Photographic Evidence That Pebble Beach Food & Wine Is the Greatest Festival of All

Pebble Beach is just south of Monterey Bay, a huge fishing ground in California. Salmon, Dungeness crab, cod, halibut, clams, and oysters are all abundant in this area.

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Inland from Pebble Beach is the Del Monte Forest. The striking, rolling pastures indicate how lush and fertile the land is in Monterey County.

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Other festivals may focus on television personalities, but at Pebble Beach, the attention is on the food, as it draws in chefs and restaurants of the highest caliber.

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Restaurants like SPQR, Wayfare Tavern, Morimoto, A16, and Craftsman & Wolves and notable chefs like Justin Cogley, Dean Fearing, and Michael Voltaggio will craft tastebud-pleasing bites such as this crispy pork skin with caviar, sorrel, and fennel.

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Pebble Beach doesn't hold back when it comes to the delicacies. In fact, an exorbitant number of dishes are stuffed with caviar.

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Case in point: this caviar-stuffed sturgeon that shocked and wowed festivalgoers.

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The festival isn't in the dead of Winter or the heat of Summer. It falls in perfectly temperate Spring, and the lush produce indicates the season. This bone marrow dish is topped with foraged vegetables like stinging nettles, sea asparagus, mushrooms, and chive blossoms. Only in NorCal, my friends.

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OK, there are a few celebrity chefs — like Carla Hall of ABC's The Chew — floating around the festival grounds. Usually they are quite happy to partake in photo ops and sign autographs.

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This festival isn't a riotous, overcrowded affair. Tickets and lodging costs an upwards of $4,750 per person.

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A large white tent is set up in front of the beachfront. Inside, it's a mecca of fine wines and dishes prepared by top chefs.

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Ever had stinging nettle bavarois (Bavarian cream)? Pebble Beach affords you the opportunity to try inventive and unusual creations.

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This creative pastry chef served his dessert on cafeteria trays like a lunch lady.

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Beyond the festival tent, cooking demos, and wine lectures, there are sit-down suppers with food for thought.

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It's no secret that we love Flavour Gallery's ultrasoft apparel. The company designs pretty much every food festival's swag these days, and I can't wait to see what cool, hashtagged designs they come up with for this year's #PBFW.

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But let's return to the locale. If the Pacific fog rolls in, there will be fire pits and blankets to keep you warm.

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An overcast day still manages to look inviting in these parts.

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At PBWF, it's unlikely your wine glass will ever be empty.

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