Disney has made several updates to the website for the upcoming 2025 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival, including the release of the full culinary demonstration schedule.
The 2025 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival is scheduled to run from February 28 through April 21, 2025. As part of the upcoming festival, Disney California Adventure will host cooking demonstrations from Disney chefs, visiting chefs, and festival sponsors. Now that the full schedule has been released, we can get a better idea of who will be attending this year’s festival.
Disney Chef Demonstration Schedule
The calendars on the festival website are broken into categories for Disney chefs, visiting chefs, and festival sponsors. The Disney chef section is listed first. These demonstrations will take place on the Hollywood Backlot Stage in Hollywood Land on Saturdays and Sundays through the festival’s entire run.
The schedule for the Disney chefs lists the date, time and name of each chef along with the location where they work at the Disneyland Resort. The full schedule is listed below:
- Saturday, March 1
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Steven Ashworth and Paula Abad, Great Maple Modern American Eatery, Pixar Place Hotel
- Sunday, March 2
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Priscilla Lemos and Mychael Banaga, Disneyland Park
- Saturday, March 8
- 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Juan Mendoza, San Fransokyo Square, Disney California Adventure Park
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Erik Ortiz Serrano, Disneyland Park
- Sunday, March 9
- 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Joanna Aquayo and Quy Hoang, Disney California Adventure Park
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Brian Torres, Disneyland Park
- Saturday, March 15
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Joshua Frias, Naples Ristorante e Bar, Downtown Disney District
- Sunday, March 16
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Lauren Gutierrez and Brandi Gonzales, Golden Vine Winery, Disney California Adventure Park
- Saturday, March 22
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Corey Ripplinger, Disneyland Park
- Sunday, March 23
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Darrin Finkel, Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill & Patio, Downtown Disney District
- Saturday, March 29
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Carlos Gaytán and Rudy Lopez, Paseo and Céntrico, Downtown Disney District
- Sunday, March 30
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Phu Hoang and Quy Hoang, Disneyland Park
- Sunday, April 6
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Albert Esparza, Disneyland Resort
- Saturday, April 12
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – An Interview with Pam Brandon (Chef and Author of The Official Disney Parks Celebration Cookbook) and Disneyland Resort Chefs John State, Jeremiah Balogh, and Stephanie Yee
- Sunday, April 13
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – An Interview with Pam Brandon (Chef and Author of The Official Disney Parks Celebration Cookbook) and Disneyland Resort Chefs John State, Jimmy Weita, and Stephanie Yee
- Saturday, April 19
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Adrian Martinez and Elizabeth Ramos, Disneyland Park
- Sunday, April 20
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Adolfo Salazar and Joanna Pereyda, Disneyland Park
Visiting Chef Demonstration Schedule
The next schedule listed on the festival website is for visiting chefs. These chefs include restaurant owners, cookbook authors, celebrity chefs from TV programs, and more. Like the Disney chefs, these demonstrations will also take place on the Hollywood Backlot Stage at various times on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Saturday, March 1
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Duff Goldman, Charm City Cakes
- Sunday, March 2
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Ernie Alvarado, URBANA Mexican Gastronomy
- Saturday, March 8
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Bricia Lopez, Guelaguetza
- Sunday, March 9
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Bricia Lopez, Guelaguetza
- Saturday, March 15
- 6 p.m. to 6: 30 p.m. – Jamie Gwen, Celebrity Chef, Radio Host, and Cookbook Author
- Sunday, March 16
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Paul Cao, Burnt Crumbs
- Saturday, March 22
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Shachi Mehra, ADYA
- Sunday, March 23
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Claudia Sandoval, “MasterChef” Season 6 Winner
- Saturday, March 29
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Dafne Mejia, “Hell’s Kitchen”
- Sunday, March 30
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Nicholas Echaore and Ryan Garlitos, Heritage BBQ
- Saturday, April 5
- 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Wing Lam, Wahoo’s Fish Taco
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Dafne Mejia, “Hell’s Kitchen”
- Sunday, April 6
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Shaun O’Neale, “MasterChef” Season 7 Winner
- Saturday, April 12
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Stuart O’Keeffe, Celebrity Chef
- Sunday, April 13
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Ray Hayashi, RYLA
- Saturday, April 19
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Jet Tila, Food Network
- Sunday, April 20
- 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Allan Tea, Cali Dumpling
Festival Sponsors Demonstration Schedule
The third and final schedule lists all of the culinary demonstrations hosted by festival sponsors. These demonstrations will take place on the same Hollywood Backlot Stage, but they are only Saturdays and Sundays from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2
- Preston Gaspar, Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats
- Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16
- Mark Mackey, Ethel M Chocolates
- Saturday, March 22 and Sunday, March 23
- J. Michael Melton, Impossible Foods
- Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30
- Chris de Mezzo, COO & Roastmaster, Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
- Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6
- National Geographic with Pablo “Popi” Garcia Borboroglu and Disneyland Resort Chef Natalie Willingham
- Saturday, April 12
- Cooking with Tajin, Disneyland Resort Chef Daniel Romo
- Sunday, April 13
- Cooking with Tajin, Disneyland Resort Chefs Steven Medina and Jamie Burt
- Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20
- Disneyland Resort Chef Harrison Butac, Disney Vacation Club
In related festival news, the full menus have been revealed for the 2025 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival, and we have a comprehensive post with all of the prices. Disney also released images of the two new limited-edition Sip and Savor Passes available for the festival.
Which demonstrations are you most excited to attend? Let us know in the comments.
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