By Lori Fredrich Senior Food Writer, Dining Editor, Podcast Host Published Sep 15, 2014 at 11:03 AM

Food and wine lovers won’t want to miss the 14th annual Kohler Food & Wine Experience, a four-day extravaganza of food, wine and fun. In fact, if you haven’t already purchased tickets for select events, now is the time, as many events are already sold out.

Over the weekend of Oct. 23-26, more than 9,000 visitors, a multitude of celebrity chefs and food vendors will descend upon the normally sleepy town of Kohler.

The festival kicks off with the Kohler Chefs’ Challenge on Thursday evening. And both Friday and Saturday feature wine and tasting classes as well as cooking demonstrations from local chefs Justin Carlisle of Ardent, Bradford Shovlin of the Iron Horse Hotel, Stefano Viglietti of Trattoria Stefano in Sheboygan, Lynn Chisholm of The Paddock Club in Elkhart Lake, Christopher Mangless of Three Three Five in Green Bay, Nicole Pederson of Found in Chicago and Rick Tramonto of Chicago’s Tru.

Our Bobby Tanzilo will offer up profiles of Chisholm and Shovlin when OnMilwaukee.com's Dining Month kicks off Oct. 1.

Celebrity classes include a cooking demonstration with Graham Elliot and Iron Chef’s Geoffrey Zakarian,  Comfort Foods with America's Test Kitchen’s Christopher Kimball, Bridget Lancaster and Jack Bishop, and Shake & Stir with Chef Stephanie Izard of Chicago’s The Girl & the Goat

In addition to ticketed events, guests can enjoy complimentary demonstrations and tastings at various locations throughout the resort such as The Shops at Woodlake, Kohler Design Center and Woodlake Market.

A Friday Day Pass, available for $213 includes the option to choose two Main Stage events, a Wine Seminar and a Midwest Chef’s Stage Event. This day pass also includes a ticket to Shake and Stir with Stephanie Izard on Friday night and a voucher for four Kohler Food & Wine Experience vintage wine glasses.

Saturday passes, also $213, include two Main Stage events, a Wine Seminar and a Midwest Chef’s Stage Event. This day pass also includes a ticket to On the Rocks-Late Night Party and a voucher for four Kohler Food & Wine Experience vintage wine glasses.

For tickets and information, visit: Kohlerathome.com.

Lori Fredrich Senior Food Writer, Dining Editor, Podcast Host

Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with each and every dish. She’s had the privilege of chronicling these tales via numerous media, including OnMilwaukee and in her book “Milwaukee Food.” Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. 

When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or recording the FoodCrush podcast, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.