by Donald Wood
Last updated: 9:20 AM ET, Tue September 12, 2023
Nassau luxury resort, Baha Mar, revealed the full lineup of
events coming to The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival, which runs between October
27-29.
The annual festival is filled with interactive celebrity
chef demonstrations, intimate and unique master classes, live performances and
the introduction of FUZE, a first-of-its-kind art showcase.
Opening the 2023 edition of the event is a special live
performance by 17-time Grammy-winning musician Sting, but the fun doesn’t stop
there. The festival will be hosted by world-renowned chefs, including Marcus
Samuelsson of Marcus at Baha Mar Fish + Chop House, Ken “Katsuya” Uechi of
Katsuya and Dario Cecchini of Carna.
Special guest celebrity chefs and talent appearances include
Amanda Freitag, Carla Hall, Geoffrey Zakarian, Scott Conant, Michelle
Bernstein, Eitan Eats, Simeon Hall Jr. and more.
The festival officially starts with a Sting performance at
the Welcome Beach Party, with visitors invited to continue the party at the
Bahamas’ premier rooftop bar, Skybar. Samuelsson will also welcome weekend pass
holders, who will close out the first night with the exclusive Marcus After
Dark events.
On Saturday and Sunday, Baha Mar's Convention, Arts &
Entertainment Center will come alive with the first-ever FUZE, Caribbean Art
Fair and Culinary Expo. The events include live entertainment, Bahamian
hospitality with onstage chef demos, food and wine tastings led by the top
sommeliers, art demonstrations from seven different Caribbean nations and more.
Saturday will conclude with a series of Signature Chef
Dinners hosted by the festival's headlining and guest chefs, as each duo takes
guests on a culinary journey with specially curated menus.
Tickets for the event are now on sale and range from $35 to
$1000 per person, per event. The Festival Weekend Pass—which starts at $799—includes
a premium welcome gift upon check-in, entry to the Welcome Beach Party Powered
by SLS Baha Mar and Marcus After Dark, unlimited access to The Bahamas Culinary
Expo Tent and FUZE Arts Expo Venue.
The full calendar of events includes:
Friday, October 27
- 5-7 pm: Rum Tasting Happy Hour with Noah Rothbaum at T2
- 7-9 pm: Bahamian Film Series at ECCHO Art Gallery
- 7-11pm: Welcome Beach Party featuring Sting Powered by SLS
Baha Mar at Baha Bay Lagoon
- 10 pm: Marcus After Dark at Marcus Gardens
Saturday, October 28
- 10 am – 6 pm: Culinary & FUZE Art Expo
- 10 – 11 am: Artist Talk at FUZE Art Expo
- 12 – 2 pm: Master Class with Amanda Freitag at The Kitchen
- 12 – 2 pm: Lunch with Michelle Bernstein at Costa
- 12 – 2 pm: The Art of Sushi Making with Ken
"Katsuya" Uechi at Katsuya
- 1 – 2:30 pm: Art Demo at FUZE Art Expo
- 2:30 – 5:30 pm: Art Tour of The Current & ECCHO with
John Cox & Botanical Leaf Workshop at ECCHO Art Gallery
- 2 – 3 pm: Chef Demo by Carla Hall at the Culinary Expo
- 2 – 4 pm: A Taste of the Islands with Simeon Hall Jr. at
NEXUS Club
- 2 – 4 pm: Butchery Master Class with Dario Cecchini at Carna
- 1 – 3 pm: Marcus Samuelsson and Scott Conant's Coconuts
& Cocktails at Marcus Gardens
- 3 – 3:45 pm: Whisky Tasting Seminar with Noah Rothbaum at
Culinary Expo
- 4 – 5 pm: Chef Demo by Geoffrey Zakarian at the Culinary
Expo
- 7 pm: Signature Chef Dinner with Amanda Freitag & Dario
Cecchini at Carna
- 7 pm: Signature Chef Dinner with Marcus Samuelsson &
Carla Hall at Marcus Up Top
- 7 pm: Signature Chef Dinner with Scott Conant & Michelle
Bernstein at Fi'lia
- 7 pm: Signature Chef Dinner with Ken "Katsuya"
Uechi at Katsuya
- 9:30 pm: Art Afterparty at ECCHO Art Gallery
- 11pm – Afterparty at BOND Nightclub
Sunday, October 29
- 10 am – 6 pm: Culinary & FUZE Art Expo
- 10 – 11 am: Artist Talk at FUZE Art Expo
- 11- 12 pm: Chef Demo by Michelle Bernstein at the Culinary
EXPO
- 12 pm – 1 pm: Biscuits for Breakfast Master Class with Carla
Hall at The Kitchen
- 12 pm – 1 pm: Chef Demo by Amanda Freitag at the Culinary
Expo
- 12 – 12:45 pm: Wine Tasting with Ted Diamantis at the
Culinary Expo
- 1 – 2 pm: Master Class with Geoffrey Zakarian at The Kitchen
- 1 – 2:30 pm: Art Demo at FUZE Art Expo
- 1 – 1:45 pm: Wine Tasting with Fernando Betata at Culinary
Expo
- 2 – 3 pm: Chef Demo by Simeon Hall Jr. at the Culinary Expo
- 3 – 3:45 pm: Wine Tasting with Ken Fredrickson at Culinary
Expo
- 3 – 5 pm: Figure Drawing Workshop at ECCHO Art Gallery
- 4 – 5 pm: Wine Tasting with Chris Farnum at Culinary Expo
- 4 – 5 pm: Chef Demo by Scott Conant at the Culinary Expo
- 5:30 – 6:30 pm: Chef Demo by Marcus Samuelsson at the
Culinary Expo
- 6:30 – 8 pm: Bahamian Showcase Music Concert at ECCHO Art
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