Restaurant Events New Haven New Haven Food & Wine Festival Grand Tasting on August 22 CTbites Team August 09, 2012 The New Haven Food & Wine Festival returns this year kicking off with a Grand Tasting as part of the New Haven Open Tennis Tournament on August 22 from 5 to 7:30 pm. The $125 ticket includes admission to the tasting and box seats for that evening's session 7. The fifth-annual Grand Tasting will be hosted by chef and author Jacques Pepin and is a great way to sample dishes from over 20 of New Haven's award-winning restaurants, including: 116 Crown, Barcelona, Basta Trattoria, Caseus, The Cask Republic, Claire's Corner Copia, Geronimo, Heirloom, Ibiza, John Davenport's, Kitchen Zinc, L'Orcio, Miso, Oaxaca Kitchen, Pacifico, Soul de Cuba, Thali, Thali Too, Union League Cafe and Zinc. This year's event will feature wine and spirits from The Wine Thief. For tickets and more information, visit New Haven Open.