Washington, DC International Food & Wine Festival

The Washington, DC International Food & Wine Festival is an annual event providing sample wines from over 280 domestic and international winemakers. The festival is the largest indoor wine tasting event in the region and includes guided wine tastings and samples of specialty foods with demonstrations by local master chefs. Attend seminars and learn about the world's greatest wine producing regions and wine accessories, including topics such as refrigeration, wine racks, stemware, decanters and much more.

Festival Dates:
February 14 - 15, 2009

2009 Participating Celebrity Chefs

• Andreas Viestad - Viestad is the host of the public television series New Scandinavian Cooking and Perfect Day, the new food, travel and lifestyle series that explores the delicacies and destinations of the entire Nordic region, including Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Andreas also writes a monthly column for The Washington Post entitled "The Gastronomer."
  
  
• Martin Yan - The certified Master Chef and host of Martin Yan's China, is dedicated to promoting worldwide appreciation of Chinese and Asian cuisine and culture. He is the celebrated host of more than 3,000 cooking show episodes and a prolific cookbook author.
  
  
• Christina Pirello - The host of public television's Christina Cooks and author of four cookbooks was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1983 and with the support of her doctors, turned to a nutritional approach to combat the disease. Already a vegetarian, she turned to a macrobiotic diet - consisting mainly of whole grains and vegetables - to aid in her recovery, and whole-foods cooking became her passion. Now, more than 20 years later (and cancer free), Christina is one of the country's foremost educators on cooking and alternative health.

Location:
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC

Hours:
Friday 7 – 10 p.m.
Saturday 2 – 6 p.m.
Sunday 2 – 6 p.m.

Admission:
Opening Night party on Friday - $175
Grand Tasting - $85 before February 22; $95 after or at the door

Official Website
www.wine-expos.com