From Eater.com: When we first brought you news of the Pebble Beach Food & Wine event
that takes place at the end of March, we didn't really grasp what's
about to take place up there Monterey Peninsula. Sort it all out, and
it's mind-boggling. No, you won't find Bourdain and the Golden Clog Awards,
but even he could appreciate the culinary love-fest on tap.
The weekend
is chock-full of wine tasting sessions, cooking demos (Jacques Pepin, Mark Miller, Thomas Keller, Gary Danko, Charlie Trotter, Tom Colicchio, Ted Alen, Michel Richard), lunches with the chefs (Susan Spicer, Josiah Citrin, Walter Manzke, Todd English, Hubert Keller, Michael Mina and many more),
a walk-around tasting event each afternoon, plus some serious dinners
and rare wine auctions. At least one must-do is the opening night
reception on Thursday, March 27; if we golfed, we'd try to get there
for the Celebrity Chef Golf Tourny that morning because we want to see
Colicchio putt. And one thing has changed: Some proceeds will go to
charity.
The whole shebang runs March 27-30, most events are
priced individually ($100-$500; $165 for the walk-around event), some
are only available with packages, and some are already sold out
(anything Keller, natch). But tickets and plenty of hotel rooms are
still available---we checked. Can't choose? Just shut your eyes and
point. You can't go wrong. Order online or call 866.907.3663 for more info.