About the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience

What & Where

The St. Croix Food & Wine Experience occurs every April. The events are held all over the island of St. Croix, home to more than 60,000 residents. The events are comprised of a week-long series of gastronomical happenings including the main events: A Taste of St. Croix, the island wide culinary competition and fete; Cork & Fork dinners which are intimate dinners created by celebrated chefs; a wine-and-dine walk; the Iron Chef-Island Chef, a friendly competition between visiting celebrity chefs and local chefs; and the Wine in the Warehouse, a festive event featuring a wine tasting, music food and the opportunity to purchase wines featured during the week. New Events are created each year to keep the series gastronomically exciting.

Who & Why

Two restaurateurs, Kelly Odom of Tutto Bene and Katherine Pugliese of Eat@CaneBay, started the event in 2000 to bring the restaurant community together. They were pleasantly surprised when they saw that they brought together all community members. With money coming in, they looked to the St. Croix Foundation to smartly and honestly invest the money in worthwhile and successful non-profit programs within the St. Croix community. As the event grew, so did the number of events and as a result, the team that manages the Festival has also grown. All team members participate in the event because it is fun and more importantly because they directly see the positive impact it has on the community.