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GIVEAWAY: 2 Tickets to the 2011 Philadelphia Food & Wine Festival!

October 11, 2011 by 8 Comments

THIS CONTEST IS OVER.

Now you know how much I love Food and Wine Festivals! This year I went to South Beach Food and Wine Festival as well the Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival. The Philadelphia Food and Wine Festival is almost here, and this one is right in my back yard! There will be some familiar faces there as well as some new ones!

Eat, drink and shop at this year’s Philadelphia Food & Wine Festival featuring more than 100 stations showcasing the finest foods, wines, ales, liquors and more from world renowned restaurants and brands, culinary demonstrations by celebrity chefs, beer and wine seminars that will both educate and delight, and more to be held at the Valley Forge Convention Center, from October 21st through October 23rd, 2011.

Showcasing an array of national and local culinary talent Ted Allen, host of Food Network’s Chopped; Bravo Top Chef All Star, Mike Isabella; and Food Network Iron Chef Jose Garces. Some of the highlights include:

  • Grand Market, the focal point of the event featuring 3 days of a tasting frenzy.  Stroll the aisles and sample food and wine from local, regional and national Food Purveyors.
  • VIP Cocktail Party at the Bahama Breeze Island Grille in King of Prussia on Saturday, October 22nd at 7:00 pm. Meet and mingle with the chefs while you enjoy complimentary beer, wines, and hors d’oeuvres.
  • Chefs on Stage series featuring Ted Allen, Mike Isabella and Jose Garces.
  • Live culinary demonstrations throughout the three-day festival from national and local culinary talent
  • Special appearance by legendary Alaskan Crabber Russell Newberry of “Dangerous Deckhands”
  • Wine Seminars by the “Wine-tertainer,” Philip Silverstone and Pinot Boutique
  • Beer Seminars by award winning author and host of Still Crazy after All These Beers, Gary Monterosso

The Festival runs from Friday, October 21st from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Saturday, October 22nd from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm and Sunday, October 23rd from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Tickets for the 2011 Philadelphia Food & Wine Festival are available starting at only $30 in advance ($40 at the door).  Children 6-12 are $5.  Children under 6 are free.  Seminars, Chefs on Stage series and VIP Cocktail Party are additional.

I’ve got something special for my readers. Tickets to the show can be purchased here. Enter in the exclusive discount code “FOODIE” and you will receive 10% off the ticket price. But that’s not all! I’m giving away TWO TICKETS (General Admission) to the show to one lucky reader! They will get to enjoy the festival on the one day of their choice.

HOW TO ENTER:

Please leave a blog comment on this post telling me which culinary talent you most want to see at the Philadelphia Food and Wine Festival.

For BONUS ENTRIES, please leave a SEPARATE comment for each additional entry letting me know you’ve done any of these:

1)      Follow me on Twitter;

2)       Tweet about the giveaway “I entered @one_curly_fry’s giveaway to win tickets to @foodandwineshow in #Philadelphia!  http://bit.ly/oMBVov“

3)      Subscribe to email updates at the top of the left sidebar;

4)      Blog about this giveaway on your blog.

5)       “Like” one curly fry’s Facebook Page.

This contest will run until Wednesday October 19th at 12pm (Eastern) and a winner will be chosen by random.org. The winner will be announced by 1:00 pm (Eastern).

Good luck!

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I’m still full! Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival 2010

August 3, 2010 by 3 Comments

This past weekend was the Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival. I saw that Sunny Anderson was doing a Sunset, Sliders and Spirits Party at Caesar’s and I had to get tickets. I keep up with Sunny on her blog and via email, I watch Cooking For Real every Saturday at noon, and I’m such a fan of hers! So I was so excited at the opportunity to finally meet her! And it doesn’t hurt that she loves cats!!

Last year I went to the Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival, but we got tickets to the Melting Pot Event. Now, if you were keeping up with me last year at this time, you’ll know what a bad experience it was.  For those that are new or need a reminder, here are the blog posts:

I want my money back: Our trip to the Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival
A little update
I finally spoke to the Owner of the Melting Pot in Atlantic City

So my friend Nancy and I were heading to Atlantic City for Sunny’s party, so I figured why not just make a stop at the Atlantic City Melting Pot while we’re there? So we took Charlie up on his offer and made a reservation for Saturday at lunch. We had a wonderful meal there. Everyone was so polite and it was a great experience. We had the opportunity to talk to the District Manager and that was nice. I told him I was so happy I got the chance to talk to the General Manager, Charlie, and that I felt bad for everything they went through in regards to the event. Our lunch on Saturday was out of this world and I’ll definitely go back there the next time I’m in Atlantic City! So I want to say Thank you again to Charlie and the rest of the staff at the Atlantic City Melting Pot!

After lunch, we rolled over to our hotel to check in! We only had a short time to relax before we had to get ready to head over to the Rooftop Pool at Caesar’s! Our friend Heather swung by to pick us up. We arrived at the party and it looked awesome! Everything was perfect! There was definitely plenty of food and drink for everyone!! The sliders were delicious, and I’m still thinking about the one cocktail I drank during the party!

Sunny told me that she was going to find me in the crowd – so I didn’t say a word when she walked in. She found me! It was crazy!! It was so good to finally meet her! We took pictures and then she went and mingled!

Sunny Anderson & me!

Here’s Nancy, Sunny Anderson, me and Heather

Later on, she gave us wrist bands to get into Sandra Lee’s Sweet & Stylish Party which was right after her party. I’m a dessert lover – and this was DESSERT OVERLOAD! I never thought I’d turn down a dessert, but I had to that night. And the drinks…oh the drinks. It was all so good. And don’t ask me how we ended up walking out with a dozen CUPCAKES!!!

So near the end of the party we were chatting with Sunny and she invited us to the Neely’s Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues on Sunday morning. It was so nice! There was tons of wonderful food and great company! She came and sat with us and we had a wonderful time! We’re so thankful that she made all of this possible! She’s so fun to be around! And she’s one of the nicest people I know.  I definitely look forward to hanging out with her when she’s in Philly the next time!!!

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Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival, take two.

April 5, 2010 by 1 Comment

So today I booked the hotel room for the Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival at the end of July. A few friends and I are going to go check it out. I’m a big fan of Sunny Anderson and so we bought tickets to Sunset, Spirits and Sliders with Sunny Anderson! I’m so excited to finally meet her! I’ve been a faithful blog follower for a while now, so I “know” her from there. When people leave her comments, she always comments back and it’s been so much fun getting to know her.

I know this is going to be a much better experience than we had last year with the whole Melting Pot ordeal.

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