2018 New York Wine and Food Festival Official Gifting Lounge hosted by GBK Productions

    NEW YORK, NY, October 17, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On October 13th and 14th GBK Productions produced yet another Food Network/Cooking Channel New York Wine and Food Festival official gifting lounge. Over 90 celebrities, influencers and press enjoyed the music, food, and this season's most exclusive products. GBK Productions along with the NYWFF welcomed 70 award winning chefs, restaurateurs, television personalities and network executives. Some included in this list were: chef Giada De Laurentiis, Travel Channel host Adam Richman, pastry chef Duff Goldman, Jonathan "Foodgod" Cheban, Country music star Martina McBride, chef Rocco Dispirito, civil rights activist Tarana Burke, actress Valerie Bertinelli, TV personality and author Ted Allen, executive chef Guarnaschelli, award winning celebrity chef Aaron Sanchez, singer Jessie James Decker, chef David Burtka and his husband Neil Patrick Harris.

Some notable media outlets in attendance include but not limited to, People Magazine, Forbes, NBC, Celebrity Page, Taste and Travel, Life and Style and In Touch Magazine, Bronx Net TV, and Where in New York.

Guests were welcomed by signature cocktails served up by The Cup Bearer, as they ventured on they were treated to chair massages while sitting in the Kahuna Chair SM-9000 model and a certificate towards a Kahuna massage chair purchase. Resorts in residence included: Moon Palace, all inclusive 3 night stay in Jamaica or Cancun, Anticalma and La Corte Dell'Astore Italian luxury resorts gifted a $4500 4 night stay including a paragliding and sailboat experience. Brava gifted pure light counter top ovens, John Boos and Co gave their signature Boos Blocks cutting boards, the French luxury house Christofle Silver gifted beautiful silver plated business card holders, Loacker, USAA, the number one wafer company gifted yummy Dark Nior and Tortina white wafers. Brands specializing in wine transport included VinGarde Valise gifting wine travel luggage, and Porto Vino gave an insulted wine pouch. Pinnertest gave food tolerance kits, while PROPEK Glasses unveiled their new computer glasses that protect eyes from screen damage. Spindrift is quenching thirst by gifting the talent a year's supply of their natural fruit juice infused sparkling water. Tristar presented their air crisp technology by gifting their Power Air Fryer, and Warther Cutlery finished up the lounge with a knife and cutting board gift.

GBK Productions, is a luxury lifestyle gifting and special events company, specializing in entertainment marketing integration. Formed in 2000 by Gavin Keilly, the company's Founder and CEO, GBK consists of five divisions: GBK Celebrity Gifting, GBK Special Events, GBK Weddings, GBK Charitable Consulting and GBK Marketing & Public Relations. Widely known in the entertainment industry for bringing that little extra something into the Luxury Lounge environment, GBK offers its clients a full range of marketing services. For more information on Gavin B. Keilly (CEO) or GBK, please go to gbkproductions.com.

Media inquiries: Tad Hamilton of Mosaic Public Relations [email protected]

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