In a unique festival attraction, several unexpected guests, including Stephen Curry and Bradley Cooper, are slated to join esteemed chefs onstage at BottleRock Napa Valley this weekend.
The festival is expected to bring more than 100,000 attendees to the Napa Valley Expo from May 24 to May 26, with many likely to flock over to the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage because of its A-list lineup.
The Culinary Stage typically features a mix of musicians and other celebrities who collaborate with chefs in front of the festival’s food and music lovers, creating unparalleled entertainment. This year’s stacked lineup of chefs includes “Good Eats” host Alton Brown, Spanish American chef-turned-humanitarian José Andrés, “Bizarre Foods” star Andrew Zimmern and “MasterChef” celebrity Aarón Sánchez.
Festivalgoers can also expect to see Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry cooking it up onstage, a few years after he made a FaceTime appearance when his wife Ayesha Curry was a guest. (In 2021, Ayesha was paired with fellow Bay Area celebrity G-Eazy, who played a round of beer pong with her on the Culinary Stage.)
In addition to Curry’s appearance in Northern California’s food and drink paradise, high-profile actors including Bradley Cooper, Cameron Diaz and Neil Patrick Harris are also scheduled to headline this year’s culinary extravaganza.
The 2024 lineup doesn’t fall short of musical talent either. Festivalgoers will be eager to find out what Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee is cooking onstage, as well as what Nelly, T-Pain and rock band the Offspring are making.
The unique foodie entertainment experience has been a growing part of BottleRock’s festival identity. After first launching in 2013, BottleRock has prided itself on not only stellar musical acts but also a robust selection of food and drink attractions, given Napa Valley’s rich history of elite eats and wine.
The Culinary Stage has been around since 2015, the year that included Snoop Dogg, who perhaps used his blunt-rolling skills to perform a sushi-rolling demonstration with Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. In previous years, culinary legends have also been joined by Lil Nas X, Pink and Luke Combs.
A complete list of the stage’s star-studded chefs and their guests can be found on the BottleRock website.
While sipping on a craft cocktail or eating Michelin-starred concession food, festivalgoers can also expect to see musical headliners on the main stages including Stevie Nicks, Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam, Megan Thee Stallion and Grammy-winning Mexican band Maná.