DALLAS WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL SCHEDULE & EVENT SUMMARY
April 23-27, 2008

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Gourmet Cinema - Dallas Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane
Dinner – 6:30 p.m. / Movie – 8 p.m. (Limited seating for dinner)
Tickets - $65 per person (includes tax and gratuity); $9 - movie only

Creative genius can be expressed in the pairing of great cinema with fine wine and food. Always better on the big screen, the ultimate wine lover’s movie, Sideways, is the 2008 festival’s featured film. A wine tasting and a special dinner menu prepared by Chef Richard Chamberlain are included before your short walk upstairs at the Angelika for a private screening of the film.

Thursday, April 24
Rising Stars Chefs' Dinner - Rising Stars Chefs’ Dinner - Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, 2821 Turtle Creek Blvd.
Reception - 6:30 p.m. / Dinner – 7 p.m. (Limited seating)
Tickets - $100 per person (includes tax, gratuity, and valet)

Enjoy an unforgettable evening at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, and catch a rising star as you enjoy the award-winning specialties of Dallas' hottest new chefs -- the top winners of the 11th Annual Rising Stars Chefs Contest. A winemaker’s dinner unlike any other, featuring each of the winning chefs and their original dishes specifically paired with wines from Merryvale Vineyards.

Friday, April 25, 2008
Texas Salute! - Eddie Deen’s Ranch, 944 South Lamar
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. - Guest will receive a collectable wine glass.
Tickets - $30 per person (includes tax). Group sales available.

Like the idea of eating locally? You don’t want to miss Texas Salute! -- It’s a Texas-sized happy hour where jeans are not only allowed, they are encouraged. The perfect casual evening where you can tip your hat to the very best of the West. You’ll be impressed by the increasing diversity and quality presented by the winemakers, artisan cheesemakers, and other local producers at this all-Texan affair. Hosted by Cathy Barber, Wine and Food Editor of The Dallas Morning News, and featuring home-grown live Texas music from the Randy Brown Duo to boot!

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Entertaining with Style - Milestone Culinary Arts Center & Viking Cooking School & Viking Cooking School, 4531 McKinney Avenue (at Knox), Dallas, Texas 75205 and Ligne Roset, Grand Tastings, and Aló. Registration is at Abacus Restaurant (McKinney & Armstrong) - 10a.m. – 6:00p.m.
Tickets - $35 per person (includes tax). Seated Seminars, winemaker’s lunch and happy hour sold separately.

Dedicated to the celebration of entertaining at home, complete with do-it-yourself advice demos from talented chefs and wine experts. It’s an entire day of chef demos, food and wine tastings, reserve seminars & happy hour (separate admission) and entertaining tips, including a live session of The Dallas Morning News Taste Panel.
Saturday Limited Admission Events (priced separately)

Saturday, April 26

Everyday Wines for Everyday People - Milestone Culinary Arts Center & Viking Cooking School & Viking Cooking School, 4531 McKinney Avenue (at Knox)

Dallas, Texas 75205 - 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
$25 per person – Limited Seating

Sharpen your wine shopping with fine wines that don’t cost a fortune! A panel discussion and tasting moderated by Rebecca Murphy, Founder and Chairman of The Dallas Morning News Wine Competition. Sample and discuss a collection of award-winning wines priced under $15.

Pranzo Italiano - Adelmo’s Ristorante - 4537 Cole Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75205
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. - $55 per person (inclusive) - Limited seating

Enjoy a three-course winemaker’s lunch by Chef Adelmo Banchetti. The meal will be paired with premium Tuscan wines presented by Giovanni Nencini from Italy’s Da Vinci Winery.

Riesling on the Rise - Milestone Culinary Arts Center & Viking Cooking School & Viking Cooking School, 4531 McKinney Avenue (at Knox) Dallas, Texas 75205
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. - $25 per person – Limited Seating

After being overlooked for years by American wine lovers, Riesling has become one of the fastest growing wine varieties in the U.S. marketplace. Explore the wide variety of styles and the distinguishing features of Rieslings from different regions around the world. You will find that there is no more versatile wine for food pairing. Panel moderated by Drew Hendricks, M.S., Wine Director, Charlie Palmer at The Joule, Dallas.

Aló and Goodbye: Antojitos y Mojitos - Aló Restaurant, 4447 North Central Expressway, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75205
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. - $25 per person – Limited Availability

Sip. Bite. Share. End the day, or start the evening, at Aló, one of the hottest new restaurants in Dallas. Enjoy contemporary Mexican and Peruvian appetizers prepared by Chef Julia Lopez and Bacardi Mojito in the lounge.

Sunday, April 27, 2008
Farmers Market Friends Silent Auction
Taste of the World - Rosewood Crescent Hotel, 500 Crescent Court, Dallas, Texas 75201
5:30 - 8:00 p.m. - Tickets are $65 (inclusive).
Complimentary Self-Parking or $10 Valet Parking available.

Enjoy the evening as you stroll and sample award-winning wines from The Dallas Morning News Wine Competition, the largest of its kind in the Southwest. Bid on a variety of culinary and specialty items benefiting Farmers Market Friends, with live Latin Jazz by Mosaic to keep you moving as you taste prize-winning wines, savor specialty cuisine and meet chefs from Dallas’ favorite restaurants.