1. International Boston Seafood Show
#1 Food, Wine & Restaurant Industry Event (up from #2)
The country’s largest seafood showcase notched its largest outing yet, attracting 19,000 buyers and sellers in 2012. Next: March 10-12, 2013
The country’s largest seafood showcase notched its largest outing yet, attracting 19,000 buyers and sellers in 2012. Next: March 10-12, 2013
Photo: Courtesy of the International Boston Seafood Show
2. Boston Wine Expo
#2 Food, Wine & Restaurant Industry Event
Reconfigured in 2012, the Boston Wine Expo added a series of more intimate vintner dinners and drew a smaller crowd, 6,000 consumers and 2,000 industry members. Next: February 16-17, 2013
Reconfigured in 2012, the Boston Wine Expo added a series of more intimate vintner dinners and drew a smaller crowd, 6,000 consumers and 2,000 industry members. Next: February 16-17, 2013
Photo: Scarpetta Photography
3. Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl
#4 Food, Wine & Restaurant Industry Event
A three-day ice cream fest that raises funds for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl marked its 30th anniversary in 2012. Next: June 2013
A three-day ice cream fest that raises funds for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl marked its 30th anniversary in 2012. Next: June 2013
Photo: Aaron Washington
4. Boston Local Food Festival
#5 Food, Wine & Restaurant Industry Event (new to the list)
The culinary convention brought out 30,000 people for its second edition in 2011 and is set to move to a larger venue, Rose Kennedy Greenway, this year. Next: October 7, 2012
The culinary convention brought out 30,000 people for its second edition in 2011 and is set to move to a larger venue, Rose Kennedy Greenway, this year. Next: October 7, 2012
Photo: Jacob Silberberg
5. Share our Strength's Taste of the Nation Boston
#6 Food, Wine & Restaurant Industry Event
The fund-raiser brings together 70 local restaurants and 30 wineries to fight childhood hunger. Next: April 2013
The fund-raiser brings together 70 local restaurants and 30 wineries to fight childhood hunger. Next: April 2013
Photo: Susan Forshner Frechette
6. Men of Boston Cook for Women's Health
#7 Food, Wine & Restaurant Industry Event
Last year's 14th outing featured Governor Deval Patrick and Mayor Thomas Menino among the celebrity chefs. Next: September 27, 2012
Last year's 14th outing featured Governor Deval Patrick and Mayor Thomas Menino among the celebrity chefs. Next: September 27, 2012
Photo: Scotland Huber/Codman Square Health Center
7. Taste of the South End
#8 Food, Wine & Restaurant Industry Event
This year's fund-raiser, the 17th iteration of the event, showcased local chefs like Joanne Chang and Gordon Hamersley. Next: March 2013
This year's fund-raiser, the 17th iteration of the event, showcased local chefs like Joanne Chang and Gordon Hamersley. Next: March 2013
Photo: BOLDFACERS
8. Chefs in Shorts
#9 Food, Wine & Restaurant Industry Event
The massive summertime barbecue brings together 40 Boston chefs at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center. Next: June 2013
The massive summertime barbecue brings together 40 Boston chefs at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center. Next: June 2013
Photo: Bethany Versoy/V2Visuals
9. American Craft Beer Festival
#10 Food, Wine & Restaurant Industry Event
Now the East Coast’s largest celebration of American beer, American Craft Beer Festival featured 100 breweries at its fifth outing this year. Next: June 2013
Now the East Coast’s largest celebration of American beer, American Craft Beer Festival featured 100 breweries at its fifth outing this year. Next: June 2013
Photo: Taylor Seidler/BeerAdvocate
