Septemberfest- Sony Studios- Culver City
| September 25, 2010 | ||
| 3:00 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
Filed under: Food Festivals, Events
Tidbits & Kudos
- The Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens is proud to announce its participation in the international Meatless Mondays campaign. Every Monday, the Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens will offer an entirely meatless menu, although meat is still … - Read More »
- After several days of hot- and cold-food competitions, a team of students, all younger than 25, from Oregon Coast Culinary Institute at Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Ore., representing ACF Bay Area Chefs Association of Oregon, was … - Read More »
- The Food and Drug Administration has provided guidelines to help restaurants comply with new calorie and nutrition information requirements. The FDA says it "expects to refrain from enforcement action for a time period" to give the industry time … - Read More »
- Read More »- La Quinta Resort & Club has appointed Stephen Strickland as executive chef for the award-winning property located in Southern California's famed Palm Springs area. Strickland will oversee the day-to-day culinary operations for the 45-acre, 796-room property, which is … - Read More »
- Bonefish Grill, the polished casual restaurant best known for its big-city bar and market-fresh fish, took four top honors in the 2010 ZAGAT Survey of National Chain Restaurants, including Top Food and Top Service in the full service … - Read More »
- Huddle House CEO Phil Greifeld has resigned to become the chief executive at Captain D's Seafood Kitchen, replacing ex-CEO David Head. Huddle House board member Ken Keymer will become interim CEO of the chain, which operates 400 restaurants … - Read More »
- What do you get when you take 20 energetic youth from the local Boys & Girls Club and arm them with spatulas, mixing bowls and ingredients like chicken thighs, nutmeg and Panko breadcrumbs? A delectable and … - Read More »
- El Pollo Loco CEO Steve Carley has resigned his post effective Sept. 12 and will take the chief executive chair at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, according to media reports. Carley, who has led the flame-grilled chicken chain for … - Read More »
- The Los Angeles City Council heard from restaurant owners and food truck operators this week as it began considering regulations aimed at tightening control of mobile eateries. The council is considering several options, including establishing a permit process … - Read More »
- Longtime KFC franchisees are angry about a move last year by parent Yum! Brands that shifts focus away from the chain's fried chicken roots. Marketing efforts aimed at spotlighting grilled chicken offerings to health-conscious consumers have cost sales, … - Read More »
- Morton's The Steakhouse and the entire third and fourth generations of Napa Valley's famed Mondavi family have joined forces for a nationwide wine dinner and charity auction on October 7, 2010 at the Charles Krug Winery Carriage House … - Read More »
- The Culinary Institute of America's Communications Team Invites You to Join Us in San Antonio, TX on Saturday, October 9 for the Grand Opening of our Newly Expanded Campus. The founding of the CIA, San Antonio … - Read More »
- Wendy's topped the list of favorite quickservice giants for its food, while Panera and Chipotle led among the smaller players, according to the latest Zagat survey of more than 6,500 consumers. Five Guys Burgers & Fries took the … - Read More »
- The Culinary Arts & Hospitality High School Inc. program at Santa Ana Valley High is seeking sponsorship for their 2,400 students in the Extreme Kitchen Makeover. The fundraiser will take place on September 10, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. - … - Read More »
- Daphne's Greek Cafe announced today the launch of its new Pita Melts, delicious Greek-inspired sandwiches offered in three flavors: Grilled Chicken Pesto, Fire-Roasted Veggie Pesto and Fresh-Carved Gyros. Daphne's Pita Melts combine grilled pita bread with signature Daphne's … - Read More »
- Seattle's Maxwell Hotel has named Tyler Suddith the Assistant General Manager. Congratulations! www.themaxwellhotel.com Posted 8/23/10. - Read More »
- Hotel Fifty, a distinctive boutique hotel located in Portland where downtown meets the river, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kairos Cuilann des Rosiers as director of wine & spirits. "Kairos' diverse background and extensive wine knowledge will … - Read More »
- The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), the nation's premier organization for professional chefs and cooks, has awarded four Tristar Products, Inc.'s Jack LaLanne juicers - the Power Juicer Classic, Power Juicer Express, Power Juicer Pro and Power Juicer … - Read More »
- A traveling troupe of culinary artists is betting that fellow foodies will pay big bucks to participate in seven-hour cooking sessions that culminate in communal meals. After seeing success with its L.A. debut, A Razor, a Shiny Knife … - Read More »
In This Issue
International Street Fair- Orange
| September 5, 2010 | ||
| 3:00 pm |
Filed under: Fun, Food Festivals, Events
Annual Grape Stomp Festival- Ponte Winery- Temecula
| September 26, 2010 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Filed under: Fun, Food Festivals, Events
Celebration of Food & Wine- Los Angeles
| September 5, 2010 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Filed under: Guest Chefs, Afternoon Events, Los Angeles County, Food Festivals, Events
Denver Beer Fest - Denver, CO
| September 10, 2010 | to | September 19, 2010 |
Denver beer happenings are added daily, with www.DenverBeerFest.com serving as a one-stop shop for Beer Fest information, including events sponsored by some of the more than 500 breweries coming to town for GABF.
Filed under: Spirit Tastings Etc, Food Festivals, Events
Las Vegas Epicurean Affair - The Palazzo, Las Vegas
| September 9, 2010 |
VIP Admission: 6:00
General Admission: 7:00
To purchase tickets:
Call Nevada Restaurant Association at 702.878.2313
Call the Palazzo Box Office at 702.414.9000
Visit www.EpicureanAffairLasVegas.com
All guests must be 21 years or older to attend. Valid identification is required.
The Palazzo
3325 Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Filed under: Spirit Tastings Etc, Food Festivals, Industry Seminars, Meetings & Events, Events
Grape Stomp & Harvest Fest - Lorimar Winery, Temecula
| October 9, 2010 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Tickets for Lorimar Winery’s First annual Grape Stomp & Harvest Fest are on sale now. Ticket price is $60 for the general public and $50 for Wine Club members and their guests.
This unique fun-filled evening features delicious premium Lorimar wines, yummy appetizers amongst the vines after an adventurous ride in a tractor-pulled hay ride, down-to-earth Wine Country buffet dinner, and Grape STOMPING in bare feet just like on “I Love Lucy!”
Live entertainment features the Bayou Brothers Band and of course lots of dancing.
For more information visit http://www.lorimarwinery.com . Purchase tickets by calling the winery at 951-240-5177.
Lorimar Winery
Tasting Room in Old Town Temecula
42031 Main Street, Suite C
Temecula, CA 92590
Filed under: Fun, Spirit Tastings Etc, Food Festivals, Events
Food Network - NYC Wine & Food Festival - 2010
| October 7, 2010 | to | October 11, 2010 |
The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival is the only festival in New York to bring together both legendary culinary icons from around the globe and America’s most beloved television chefs. Mirroring the charitable component of its sister event, the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine magazine, the New York City festival is hosted by and benefits the hunger relief organizations Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength. 100 percent of the net proceeds from the festival directly benefit these community based initiatives.
Taking place primarily in the fashionable Meatpacking District and select landmark settings such as the DUMBO section of Brooklyn, the festival seamlessly integrates into the pace and lifestyle of the city. This year’s talents include Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, Paula Deen, Ming Tsai, Giada De Laurentiis, Tyler Florence, Anthony Bourdain, Alton Brown, Martha Stewart, Tom Colicchio and Guy Fieri, to name just a few.
CLICK HERE for more info
Filed under: Fun, culinary seminars, Travel, Cooking Classes, Food Festivals, Wine Tasting & Classes, Events
Epcot - International Food & Wine Festival - 2010
| October 1, 2010 | to | November 14, 2010 |
Celebrating Culinary Adventures from October 1 — November 14, 2010
In 2009, the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, presented by Vanity Fair, makes its grand return, transforming the theme park into a destination filled with the world’s tastiest regional foods and drinks, rockin’ concerts, and unforgettable sensory experiences. Guests will delight in tantalizing new additions — from the robust and exotic flavors of Rio de Janeiro and Bangkok to world-class performers like Richard Marx, Billy Ocean and Vanessa Carlton… who will take the stage at the Festival for the very first time!
Culinary Tourism World Summit - World Trade and Convention Centre, Nova Scotia
| September 19, 2010 | to | September 21, 2010 |
Topics not seen in other tourism or foodservice industry conferences make the Halifax, Nova Scotia event unique both in content and all that the sea coast location has to offer.
· Noted Canadian Chef Michael Smith - will deliver the Summit’s keynote address
· Food Inc’s Robert Kenner – the film’s producer discusses social responsibility and why it is everyone’s business to support local agriculture and cuisine as much as is feasible - both at home and on the road
· The Future of Small, Local & Independent Restaurants – what successful independent restaurateurs have done to ensure the success and long-term stability of their businesses, in spite of the fast growth of chains
· Reaching the Culinary Consumer of Today – and Tomorrow – how culinary travel marketing strategies need to change to keep in step with today’s consumer expectations
· Turning Residents into Culinary Ambassadors: The Case of Nova Scotia – what every destination needs to know about how to leverage your own local and no-cost word-of-mouth publicity
· Break-Out Sessions on Social Media, Culinary Tour Operations and best practices in culinary tourism product development and marketing
· Mobile Workshops – 4 educative mobile workshops will show delegates what small Nova Scotian businesses have done to remain competitive. Choices include Cool Climate Grapes; Going Organic; Acadian Maple; and Fox Hill Cheese Case Study
Registration is now open at www.culinarytourismworldsummit.com with early bird rates available until July 31, 2010 and the chance to win the Culinary Mobile Workshop of your choice, a C$100 value.
For more detailed information about the 2010 Culinary Tourism One World, One Table event visit www.culinarytourismworldsummit.com. For more information about Taste of Nova Scotia, visit www.tasteofnovascotia.com.
Filed under: Food Festivals, Events
Food & Wine’s First Annual Taste of Beverly Hills
| September 2, 2010 | to | September 5, 2010 |
Food & Wine magazine presents the first annual Taste of Beverly Hills wine and food event, taking place September 2-5, 2010 (aka 9.02.10). Stay tuned for upcoming event listings, news from participating chefs, and ticket info! Sponsored by Food & Wine magazine, the first annual Taste of Beverly Hills is a four-day epicurean event celebrating the worlds of food, wine, art, and music. Designed to intrigue the palate and engage the senses, Beverly Hills residents—and beyond—are encouraged to come out and experience a wine and food event unlike any other.
The festival will include food and wine tastings from celebrity chefs and renowned restaurants—both local and from around the country—live cooking demonstrations, wine seminars from Napa’s top vintners, live musical performances from award-winning artists, and more.
More information is available at www.thetasteofbeverlyhills.com or by calling 877.434.TOBH (8624). Food and Wine’s Taste of Beverly Hills is also on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/FoodandWineTasteofBeverlyHills.
Filed under: culinary seminars, Spirit Tastings Etc, Wine Tasting & Classes, Food Festivals, Events
Memorial Day Wine Festival - Music Center Plaza, LA
This first annual City of Angels Wine Fest will feature varietals from thirty premier California vineyards and food by Kendall’s Brasserie, Cafe Pinot, Nick + Stef’s Steakhouse, and Zucca Ristorante. Hosted by the Rotary Club of LA, proceeds will benefit the Volunteers of America’s downtown homeless services. $65 per person in advance, $75 at the door.
Music Center Plaza
135 N. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
cityofangelswinefest.com
Filed under: Fund Raisers with Wine, Memorial Day, Food Festivals, Fund Raisers with Food
San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival
| November 17, 2010 | to | November 21, 2010 |
7th Annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival
The Largest Wine and Food Festival in Southern California Indulge you senses, please your palate, and tantalize your taste buds this November, at the 7th Annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival. Join over 9,000 fellow wine and food enthusiasts, along with 170 winemakers, 70 of San Diego’s top chefs, gourmet food producers, authors, media personalities and celebrity chefs during the week-long celebration of all things gourmet. The five-day festival will feature 15 wine tasting and cooking classes, a WineRave, a Reserve & New Release Tasting, Wine Dinners, an AIWF Big Bottle Auction & Celebrity Chef Luncheon, Tommy Bahama Rum VIP Party and the star-studded Grand Tasting Event. Don’t miss the action-packed week of festivities sure to please your inner foodie and wine lover! For more information on the San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival, please call 619-342-7337 or visit the Festival website, www.worldofwineevents.com.
Filed under: Wine Tasting & Classes, Food Festivals, Events
2010 Festivals on Oahu
2010 FESTIVALS AND EVENTS ON OAHU
Music, Entertainment, Culture, and Cuisine Enrich Visitor Experience
Cuisine
April 9-10, 2010
Kahala Food & Wine Classic
The Kahala Hotel & Resort welcomes back Emeril Lagasse, the beloved star chef of New Orleans for another Kahala foodie extravaganza. The event will feature an opening and closing dinner inspired by both Hawaii and New Orleans, a cooking demo with Chef Emeril, wine tasting from Schraeder Cellars, and a sampling event with Davidoff cigars. www.kahalaresort.com or (808) 739-8888
April 24, 2010
8th Annual Waikiki SPAM Jam
The Waikiki SPAM® Jam is an exciting annual street festival that takes place on Kalâkaua Avenue in Waikiki. The event celebrates the unusually high consumption of SPAM® in Hawaii and features a variety of Honolulu’s finest restaurants serving up SPAM®-inspired creations. Two entertainment stages provide non-stop entertainment ranging from hula dancers to local musicians, and the event even includes a “Mr. or Mrs. SPAM®” contest to honor the most SPAM®-crazed fan on Oahu. Proceeds from the event benefit the Hawaii Food Bank. www.spamjamhawaii.com
August
Joy of Sake Festival
Join visiting brewers from Japan and sake enthusiasts from Hawaii and Japan to sample this year’s newly released fall sakes. More than 250 sakes, including gold and silver award winners from 2008’s U.S. National Sake Appraisal, will be featured. The Joy of Sake is the largest sake tasting held outside of Japan and offers a rare opportunity to experience great sakes in peak condition.
For information on the Island of Oahu, go to www.visit-oahu.com, follow OVB’s Tweets at www.Twitter.com/OahuVB, or become a fan of Oahu on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/OahuHawaii.
Filed under: Food Festivals
Weeklong Salute to Pork - Michael’s on Naples, Long Beach
MICHAELS ON NAPLES GOES HOG WILD WITH WEEKLONG SALUTE TO PORK FEB 18 - 25
(Executive Chef David Coleman Explores Italian Tradition Using Becker Lane Organic Pork)
Long Beachs #1 rated restaurant according to the Zagat Guide, Michaels On Naples, is going hog wild the week of February 18 25 as it celebrates an age-old Italian tradition highlighting various pork dishes. Executive Chef David Coleman will prepare a number of specials all week featuring Becker Lane certified organic, pasture-raised pork. Among the items that will be included on the $55 per person, four-course chefs tasting menu are house-made sausages, slow-cooked pork belly with heirloom beans, house-made mortadella, warm testa salad and country-style pork chops with braised leeks. Pork items will also be available a la carte.
Pork from Becker Lane is used by only the finest chefs in the world as the pigs are raised in a 2,000-year-old tradition of being fed acorns and allowed to graze freely. Coleman says that the weeklong program goes hand-in-hand with the restaurants adherence to the slow food movement that reinforces the connection between planet, plate and palate. People who follow this concept embrace the notion that with the pleasure of dining comes the responsibility to protect the heritage, tradition, and culture of food.
Were delighted to launch our version of this Italian tradition, which underscores our commitment to the slow food movement. We believe that food should taste good and be produced in a clean manner without harming the environment, and that animals should be treated humanely in the process, said Coleman.
Situated in the heart of picturesque Naples Island — Long Beachs most exclusive neighborhood — Michaels on Naples has developed a devoted clientele fierce in their loyalty of the restaurant. The menu is designed to protect the heritage, tradition and culture of food (i.e., herbs and spices are fresh and never bottled, produce is organic and secured from local farmers, meats are organic and come from small-scale providers). In addition to its renowned wine list, Michaels On Naples offers a full bar. For more information, call (562) 439-7080 or visit www.michaelsonnaples.com.
Filed under: Food Festivals
Farmers Market - Fallbrook
Certified Farmers Market - Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Village Square. Certified Farmers Market - Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Expanded market! Located in and around the Caffé Primo Parking lot at 139 S Main Ave, Fallbrook.For more information call: 760.723.8384
Filed under: Special Promotions, Food Festivals
2010 Goleta Lemon Festival
| October 16, 2010 |
October 2010
Details Coming Soon
Girsh Park
w/vendors, petting zoo & rides
800.646.5382
www.lemonfestival.com
Filed under: Food Festivals, Events
2010 Carpinteria Avocado Festival
| October 1, 2010 | to | October 3, 2010 |
Oct 1-3, 2010
Telephone: 805-684-0038
Email:info@avofest.com
Mail: P.O. Box 146
Carpinteria, CA 93014-0146
Filed under: Food Festivals, Events
World Tea Expo - 2010 Attendee Registration
June 11-13, 2010, Attendee registration opens in January 2010 and closes April 23, 2010Mandalay Bay Convention CenterLas Vegas, Nevadawww.worldteaexpo.com
Filed under: Food Festivals, Industry Seminars, Meetings & Events
5th Annual Chefs for Scholarships at Golden West College
| September 19, 2010 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
Golden West College is hosting Chefs for Scholarships, a fundraiser for Golden West students. Participants will be able to taste specialties from local restaurants as well as take part in a beer and wine tasting. A silent auction as well as opportunity drawings and grab bags will take place. XBOX with Guitar Hero games will be provided for children’s entertainment. Chefs for Scholarships
Filed under: Afternoon Events, Food Festivals, Fund Raisers with Food, Events
“Street Food Week” - The Golden Truffle
Tuesday August 04 - Saturday August 08 2009
Enjoy little bites from around the world
to include:
Seafood Cocktails
Greek Pita Sandwich
Vietnamese Street Salads
Moroccan Style Hummus
Belgian Frites with Mayonnaise
Snap Dogs (Mustard, Chili, Chicago or Sauerkraut)
Caribbean Mutton Meatballs with Yucatan Broth and many more!
For more information call: 949.645.9970
1767 Newport Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Filed under: Afternoon Events, Food Festivals
All events on the Great Taste Calendar are submitted by individuals outside of Great Taste and are subject to change without notice. Contact each individual restaurant/venue for their most updated event information.