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SAN
DIEGO BAY WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL LAUNCHES "
CHEF OF THE FEST" COMPETITION
Southern California's
Largest Wine & Food Festival Will Award Up To $50,000
in Cash and Prizes to Winning Chef
San
Diego, CA (July 31, 2007) - Producers of the San Diego
Bay Wine & Food Festival (November 14-18, 2007) are turning
up the heat this year with the launch of a high-stakes culinary
competition set to handsomely reward one San Diego County-based
chef with up to $50,000 in cash and prizes.
"We
are proud of the creativity and artistry exhibited by the chefs
involved in our Festival and want to showcase, and reward, them
in a really big way," said Michelle Metter, the Festival's
co-producer. "It's not easy for these chefs to prepare amazing
food for thousands of people and have each dish taste just as
good as the one before. This competition will spotlight those
chefs who, despite the challenges, wow our judges through innovative,
flavorful, consistent cuisine."
The
prize package awarded to the "Chef of the Fest" includes
a jaw-dropping vacation of a lifetime for two to the ultra exclusive
Turtle Island Fiji including round-trip airfare with Air Pacific,
a professional range provided by US Foodservice, magazine exposure
in Dining Out and San Diego Magazines, $3,000 in cash, and a Tommy
Bahama Rum Gift Basket. Additionally, the "Chef of the Fest"
winner will return to the 5th Annual San Diego Bay Wine &
Food Festival in 2008 as one of the headlining chefs with their
own cooking class and appearances during the Grand Tasting.
The
competition, which takes place on November 17 during the Festival's
Grand Tasting Event, is open to 60 professional San Diego County
chefs. Each chef selects to compete in one of five categories
including Raw Foods, Meats, Poultry, Seafood/Fish, and Desserts,
and is then judged by a team of celebrity chefs, educators, members
of the food and wine media, and industry professionals.
Judges
include Saveur Magazine Editors James Oseland and Paul Lucaks;
James Beard Award Winning Author, Laura Werlin; San Diego Union
Tribune Food Contributor Maria Hunt, San Diego Magazine Publisher,
Maureen Sullivan; Culinary Educator, Chef Vikki Nulman; Restaurant
Hospitality Magazine Reporter, Libby Platus and 12 others. The
"Chef of the Fest" winner will be announced during the
Festival's Grand Tasting on November 17. For more information
on the "Chef of the Fest" Competition call 619-342-7337
or visit online at www.worldofwineevents.com.
ABOUT
SAN DIEGO BAY WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL
The San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival is an international
showcase of the world's premier wine and spirits producers, chefs
and culinary personalities, and gourmet foods. Held November 14-18,
2007, the event benefits the American Institute of Wine &
Food culinary arts scholarship program. Over 700 wines, 60 of
San Diego's top fine dining restaurants and 30 gourmet food companies
and exhibitors will participate in the 2007 Festival. Now in its
fourth year, the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival has quickly
grown into a world-class wine and culinary extravaganza. The five-day
festival features wine tasting seminars, cooking classes by award-
winning chefs, and an elegant Reserve Tasting at one of San Diego's
finest hotels. The festival culminates on Saturday at the star-studded
Grand Tasting Event and Fine Wine/Lifestyle Auction complete with
dueling chef demonstration stages, celebrity cookbook signing
tents, Cost Plus entertainment tent, and more.
For
more information visit www.worldofwineevents.com.
ABOUT WORLD OF
WINE EVENTS
World of Wine Events, LLC is an event management and festival
production company specializing in the creation of world-class
wine and culinary trade and consumer events. World of Wine Events
provides strategic guidance, logistics, operations, marketing,
and industry insights for winery and spirits road shows, distributor
trade tastings, as well as large format tasting and lifestyle
festivals. World of Wine Events is the producer of the San Diego
Bay Wine & Food Festival, Southern California's largest wine
and culinary extravaganza. More information on World of Wine Events
and the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival may be found by
contacting Michelle Metter at 619-602-9789 or by visiting www.worldofwineevents.com.
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American Institute
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