Hamptons Wine & Food Festival This Weekend!; Seminars - Grand Tastings - Food Network Stars - Reality TV Chef Contest - Designer Chef Jacket Auction; Friday, August 11 - Sunday, August 13, 2006.EAST HAMPTON East Hampton or its variants is the name of several places in the United States:
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* It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. * It needs to be expanded. Please help [ improve the article] or discuss these issues on the talk page. (finalist from Fox TV's Hell's Kitchen) competing against Harold Dieterle (recent winner of Bravo's Top Chef), top wine and spirits experts such as Steve Olson, F. Paul Pacult, and Anthony Giglio and leading wine, spirits and food pairing seminars throughout the weekend. GRAND TASTINGS: Spectacular Grand Tastings will be held Saturday and Sunday featuring numerous local and international wines and a full menu of signature dishes from top Hamptons restaurants. HAMPTONS PLATINUM CHEF COMPETITION: The best local talent will be tapped for this spirited competition. Round 1 will be held prior to the Festival, with the field narrowed to four contestants. Round 2 will open the Festival on Sat. at 1 pm on The Viking Cooking Stage. The final round with two finalists will take place Sun. afternoon, 1-3 pm, emceed by Jerry Della Femina Jerry Della Femina (born 1936<ref name"anderson">Anderson, Susan Heller and Maurice Carroll (July 24, 1984). Magic and the Mets. New York Times) is an American advertising executive. and Judy Licht Licht (Light), subtitled "The Seven Days of the Week," is a cycle of seven operas composed by Karlheinz Stockhausen which, in total, lasts over 29 hours. Origin The project, originally titled Hikari with a fabulous Grand Prize to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. at the Festival! REALITY CHEF COMPETITION: On Saturday at 5 pm, things will really heat up during the Reality Chef Competition, where the Hamptons' own Ralph Pagano (Hell's Kitchen/Iron Chef) battles it out with Harold Dieterle, the winner of Top Chef. This competition is live, unedited and not to be missed. BENEFIT AUCTION: A silent auction of one-of-a-kind chef jackets decorated by celebrities and designers (such as Nicole Miller, Cynthia Rowley, Betsey Johnson) and modeled by (model-spokesperson/Howard Stern gal-pal Beth Ostrosky) will be displayed and bid upon throughout the event, to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation. Other donated items to the Festival's Silent Auction will help raise funds for the Ross School's Steven J. Ross Scholarship Fund. SPECIAL EVENTS: A festive weekend of parties includes a Friday night sunset Tapas tapas Ascetic practice carried out to achieve spiritual power or purification. In Hinduism, it is associated with Yoga as a way of purifying the body in preparation for the more exacting spiritual exercises leading to liberation. and Tinis kick-off party at an oceanfront estate to benefit the Steven J. Ross Scholarship Fund, a Saturday night VIP party tent with live music and a Sunday VIP Sparkling Summer Brunch. VENUE: The Ross School in East Hampton serves as the festival's new setting, with events staged throughout the school's magnificent award-winning Center For Well Being. The beauty of its East Hampton location, combined with its cutting-edge contemporary architecture and international artwork, make the school campus an idyllic festival setting. SPONSORS: Sponsors include presenting sponsor The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, major sponsors American Express, Bedell Bedell could refer to A person:
TICKETS: $50/tasting seminar; $125/4-seminar pass; $125/Grand Tasting Saturday (6-9 pm) or Sunday (1-5 pm); $175/Saturday VIP Grand Tasting (includes admission to party tent with live band, dancing and VIP Terrace bars); $150 for Sunday combo-pass (includes two seminars and Grand Tasting); $150 for Friday night Tapas & Tinis kick-of party to benefit Steven J. Ross Scholarship Fund (limited availability); $500 for VIP Platinum Pass (all seminars, VIP access to both Grand Tastings, and Sunday champagne brunch - limited availability). Event info. and online ticket purchases available at the Festival's Web site, www.hamptonswineandfood.com, or by phone at 631-613-3110. |
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