Orange County hosts myriad food and wine events every year, but three of the most popular ones take place in Newport Beach: Festival of Chefs, Pacific Wine & Food Classic, and RELISH: An Immersive Culinary & Lifestyle Experience.
Talented chefs from restaurants across Orange County, along with other popular food service providers plus and wine and libation sponsors, are getting ready for the 2026 edition of the annual Festival of Chefs, to be held on the spacious lawns of the Newport Beach County Club on Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m.
Festival of Ches benefits KidWorks, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit that for more than three decades has been dedicated to providing academic, personal development, and leadership programs for children and teens in overlooked neighborhoods in central Santa Ana…