food and wine festivals

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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Savor Event Brings Chefs To California's Central Coast

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining, Events

California's Central Coast is the location for a four-day food and wine event hosted by Sunset Magazine. "Sunset Magazine's SAVOR The Central Coast" is being held September 30 - October 3. Sunset's editors and celebrity chefs will guide attendees through culinary tours, winemaker dinners, historic excursions, and more ,exploring the agriculturally rich area in detail. The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch team will be part of the Savor event making sure that all of the seafood served at the event will be ocean-friendly. There will also be a backyard chicken coop with Cal Poly's chickens on display.

The event opens on September 30 with a VIP reception and opening night event. October 1 is given over to culinary tours to local food and wine purveyors including the Morro Bay Oyster Company, Escuela Ranch and Ancient Peaks Winery and Vineyards. Tours are $50 each. The Main event at Santa Margherita Ranch is open October 2 and 3 and includes a variety of events including chef Tyler Florence preparing his famous seafood cioppino. On October 2 in the evening, the Paso Glow event will turn Paso Robles' City Park into illuminated festival of food and wine. The event ends on Sunday with a Chris Isaak Concert and Fireworks finale at the Avila Beach Golf Resort. Events are already selling out fast so book soon on the Savor Central Coast website.

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