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June 11, 2012 · 8:57 am

Great Chefs Tasting Party 2012 in Chicago

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Plan to attend the Great Chefs Tasting Party 2012 in Chicago, a benefit for United Cerebral Palsy. Fifty chefs from Chicago’s will be featured including Jared Van Camp, executive chef of Nellcôte.

English: White House Executive Chef, Cristeta ” Cris” Comerford, background-left in chef’s hat, helps prepare trays of food, in the White House kitchen, in preparations for the official dinner for the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Enjoy tastings of signature dishes from Chicago’s star chefs. There will be a live auction and a cook-off between Jared Van Camp of Nellcôte and Chris Pandel of The Bristol for the VIP guests.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 from 5 p.m.–9 p.m.

WHERE: Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers -301 East North Water Street, Chicago, IL

Tickets:

VIP — $500 per person, $5,000 per table of 10 Ringside seats for the cook-off between headliner Jared Van Camp of Nellcôte and Chris Pandel of The Bristol plus champagne pairings hosted by sommelier Jason Wagner of the new RM Champagne Salon Preferred seating for tastings, bottle service at the table and open bar
Reserved Seating — $175 per person Unlimited chef offerings and open bar
General Admission — $125 per person Unlimited chef offerings and open bar

All but $20 of the ticket price is tax-deductible. Proceeds benefit the children and adults served by United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Chicago.

Call 312-765-0419, ext.21 for more information.

Participating Restaurants

The Saloon Steakhouse, Boris Kirzhner		Lao Beijing Chinese Restaurant, Tony Hu
Maya Del Sol, Rhea Brown		IPO Restaurant, Trevor Hoyte
MORE Cupcakes, Patty Rothman		Leopold, Jeffrey Hedin
Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Restaurant, Michael Stewart		Big Bowl, Marc Bernard
Ditka’s, Tom Kenny		Nellcote, Jared Van Camp
Wow Bao, Marc Bernard		Gibson’s Bar and Steakhouse, Audry Triplett
Hugo’s Frog Bar & Fish House, Steve Bakas		Markethouse, Scott Walton
Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine, Megan Mattson		ZED451, Patrick Justice
Trattoria No. 10, Laura Piper		Sixteen, Sarah Kosikowski
The Bristol, Chris Pandel		Hubbard Inn, Bob Zrenner
Vie, Paul Virant		The Southern, Cary Taylor
The Bedford, Mark Steuer		Small Bar, Justin White
City Provisions, Cleetus Friedman		La Scarola Restaurant, Armando Vasquez
Capannari’s Ice Cream, Jim Capannari		The Drawing Room, Nick Lacasse
Tavernita, Ryan Poli		Osteria Via Stato, David DiGregorio
Farmhouse, Eric Mansavage		Heaven on Seven, Jimmy Bannos
Cafe de Architects, Greg Biggers		RM, Nate Meads
C-House, Nicole Peterson		,

Dr. EveAnn Lovero writes Travel Guides @ www.vino-con-vista.com

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March 10, 2012 · 8:19 am

27th Annual Hilton Head Island Wine and Food Festival 2012 in South Carolina

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Attend the 27th Annual Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival 2012

WHEN: Saturday, March 10, 2012 (12 – 3:00 p.m.)

WHERE: Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn

COST: $45 per person; Admission includes a souvenir wine glass and access to all of the free tastings from the domestic and international wineries, vineyards and wine distributors.

Hilton Head Island is about 20 miles north of Savannah, Georgia and about 95 miles south of Charleston. The Festival provides wine lovers and gourmet foodies alike, an opportunity to sample outstanding domestic and international wines and some of the Lowcountry‘s best cuisine. The The Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival and Silent Auction will be held from 12 – 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn. The Wine & Food Festival’s Silent Auctions benefit educational opportunities for students in the Hospitality programs at the University of South Carolina Beaufort and the Technical College of the Lowcountry though the John T. and Valerie Curry scholarship fund.

English: The beach on Hilton Head Island, Sout...

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The 27th Annual Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival attracts wine enthusiasts from all over the country and wineries from all over the world. This event is one of the largest outdoor, Internationally Judged Wine events on the East Coast. The Judges are all accredited either through the Society of Wine Educators or by the Court of Master Sommeliers.

The Annual Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival brings together wine, spirits and food lovers for a six-days of events. The Great Chefs of the South Wine Dinners took take place at various restaurants and locations on Hilton Head Island, between Monday March 5th and Friday, March 9th, 2012, The Wine & Food Festival Auction offered visitors an opportunity to bid on impressive lots of wine and is the most extensive wine auction on Hilton Head Island. The event was held on Friday, March 9th, 2012 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Sea Pines Resort, Harbour Town Conference Center.

For more information visit: www.hiltonheadwineandfood.com.

Dr. EveAnn Lovero writes Travel Guides @ www.vino-con-vista.com