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Welcome to the members’ center. Here you will find the latest events, projects and activities for our members.
Ease into this fall and winter with some very cool events from The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas. As a valued member, you always receive first option to purchase reservations (buy early – they sell out), and a member discount.
Share the news! Special for new members!
Do you have friends or colleagues who haven’t joined yet? NOW is the perfect time! Through October 8th (Tour de Vin), new members can join the Foundation and receive a $25 VOUCHER good for any event or class prior to December 31, 2009. They can even apply it to Tour de Vin on October 8th – which would make their ticket price only $25.00! Let your friends in on a good thing; click here to email!
Mark your calendar!
7th Annual Tour de Vin – A Rooftop Tasting of fine wines and cuisine
October 8, 2009
Whole Foods Market, 6th & Lamar – Austin
$75 General public
$50 MEMBER PRICE
Tour de Vin is one of the premiere Foundation tastings of the year, boasting over 100 wines from around the world and exotic dishes from over 20 of Austin’s top chefs. Hosted under the stars atop the Whole Foods Market rooftop, with live music and dancing, this event offers a unique and delicious culinary tour. Click HERE for more details or to purchase your reservation.
10 Year Anniversary of the Stephan Pyles Celebrity Chef Dinner & Live Auction
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Stephan Pyles Restaurant, Dallas
$125 Members & General Public
This culinary showcase is a Foundation showstopper. Named for the one of the ‘Founders of Southwestern Cuisine’ Dallas Chef Stephan Pyles, this seated dinner features five celebrity chefs from across the state. Together they create an elegant evening of extraordinary wining and dining with a short wine auction following dinner. This event funds the Stephan Pyles Culinary Scholarship, one of the largest culinary scholarships in the United States. Click HERE for more details or to purchase your reservation.
7th Annual Big Reds & Bubbles – Holiday Tasting of Champagne, Sparkling & Big Reds
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Driskill Hotel, Austin
$90 General Public
$75 MEMBER PRICE
Big Reds and Bubbles is a champagne, red wine and cuisine tasting featuring over 75 different red wines, champagnes and sparkling wines. A premiere selection of Austin chefs showcase their finest holiday cuisine and a unique silent auction is featured for holiday shopping. Held in the historic Driskill Hotel in its full holiday splendor, this event is truly spectacular and a member favorite. Click HERE for more details or to purchase your reservation.
Chefs Under Fire
Monday, November 30, 2009
AT&T Conference Center, Austin
This event is an Iron Chef style competition open to anyone and that will feature three Iron Chef (past competitors on the Food Network Iron Chef America show) judges - Chefs David Bull, Tyson Cole, and Kent Rathbun, all of whom are featured in the Plate & Vine Interactive Cookbook (www.winefoodcooking.com)
They will serve as judges for a culinary competition that will result in three finalists and one overall winner. Each chef will pick one of the recipes they donated to the Plate & Vine Interactive Cookbook. They will individually decide whether they want competitors to make their dish exactly as was prepared in the recipe, or if they want the participant to be creative with the recipe.
Each entrant (no geographic limitation) will pay a $20 fee per entry. Each entry will receive a gift certificate for a Plate & Vine cookbook and an entry for one judge of their choice. An entrant can compete with one, two, or all three chefs. All entrants must prepare the recipe and send it into the Keeper Collection/WFFT to be considered for one of three finalists per chef. The three finalists will be preparing their recipe at the event under a time limit at the event. Participants will have the opportunity to promote themselves to the chef in the form of written word, pictures, and/or short videos, no longer than three minutes.
Check back soon for registration and event details.
Come Blog with us!
We want you to dish with us – check out the new WFFT blog (click here) and chat with our guest bloggers and other members and friends. Let us know what you have ‘cooking’!
Stephan Pyles Culinary Scholarship – Call for Entries
Are you currently a culinary student or know of someone who is? Let them know about the WFFT’s Stephan Pyles Culinary Scholarship – one of the largest culinary scholarships in the country. A call for entries will be announced mid-October, so be sure to check back soon! This year’s final competition will be held at the Texas Culinary Academy in Austin.
Special Member Offer – Plate & Vine Interactive Cookbook ‘Bringing Texas Chefs to the World’
$30 for General Public (one year subscription)
$20 for MEMBERS (discount applies to all cookbook purchases)
Did you know that as a WFFT member you also receive a discount on the Plate & Vine Interactive Online Cookbook? A revelation in cookbooks, this ‘green’ product features amazing recipes from top Texas chefs along with an interactive party planning feature, an automatically generated grocery list that can be sent to your phone and many other cool features. Click here for a free 7-day trial and then purchase for $20 per year. Use your discount on all gift purchases as well – make a fantastic and unique holiday gift!
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