2022 Azalea Festival Chefs’ Showcase tickets on sale now
Five course meal will pair fine wines with food and a chance to win a luxury vacation
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The 2022 North Carolina Azalea Festival has a signature event before spring arrives. The 2022 Chef’s Showcase will bring together five chefs from around the state to the Hotel Ballast in January.
The Showcase is a seated culinary adventure consisting of a 5-course meal with fine wine pairings, light entertainment, high-end silent auction items, and a luxury vacation raffle. Notable chefs from our region (and beyond!) work together to prepare the dishes.
The chefs this year are:
- Sheri Castle, host of The Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle, on PBS North Carolina
- Tiesha Lewis, the 2021 North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association Chef Showdown Pastry Chef of the Year
- Saif Rahman, the 2021 North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association Chef Showdown Chef of the Year
- Nathan Sims, Hotel Ballast Executive Chef
- Fabio Capparelli, Bluewater Grill Executive Chef
The event is Saturday, January 29, 2022, from 1 – 4pm at The Hotel Ballast in downtown Wilmington.
For more information and tickets click here.
