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In 2008 The Northwest Food and Wine Festival will enter its third year with a targeted half day wine and food celebration created to present a rich rewarding experience for wine lovers and gourmet food enthusiasts. Held on Saturday at the Memorial Coliseum in the Blazers Rose Quarter Complex the festival kicks off with the Big Grand Wine Tasting Event on the main floor. Guests can expect a floor filled with over 600 wines and 50 restaurants and gourmet food tastes which feature an incredible array of options for guests. They will receive a commemorative wine glass, and be able to navigate the floor, smelling,savoring and seeing the bounty of the Northwest, delighting in its offerings. Wines and restaurants are intermingled creating a wonderful opportunity for guests to try the gourmet pairings that are created. Whether enjoying the raw oysters and wonderful seafood bar, the chocolate fountains with fresh strawberries or the Deep Water Grill featuring Aaron Song from Hell's Kitchen and other locally recognized chefs all will appreciate the epicurean atmosphere.
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The 2007 St. Michaels Food & Wine Festival, held on the beautiful grounds of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, drew several thousand people, from April 26 - April 29, 2007. Attendees were entertained with great jazz, guest chefs, recipe demonstrations, wine seminars, wine tastings, and food and wine related exhibitions. One-of-a-kind wine dinners were prepared at fine restaurants throughout the area. Email to Friend
The 2006 St. Michaels Food & Wine Festival, held on the beautiful grounds of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, drew more than 1,500 people, from April 27 - April 30, 2006. Attendees were entertained with guest chefs, recipe demonstrations, wine seminars, wine tastings, and food and wine related exhibitions. One-of-a-kind wine dinners were prepared at fine restaurants throughout the area.
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival is set to take place February 24-26, 2006. Hosted by Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida and Florida International University (FIU), the festival benefits the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Teaching Restaurant and the Southern Wine & Spirits Beverage Management Center both located at FIU.
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Eight of the fall voyages will feature Crystal Cruises' popular "Wine & Food Festival," which brings aboard guest chefs to give cooking demonstrations, share recipes and prepare multi-course gala dinners. Wine experts conduct tastings and create pairings with vintages from the ship's extensive cellars. The fall epicurean roster includes Mirko Rocco, chef of Capri, Italy's Grand Hotel Quisisana; John Sundstrom, executive chef of Earth and Ocean Restaurant in Seattle; executive chef Dale Reitzer from Richmond, Virginia's Acacia restaurant, named one of "Food & Wine" magazine's Best New Chefs; executive chef Luciano Parolari of Italy's La Veranta at Villa d'Este; husband and wife pastry chefs Dominique and Cindy Duby from their eponymous school in British Colombia; Tim Keating, executive chef at Houston's Four Seasons Hotel; Sherry Yard, winner of the 2002 James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef, from Beverly Hills' Spago and Angelo Auriano, chef of Valentino in Santa Monica. Wine experts include four Master Sommeliers -- Paul Roberts of Houston's Cafe Annie, Steven Geddes, the founding consultant of Las Vegas' famed Aureole restaurant; Bob Bath, consultant for prestigious California vineyards; and Evan Goldstein, 2001 James Beard Award winner of Seagram/Chateau & Estates.
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The Food and Wine Festival at National Harbor®, an elegant, world-class, inaugural event, will celebrate distinctive cuisine and fine wine. Guests will have the opportunity to learn about the latest culinary and varietal trends including the expanding industry of artisanal culinary products and boutique wines.
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