The Gourmet Experience is a food, luxury and lifestyle showcase featuring the best in gourmet products and services, and allowing the luxury lifestyle aficionados of San Diego to experience the newest trends in the gourmet world.

From learning how to plan your next dinner party, to receiving culinary instruction from San Diego's most celebrated chefs, to exploring the newest travel destinations, The Gourmet Experience has something for every sophisticated consumer. Attendees at The Gourmet Experience also have the opportunity to evaluate the latest in home and outdoor entertainment products, learn the hottest trends in home re-modeling, test professional kitchen equipment and the newest kitchen gadgets on the market, and learn new trends in casual and fine china, flatware and crystal. Tastings from the finest selections of gourmet foods, wines, beers and spirits are sure to please even the most discerning palate.

Highlights from The Gourmet Experience include:

Gourmet In Action Stage
The Gourmet Experience features daily cooking demonstrations led by San Diego's top celebrity chefs, where attendees get the chance to see their favorite chefs light up the stage as they whip up gourmet delicacies using products found at The Gourmet Experience.

"That's The Spirit" Beer & Wine Pavilion
Age appropriate gourmands in attendance are invited to enter the "That's the Spirit" Pavilion, where they have the opportunity to get a sip of "the good life" as they taste and explore fine wines, craft beer and spirits produced by award-winning producers.

Brands that have products or services in the Gourmet Accessories, Gourmet Foods & Beverages, Dining & Entertaining, Gourmet Education, Interior Design, Kitchenware, Outdoor Entertaining, and Travel industries among others will represent their products and services at The Gourmet Experience.