Gig Harbor Wine and Food Festival this Saturday

Here’s a look at what’s cooking at this weekend’s Gig Harbor Wine and Food Festival’s grand tasting, which begins at noon Saturday at the Harbor History Museum.

Tasting tent: More than 60 wineries, craft distilleries, breweries, local restaurants and food companies will serve tastes of a wide swath of food and wine.

Celebrity chefs: Seattle’s Thierry Rautureau will appear at the festival, along with Pat Donahue of Anthony’s Restaurants. Gig Harbor’s Thad Lyman, who co-owns Brix 25 and Netshed No. 9 with wife Katie Doherty, also will appear at the festival.

Cook-off: Watch a celebrity cook-off between Lyman and Donahue. Rautureau will emcee the cook-off.

Retail store: Wine, beer and spirits for sale on site.

These events are separate from the grand tasting and have registration fees and additional costs.

Winemaker dinners: On Friday (July 24), three Gig Harbor restaurants — JW, Netshed No. 9 and Morso — will offer private winemaker dinners. Visit the festival website for menus and details. Dinners range from $120-$125, with wine pairings.

Classes: Offered apart from the grand tasting event. Visit the festival website for a schedule, but the highlights include cooking demonstrations, wine lectures and food pairing classes. Additional class fees start at $10.

This story was originally published July 21, 2015 at 11:00 PM with the headline "Gig Harbor Wine and Food Festival this Saturday."