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New Orleans Wine and Food Experience May 19-23, 2009
For many years it used to be the legal drinking age in Louisiana and a number of other states, but now 18 doesn’t mean as much as it once did. Unless it’s the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience which is celebrating that milestone age in 2009. For the 18th straight year, viticulture and haute cuisine come together to create an epicurean feast for all the senses as the NOWFE returns to the French Quarter from May 19 through the 23rd. One hundred seventy-five of the most prestigious national and international vintners merge their winemaking skills with seventy-five renowned chefs from all over New Orleans and the U.S. as the anxiously awaited event grows bigger and better every year. Among the events scheduled this year are: Plus the ever-popular “Krewe of Cork” parade through the French Quarter, a rollicking event of marchers in wine-themed costumes, celebrating food, wine and fun (though not necessarily in that order).
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 * Premium Fine-Wine Dinner
 * Wine Dinners
 * Vinola Tasting & Auction
 * Royal Street Stroll
 * Seminars
 * Grand Tastings

An “A-List” of Participants
Participants in the 2009 NOWFE include a virtual who’s who of chefs from nearly every top-rated New Orleans restaurant, plus visiting chefs from celebrated eateries in Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and elsewhere. Many of the local restaurants will offer wine and food pairings, with vintners and chefs on hand to explain how the two go together. For a complete listing of these pairings [Dinners|click here]. The Premium Fine-Wine Dinner will feature the cuisine of noted TV Chef and cookbook author John Folse on Tuesday, May 19 at 7 p.m. The announcement of the venue will be announced soon. Celebrity guests and their affiliations include: A complete list of the participating wineries will be added to the NOWFE website in the near future. For ticket information and a complete listing of NOWFE events click on the following link: [|www.nowfe.com]. Also, NOWFE has special festival discount accommodations rates worked out with half a dozen nearby hotels. For a list of these participating hotels[| click here] then click on the logo of the individual hotels for more details.
 * Chef John Besh: James Beard Award winner and owner of Besh Steakhouse in Harrah’s New Orleans Casino
 * Rick Browne: creator, host, and executive producer of public television’s popular BARBECUE AMERICA TV series
 * Neal Fraser: Los Angeles-based chef at GRACE Restaurant
 * Ziggy Eschliman: noted wine writer and lecturer known as “The Wine Gal” and “The Contessa of Cocktails”
 * Lorin Gaudin: New Orleans-based wine and food columnist, TV show host and regular contributor to Emerils’ website and the New York Post
 * Paul Kahan: Chicago-based chef at Blackbird & avec Restaurant
 * Jamie Lauren: Bravo’s Top Chef, Season 5 Contestant
 * Donald Link: Owner of Cochon and Calcasieu restaurants in New Orleans
 * Jeff McInnis: Bravo’s Top Chef, Season 5 Contestant
 * Michel Richard: French-born chef and owner of Washington, DC’s Citronelle Restaurant
 * Hosea Rosenberg: Bravo’s Top Chef, Season 5 Contestant
 * Reggie Southerland: Los Angeles-based chef and guest host on Food Network’s long running series “Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee”
 * Susan Spicer: Executive Chef and co-owner of Bayona Restaurant in New Orleans
 * Marc Vetri: Philadelphia-based chef, cookbook author and James Beard Award winner for the Mid-Atlantic Region (2005)