About This Event
Louisiana's Most Beautiful Food & Wine Event
Presented with generous support from Didier Consultants
The annual St. Francisville Food & Wine Festival is a weekend-long celebration of the culinary culture of Louisiana and Mississippi. Featuring acclaimed chefs, creative wine pairings, cocktail and spirit tastings, craft beer and live entertainment in one of Louisiana's most beautiful and historic small towns.
2024 Events
Jazz Brunch at the St. Francisville Inn
Presented by Ann Connelly Fine Art
Friday, November 8, 2024 | 10am and 1pm seatings | $250
Pop the cork on the 2024 festival with this lyrical, luxurious lunchtime feast at the spectacular St. Francisville Inn. Featuring a three-course menu by Chef Jaime Hernandez, spirited cocktail pairings, a rousing jazz performance by New Orleans's Tom Fischer Trio, and an exhibition of contemporary Louisiana art curated by Ann Connelly Fine Art.
Winemaker Dinner at the Magnolia Café
Presented by Coastal Mississippi
Friday, November 8, 2024 | 5:30pm | $225
An exuberant, seated dinner with wine pairings, served under the stars at St. Francisville's iconic Magnolia Café. A five-course Gulf fresh seafood feast will be prepared by Kristian Wade, Executive Chef at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, MS, featuring coast-inspired courses from Coraline’s, Beau Rivage’s newest fine dining restaurant. With wine pairings by Eberle Winery of Paso Robles, California. Winemaker Chris Eberle will be in attendance to introduce the wines and vineyard. A "get-ready-to-fest" after-party with live music on the Magnolia Café stage will follow.
Bubbles and BBQ at North Commerce
Saturday, November 9, 2024 | 11am–3pm | $95
A day-long champagne, craft beer and barbecue bonanza at North Commerce in historic downtown St. Francisville. Featuring live fire cooking stations helmed by the Gulf South's most creative barbecue masters, a bottomless champagne bar, local and regional craft beers, live entertainment; and opportunities to sample natural wines, regional spirits, and specialty foods presented by regional purveyors.
Mad Hatters Soirée at The St. Francisville Inn
Saturday, November 9, 2024 | 6 pm–9 pm | $300
An exquisitely catered social dinner party on the front lawn of the iconic St. Francisville Inn. Featuring multiple grazing stations and passed hors d’oeuvres created by Executive Chef Jaime Hernandez, and Galen Iverstine of Iverstine Farms Butcher, paired with wines and cocktails curated by Guy Stout of Stout Wines, a family-owned Napa Valley producer of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc, partnering with legendary Napa winemaker Tom Rinaldi. Guy is also a Certified Wine Educator (CWE) and one of just 280 Master Sommeliers in the world.
St. Francisville Food & Wine Festival Grand Tastings at The Myrtles
Presented by the Louisiana Office of Tourism
SOLD OUT
Sunday, November 10, 2024 | VIP • noon • $215 | General admission • 1pm • $125
Sunday's Grand Tastings present celebrated Mississippi and Louisiana chefs serving signature dishes from 25+ tasting stations arrayed around The Myrtles' grounds. Attendees explore The Myrtles property while discovering participating chefs' dishes, wine stations serving 40+ notable wines, a beer garden serving craft beer by Mississippi and Louisiana brewers and a "Spirits of The Myrtles" Courtyard serving craft spirits and cocktails by regional distillers.
Please note: A purchase of 10 or more tickets to the Sunday Grand Tastings event will automatically apply a discount of $10.00 per ticket (max 20).
EAT WELL. RAISE A GLASS. MAKE NEW FRIENDS. Questions? Contact us at foodfest@countryroadsmag.com*
All events are for guests 21+. No pets allowed on the grounds except ESA and Guide Animals.
The 2024 St. Francisville Food & Wine Festival is generously supported by
Ann Connelly Fine Art • Artisan Fine Wines • Ascension Parish Tourism • Avoyelles Commission of Tourism
Ben E. Keith • Bin Q • Cajun Coast Tourism • City Group Hospitality • Experience Ruston • Explore Houma
Pennington Biomedical Research Center • St. Martin Parish Tourist Commission • Sysco • Tip Top Proper Cocktails Trinchero Family Estates Uncorked • Visit Baton Rouge • Visit Shreveport-Bossier • WATERMARK Baton Rouge
Terms & Conditions* NO REFUNDS. All ticket sales are final. Audubon Entertainment, LLC. events take place rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, we will make every effort to ensure that guests are comfortably accommodated.
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Audubon Entertainment is a joint project of The Myrtles Historic Inn | Restaurant 1796, and Westmoreland Publishing Company, publisher of Country Roads magazine. We present the annual St. Francisville Food & Wine Festival.
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