Featuring the best in art, food, and wine hospitality, the third annual Art of Food & Wine Palm Desert will take place November 6-9. The event’s signature two-day Grand Tasting will feature celebrity chefs including Rick Tramonto and David Rosengarten, elite vintners, and delectable restaurants. Attendees will enjoy scrumptious samples prepared by local chefs, as well as wine and lifestyle seminars, book signings, artists, and tastings of wines and spirits from around the world. Opening night offers a friendly, interactive competition featuring Coachella Valley’s finest chefs and bartenders. Also new this year are wine dinner benefits pairing local restaurants and charities with celebrity chefs and master sommeliers, and Sweet Dreams, a nightcap event showcasing delicious desserts, wines, Champagnes, and after-dinner drinks poolside at the Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort & Spa. Experience a fashionista’s paradise at Palm Desert’s El Paseo shopping district, take part in the A Taste of Desert Willow Golf Tournament, and see the B-52s in concert at the McCallum Theatre. (866/96-TASTE, www.artoffoodandwine.com) MASON RICHEY
