WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE: There's Going to Be a Food Festival in Yonkers — Here's Why You Need to Be There

One woman has taken on the task of highlighting food and wine in a one-day festival for the first time in Yonkers on Nov. 12.

....what about having a food and wine fest in the biggest city in the county? That’s where Gisselle Peña-Acevedo comes in.

Under her own company, GP Events, Peña-Acevedo is organizing the first Yonkers Wine and Food Festival at the Ukrainian Youth Center on Sunday, Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. And what a two months it has been for her.

“I’m a brand manager for wine, so I’ve attended other festivals and have hosted events,” Peña-Acevedo says. “I just came up with the idea for a Yonkers festival, and decided to do it.”.

Peña-Acevedo made good use of contacts from events, but some vendors approached her themselves upon hearing about the festival. She hopes to have vendors both inside and outside the venue, if the weather forecast holds up......

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