The Stone Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival has been temporarily postponed. It is our hope to one day soon celebrate the 20th anniversary of this special event! Please check back often for updated information regarding the new dates.
CULINARY DEMONSTRATIONS
New Dates: TBD
On Friday and Saturday morning, Chef
Demonstrations are accompanied by Vintner Presentations. Guest
chefs will take turns preparing signature specialties. Vintners
will present their selections, which are carefully paired
to complement the individual recipes presented for tasting.
The relaxed atmosphere of these sessions, and the intimacy
assured by having no more than 125 in the audience, encourages
a very singular interaction.
FESTIVAL TASTING ON THE BEACH
New Dates: TBD
One
of the highlights of the festival takes place on Friday evening.
Our guest chefs will prepare and serve their favorite seafood
creations, many of them incorporating the Florida Stone Crab.
Vintners pour a selection of their finest offerings from 7p.m.
until late into the evening. Guests are encouraged to move
between the restaurant and wine stations, situated on our
beach and surrounding our swimming pool at the edge of the
Gulf, sampling food and wine and returning to taste favorites
again and again. The scale of the event encourages discussions
with chefs and vintners, for, by this time, all in attendance
have started to become good friends. Live music and dancing
on the beach assures a uniquely festive evening.
CHEF'S COLLABORATION GALA
New Dates: TBD
The culmination of the
festival is a Chefs Gala Collaboration Dinner a seven-course
meal, prepared and presented as the combined effort of our
guest chefs and The Colony's own award-winning restaurant.
Spectacularly planned and served, with each course accompanied
by specially selected wines, the evening is uniquely memorable.
Guests share glittering tables with winemakers and food and
wine press from around the country. Dancing throughout the
evening and late into the night creates a fitting conclusion
to this memorable culinary event.
Non-package guests are welcomed to join in on the celebration for the Friday & Saturday morning culinary demos, Friday evening's Tasting on the Beach and Saturday evening's Chef's Collaboration Gala.
What to wear? Casual, comfortable clothing for the daytime demonstrations. Resort casual for Thursday's Welcome Reception and Friday night's Tasting on the Beach. Saturday night's dinner is a casually elegant affair.