to mingle with globally recognized talent alongside the locally-revered Four Seasons culinary teams.

"Innovation and creativity have always driven the Four Seasons approach to evolving our dining experience," said Guy Rigby, Vice President Food & Beverage, Americas. "Engaging the local and international culinary community allows us to share our passion for creating incredible dining experiences that connect with and excite Four Seasons guests and gourmands alike."

2014 Festivals

World Gourmet Festival at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok (September 1-7) marks the 15th anniversary for this week-long culinary extravaganza filled with daily lunches, dinners and cooking demonstrations all presented by visiting master chefs from around the world. Participating chefs include: Hong Kong's Hideaki Sato, Barcelona's Paolo Casagrande, Paris' Akrame Benallal and Oakland's James Syhabout.

Chef Fest at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai (October 22-25) - Today's top chefs will come together to do more than cook in an intimate and relaxed beach setting at the fourth year of Chef Fest. Complementing the daily interactive cooking classes, guests can connect with chefs in more personal ways from a round of golf with Ben Ford to practicing yoga with Amanda Freitag and Marco Canora, to stand-up paddleboarding with Seamus Mullen all on the picturesque Kona-Kohala coast of Hawaii.

The Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival at Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach (December 11-14) - Considered a distinguished staple event on Palm Beach's annual social roster for the past seven years, this annual event brings together an eclectic collection of the world's most illustrious chefs, culinary personalities, authors, winemakers and mixologists in picturesque South Florida each December. With specialty cocktail and hors d'oeuvre receptions, five-course dinners with premium wine pairings, kids' cooking classes and the final grand tasting and cooking competition, the 2014 Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival offers something for everyone. Participating chefs include: Daniel Boulud, Robert Irvine, Marc Murphy, Ken Oringer, and Fabio Viviani.

Also new this year is a dedicated online home for Four Seasons Hotels Food & Wine Festivals, housed on the Taste by Four Seasons website. The dynamic platform will serve as a portal for consumers to learn more about each event as they tap into live social media dispatches from the festivals, and articles showcasing highlights and exclusive recipes. Guests can also seamlessly connect to the online tickets portals for all events should they wish to join in the fun.