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Carnival Sponsors Miami Wine & Food Festival!
Hi Everyone,
I received this press release from Carnival and thought it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web site. Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com New Year, New Home, New Name: The Miami Wine & Food Festival Comes To The InterContinental Miami Hotel Carnival Cruise Lines is one of the primary sponsors of the Miami Wine & Food Festival (formerly known as The Biltmore Great South Florida Wine Festival), which consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 wine events. Now in its ninth year, the festival boasts some of the nation’s top chefs, most prestigious wineries and winemakers, as well as the most impressive auction lots of any South Florida wine event. Now, having expanded in size and scope, the two-day festival (Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1) has moved from The Biltmore Hotel, its home of several years, to the InterContinental Miami hotel. “The move marks the event’s continued evolution,” said executive director Lyn Farmer, a James Beard Award-winning wine and food writer. “We’re very excited about our new home and look forward to a record-breaking year.” “Carnival is proud to sponsor the Miami Wine & Food Festival, which in its relatively short history has become one of the most popular culinary events in South Florida,” said Bob Dickinson, Carnival Cruise Lines president and CEO, who also serves as the event’s co-chair. “The Miami Wine & Food Festival provides participants a unique opportunity to sample offerings from the nation’s top chefs and wineries while raising money for two worthwhile community service organizations,” he added. Benefiting United Way of Miami-Dade and Baptist Health South Florida Foundation, last year’s festival raised more than $1.3 million with $800,000 going to the charities – making it the highest netting charity wine event in South Florida. Boasting a lineup of celebrity and emerging chefs, this year’s festival will feature an array of culinary and wine events including wine tastings, seminars, live and silent auctions offering glamorous travel packages as well as the highest quality wine lots found at any South Florida wine festival. The event kicks off on Friday, April 30 with a special interactive dinner for 500 priced at $250 per person. Seated at kitchen stations and aided by students from Johnson & Wales Culinary Institute, guests will chop, sauté and cook along with three of the nation’s hottest culinary talents. Chef instructors include chefs Didier Virot (Aix in New York City), Douglas Rodriguez (OLA New York and OLA Miami), and Michelle Bernstein (Azul at the Mandarin Oriental Miami). This dinner gives foodies and gourmets a great opportunity to see three top toques in action, sharing their techniques and demonstrating the skills that have made their reputations. The meal will be accompanied by an exclusive wine tasting featuring more than 40 selections from some of the world’s most exclusive properties, including Arcadia, La Spinetta, Silverado, Caymus, Selene, Dalle Valle, Penfolds, Vine Cliff and Zind-Humbrecht. The evening will also feature a small live and silent auction. Master sommeliers and wine professionals will be on hand to give guests insight into the art of pairing wine and food. Saturday night marks the event’s capstone with a formal four-course dinner for 600 in the InterContinental’s classically appointed ballroom. Priced at $500 per person, $5,000 per table of ten, the glamorous event will feature three star chefs, each preparing an individual course, excluding dessert, which will be prepared by the InterContinental’s chef, Alexander Feher. Celebrity chefs slated to participate include David Bouley of the celebrated Bouley in New York, Tim Andriola, owner/chef of Timô, the hot new bistro in Sunny Isles, Florida and Willis Loughhead, the celebrated talent at the helm of Bizcaya Grill at The Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove. A third, nationally renowned chef will round out the Saturday night team. Presiding over the dinner will be Fritz Hatton and Ursula Hermacinski, two of the US’s premier wine auctioneers. They will serve as auctioneers during the evening’s live auction, offering lots of rare, hard to find wines and exotic travel packages. In addition to Carnival Cruise Lines, sponsors for this year’s event include Champagne Laurent-Perrier, Burdines and its vendors (Anolon, Circulon, Cuisinart, Henckels, Hotel Collection and Tools of the Trade), Nestle, OleoMed, Parkwest Galleries, Publix Super Markets, Inc., Sue and Doug Gallagher, and The Wine News. Tickets for all events must be purchased in advance and may be ordered online at www.miamiwinefestival.com or via telephone: (786) 596-WINE. |
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