Culinary Events Calendar

Hot Trend: Cooking with Master Chefs, Food, Wine Classes, SlowFood

Jun 24, 2008 Jacqueline Church

Stop here for the most exciting culinary events. Updated on rolling basis: this culinary calendar will offer unique experiences for novice or gourmet cooks.

Looking for a special gift or planning a weekend away? Check the Culinary Calendar for unique food and wine events to incorporate in your plans. Whether it's a once-in-a-lifetime event or an afternoon seminar on lox, we've got you covered.

Selected from the multitude of events offered the world over, this new feature will pick the cream of the crop, including extravagant to casual. Price and location will be noted, and where possible a link provided for more information.

August

29- 9/1 - SlowFoodNation Come to the Table '08 (San Francisco, CA) Taste delicious food, meet farmers, wander urban gardens, discover the recipe for a fair and sustainable food system.

In conjunction with this celebration of American food, the Mayor's office announced a "Victory Garden" will be planted with the help of Alice Waters and volunteers. The team will be replacing grass with an edible urban garden using the model of wartime "victory gardens." Reimagining the "victory" in the current context as one of improving city dwellers' access to fresh garden vegetables.

A "Taste Pavillion" will be home to hundreds of chefs, farmers, vendors and producers sharing the fruits of their labors whether it's Charcuterie, Cheeses, Breads, Vinegars, Chocolate, Spirits or Native Foods. The Taste Pavillion will offer an unprecedented opportunity to sample the regional foods of America, with products from every state hand-picked by 'curators' who are nationally recognized experts in the particular type of food.

September

14 - NatureSweet Carmel TomatoFest® (Carmel, CA) Quail Lodge Resort. 17th year and founder's retirement. Chefs, food and wine enthusiasts and tomato lovers make this acclaimed festival a Central Coast favorite. "Serious gourmet tomatoes" SF Chronical. Heirloom varieties and more.

20-21 - New York Culinary Experience (New York, NY) New York Magazine and the French Culinary Institute offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work side-by-side, hands-on with master chefs, restaurateurs, and renowned culinary stars. No prior culinary training is necessary. Just desire to learn from the best and the ability to give yourself two days in the kitchens of this premier school. The fee ($1,395) for the two-day event covers classes, breakfast, lunch, and a champagne toast. This inaugural event will feature some of the best and brightest in the culinary galaxy: Eric Ripert (le Bernardin), Dan Barber (Blue Hill), Marcus Samuelsson (Aquavit and Merkato 55), Anita Lo (Annisa), Jacques Torres - master chocolatier, Kevin Zraly - master sommelier.

26-28- Newman Farm University - 3 days and nights of food education recreation linking farm and fork. Come to the Newman Farm in Missouri's Ozark Mtns to learn about Newman Farms Heritage Berkshire Pork.

The copyright of the article Culinary Events Calendar in Gourmet Food is owned by Jacqueline Church. Permission to republish Culinary Events Calendar in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.

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Chef Eric Ripert

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