Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival Presented By FOOD & WINE Tickets On Sale Monday, June 22nd

NEW YORK, June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Festival will take place October 15 – 18, 2015 with more than 100 events at locations throughout New York City from Wall Street to Harlem. This year's program features a wide selection of events at a variety of price points to fit every palate and budget. With 100% of the proceeds benefiting Food Bank For New York City and No Kid Hungry^®, the Festival continues to offer an experience that attendees can indulge in to help fight hunger in New York City and nationwide.      

MasterCard^® cardholders continue to enjoy exclusive presale access to all Festival events through Sunday, June 21 at 11:59 PM EDT, and have the opportunity to select options like the MasterCard Priceless^® Fast Pass, MasterCard Priceless Preview, MasterCard Priceless Demo Pass, and more.

The Festival, once again, offers a unique mix of walk-around tastings, intimate chef and winemaker-driven dinners, educational seminars, interactive classes, late-night parties, and its special series LOCAL presented by Delta Airlines.  New events for 2015 include:

• For the sweet tooth: Sweet Masquerade hosted by Dominique Ansel and Pecko Zantilaveevan
• For the conscious consumer: Veg Out with Hungryroot hosted by Haylie Duff
• For the pork-obsessed: Pigs n' Pints hosted by Robert Irvine part of LOCAL presented by Delta Air Lines
• For the cocktail connoisseurs: The Art of Tiki: A Cocktail Showdown presented by Cocktail Kingdom hosted by Emeril Lagasse
• For the ramen junkie: Celebrity Cruises^® Ramen Party hosted by Chrissy Teigen and J. Kenji Lopez-Alt presented by Serious Eats
• For the smooth sailing: Midnight Jazz Breakfast hosted by Rev Run and Justine Simmons
• For the committed palate: A series of renowned chefs highlighted in the Bank of America Dinner Series, including Rainer Becker (ZUMA, United Kingdom), José Enrique (José Enrique, Puerto Rico), Leonor Espinosa (Leo Cocina y Cava, Colombia), Sebastiano Lombardi (Hotel Il Pellicano, Italy), Virgilio Martinez (Central, Peru), Enrique Olvera (Pujol, Mexico), Jordi Roca (El Celler de Can Roca, Spain), Silvana Villegas (Masa, Colombia), and more!

Pier 94 remains the centerpiece for the Festival's 135,000-sq.ft. tasting compound Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite featuring Samsung^® Culinary Demonstrations presented by MasterCard^®. The extraordinary line-up of talent appearing on the Samsung^® Culinary Demonstration Stages includes:

• Anne Burrell
• Bobby Deen & Jamie Deen
• Giada De Laurentiis
• Haylie Duff
• Tyler Florence
• Duff Goldman
• Alex Guarnaschelli
• Carla Hall
• Robert Irvine
• Emeril Lagasse
• Katie Lee
• Debi Mazar & Gabriele Corcos
• Masaharu Morimoto
• Marc Murphy & Ted Allen
• Rachael Ray
• Marcus Samuelsson
• Aarón Sánchez & John Besh
• Michael Symon
• Tiffani Thiessen
• Geoffrey Zakarian
• Andrew Zimmern

The complete 2015 program and list of participating talent can be found online at nycwff.org.  Use a MasterCard^® during the exclusive presale through June 21 at 11:59 PM EDT online at nycwff.org or by calling 866.969.2933 (phone sales open 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT). General ticket sales begin on Monday, June 22 at midnight. 

About the Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE

The Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE is hosted by and benefits Food Bank For New York City and No Kid Hungry^®, with 100% of the Festival's net proceeds helping fight hunger. Southern Wine & Spirits of New York is the exclusive provider of wine and spirits at the Festival. More information on the Festival can be found at nycwff.org. 

About Food Bank For New York City

Food Bank For New York City has been the city's major hunger-relief organization working to end hunger throughout the five boroughs for more than 30 years. Nearly one in five New Yorkers relies on Food Bank for food and other resources. Food Bank takes a strategic, multifaceted approach that provides meals and builds capacity in the neediest communities, while raising awareness and engagement among all New Yorkers. Through its network of more than 1,000 charities and schools citywide, Food Bank provides food for more than 63 million free meals for New Yorkers in need. Food Bank For New York City's income support services, including food stamps (also known as SNAP) and free tax assistance for the working poor, put more than $100 million each year into the pockets of New Yorkers, helping them to afford food and achieve greater dignity and independence. In addition, Food Bank's nutrition education programs and services empower more than 275,000 children, teens and adults to sustain a healthy diet on a low budget. To learn more about how you can help, please visit foodbanknyc.org.

About No Kid Hungry^®

No child should go hungry in America, but 1 in 5 kids will face hunger this year. Using proven, practical solutions, No Kid Hungry is ending childhood hunger today by ensuring that kids start the day with a nutritious breakfast and families learn the skills they need to shop and cook on a budget. When we all work together, we can make sure kids get the healthy food they need. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of national anti-hunger organization Share Our Strength. Join us at NoKidHungry.org.

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