If you were waiting for details about this year’s cast of featured chefs before buying your tickets, it’s time to take out your credit card — the folks from Nantucket Wine & Food Festival have announced their ensemble of cookers for the 2019 festivities, which are scheduled to take place from Wednesday, May 15th through Sunday, May 19th.

You’ll find a few new faces in the culinary programming along with some of the returning talent. Pay a visit to the Culinary Tent for an oasis of cooking demos, food samples, great wines, craft spirits and non-stop entertainment, and say hi to chefs Jamie Bissonnette (Little Donkey), Will Gilson (Puritan & Company) and many more while you’re inside. There’ll also be special wine dinners, seminars and themed events with peeps like chefs Colin Lynch (Bar Mezzana), Michael Scelfo (Alden & Harlow), Michael Lombardi and Kevin O’Donnell (SRV), Brian Mercury (Oak + Rowan) and Marc Orfaly (ReelHouse), among others.

It’s the ladies that lead the line-up though. Two particular events will focus on celebrating women in food — La Fête highlights four fabulous female guest chefs: Tracy Chang, (PAGU), Elizabeth Falkner (Chef/Author), Maura Kilpatrick (Sofra Bakery & Cafe) and Cassie Piuma (Sarma) while Dames Déjeuner will feature honored guest chef Karen Akunowicz (Fox & the Knife) as well as pastry chef Renae Connolly (Benedetto).

Find the full list of chefs participating in Nantucket Wine Festival, then head this way for the schedule of events and tickets.