TRAVERSE CITY — The Traverse City Food & Wine Festival will welcome well-known chefs, authors, experts and celebrity guests for several events from Aug. 20-24.
The festival will allow attendees to join in on a celebration of agriculture, creativity and craft.
Featured Festival voices include:
- Tyler Florence — Food Network host, cookbook author, James Beard nominee, chef and owner of Miller & Lux in San Francisco
- Mei Lin — “Top Chef” Winner and Celebrity Chef, James Beard nominee, chef and owner of Nightshade, Daybird and 88 Club in Los Angeles
- Sarah Welch — Top Chef contestant, James Beard nominee, Co-Founder and Partner at Marrow, Mink in Detroit and owner of Umbo in Traverse City (Coming in 2026)
- Celina Tio — Top Chef Masters and Iron Chef America contestant, chef and owner of Belfry and Wolf Den in Kansas City, Missouri
- Kate Williams — Chef and owner of Lady of the House, Candy Bar and Karl’s in Detroit, James Beard nominee and Food & Wine’s Best New Restaurants winner
- Omar Anani — Chef and owner of Saffron De Twah in Detroit, James Beard nominee and a Food Network Chopped Champion
- Ji Hye Kim — Chef and owner of Miss Kim in Ann Arbor, James Beard nominee, named among Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs
- Cameron Rolka — Chef and owner of Mink in Detroit, owner of Umbo in Traverse City (Coming in 2026)
- Susan Kostrzewa — Director-at-Large at Les Dames D’Escoffier New York, contributor at JamesSuckling.com, wine educator
- Steve Reddicliffe — Editor, The New York Times Essential Book of Cocktails (2nd Edition)
- John Korycki — Estate Chef at Bistro Polaris at Black Star Farms, owner and tour guide at Chef JK Travels
- Shane Graybeal — Executive Chef of NoBo Riverside in Traverse City
For more information on the Traverse City Food & Wine Festival and its offerings, click here.