SF. Chefs. Food. Wine Culinary Weekend
FACT SHEET

About: SF. Chefs. Food. Wine. is a four-day interactive urban food and wine weekend experience, set in the epicenter of San Francisco- the historic Union Square. The event will celebrate San Francisco's culinary innovation and will showcase the City's local talent, regional ingredients, and Northern California flair. In addition to the tented tasting pavilion that will stand center-stage throughout the entire weekend, the festival will include culinary-driven tastings, classes, dinners, and events at surrounding venues such as The Westin St. Francis Hotel, Macy's Cellar and E&O Trading Company, among others.

Who: Over 100 participating restaurants and chefs and over 200 participating wineries.

Dates: Thursday, August 6 through Sunday, August 9th, 2009.

Event Activities: Tasting pavilion, morning and afternoon demonstrations and classes, evening galas and dinners, and community classes, free of charge.

Tickets: Tickets include weekend packages to event tickets and day passes; prices range from $40 for a party, to $250 for a dinner. Weekends packages start at $700.00.

Link to general tickets: https://tickets.sfchefsfoodwine.com/mainstore.asp?vid=0

Link to Visa Signature tickets: (click here)

Website: Evolving and current program and details can be found at http://www.sfchefsfoodwine.com/Schedule.aspx.

Founder: Golden Gate Restaurant Association, 70 year old organization with over 900 independently owned and operated restaurants.

Attendees: More than 5,000 over the weekend

Location: On Union Square, San Francisco plus locations off of Union Square including restaurants and hotels.

Presenting sponsor: Visa Signature

Hotel Sponsor: The Westin St. Francis Hotel

Media partners: Gourmet, Epicurious and San Francisco Magazine/Modern Luxury, San Francisco Chronicle.

Sponsors: Macy's is a retail partner, OpenTable.com is the restaurant reservations partner and PG&E is the green energy partner.

Community Supporters: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom , San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, Union Square Association, The Hotel Council of San Francisco, Sonoma Valley Vintners, California Tourism and Travel Commission.
Charity partners: Feeding America, Meals on Wheels, SF Food Bank, and Project Open Hand.

Featured Chefs, Wine & Spirits Experts: Chris Cosentino, Gary Danko, Traci Des Jardins, Elizabeth Falkner, Tyler Florence, Hubert Keller, Thomas Keller, Emily Luchetti, Jamie Lauren, Cindy Pawlcyn, Larry Stone, Michael Mina, Sara Moulton, Roland Passot, Daniel Patterson, Charles Phan, Leslie Sbrocco, Annie Somerville, Craig Stoll, Joanne Weir, Laura Werlin, Emily Wines, Arnold Eric Wong and Martin Yan.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yQYBH3BE-c