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Ace Of Cakes To Take Part In Palm Desert Food Festival

The Ace of Cakes is headed to the Palm Desert. Duff Goldman, the star of the Food Network's Ace of Cakes, is just one of the chefs taking part in the second annual Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert which runs March 25-27, 2011. The food festival will also feature four James Beard Award winners: Paul Bertolli, Bradley Ogden, Jimmy Schmidt and Roy Yamaguchi. The event is a gathering of epicureans and wine aficionados that takes place under the Big White Tent, which hosts Fashion Week El Paseo (March 20-28, 2011), produced by Palm Springs Life.

During the festival dates March 25-27, two Viking Range Corporation stages will host celebrity chefs giving demonstrations. This year there will also be a winemaker and sommelier stage. The event will feature gourmet food from more than 50 fine dining restaurants, caterers, and food suppliers and more than 100 varietals of premium wines and champagnes from California, Europe and South America. Tickets start at $65.

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Food Network Wine & Food Festival VIP Package

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining, Luxury Travel & Hotels

Some of the Food Network's top stars are headed to New York in October for the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival. The festival runs on October 8-10. The network is offering a special VIP Package that includes two VIP tickets to a private Cocktail Hour at Food Network Kitchens co-hosted by Melissa d'Arabian and Aarti Sequeira, the season six winner of The Next Food Network Star; Tacos & Tequila hosted by Bobby Flay (already sold out to the general public) and the Paula Deen Brunch with reserved seating. The VIP tickets offer Speedline access with no waiting for other events such as Sweet hosted by Duff Goldman and Sandra Lee and the Grand Tasting Session. The package also comes with first class hotel accommodations at the Eventi for two nights, including a chef inspired Basque Pintxos made fresh upon request. The king bedroom package is $2,040 (two queen bed package is $2,958).

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