26th ANNIVERSARY AMERICAN WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL SERVES UP WORLD-CLASS CELEBRATION FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Wolfgang Puck, Barbara Lazaroff and friends unite for a weekend of food, fine wine and festivities benefiting Meals On Wheels
LOS ANGELES, CA, June 24, 2008 – It’s the epicurean event of the year. The one place that puts world-class chefs at your service for a weekend of delectable dishes, superb libations, fantasy auction items and amazing entertainment. The 26th Anniversary American Wine & Food Festival (AWFF) returns to Los Angeles for a star-studded gathering benefiting the Los Angeles Chapters of Meals On Wheels.
Kicking off Friday, September 26, the weekend of festivities features three spectacular events, an estimated 40 celebrated chefs, and fine wine and spirit purveyors. For the second year, AWFF will start the weekend with the sizzling Red Hot @ Red Seven party at the Pacific Design Center. Saturday, internationally renowned chefs serve palate-pleasing plates at the signature AWFF event on the Universal Studios’ back lot. The Chefs Grand Tasting Dinner wraps up the weekend with an exclusive dinner event at Spago Beverly Hills Sunday evening.
Tickets for all three events go on sale July 1. Last year’s events sold out, so be sure to mark your calendar! Please visit www.AWFF.org for tickets, sponsorship opportunities and Festival details.
Red Hot @ Red Seven
Date: Friday, September 26, from 7 to 11 p.m.
Location: Red Seven by Wolfgang Puck
A new event added to the line-up last year, Red Hot @ Red Seven kicks off the AWFF festivities. Set at Wolfgang Puck’s chic West Hollywood restaurant Red Seven, this searing hot celebration open to the public draws in Hollywood’s hottest for a night of spectacular beef, smooth wine & spirits and sizzling musical entertainment. With the ambiance of the Pacific Design Center’s famous fountains blazing red, this truly is a night to remember.
Taste delicious morsels of mouth-watering beef served by Red Seven, CUT and sidebar Beverly Hills, CUT and sidebar Las Vegas, Lawry’s The Prime Rib, La Brea Bakery and more.
Red Hot @ Red Seven tickets are available through the Puck-Lazaroff Charitable Foundation for $150 per person, parking is included. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.AWFF.org.
American Wine & Food Festival
Chefs Grand Tasting Dinner
About the American Wine & Food Festival
Since its inception in 1982, the Puck-Lazaroff Charitable Foundation has supported the American Wine & Food Festival, raising more than $14 million for the Los Angeles Chapters of Meals On Wheels. This organization serves thousands of meals each day to Los Angeles’ homebound senior and disabled citizens.
As a result of their efforts on behalf of Meals On Wheels, the Austrian-born Puck, renowned for feeding Hollywood glamour at the annual post-Oscar extravaganza, and leading restaurant designer Lazaroff, are also celebrated for their philanthropic spirit.
Participating Chefs (To Date):
Alex Stratta, Gino Angelini, Robert Del Grande, Mark Peel, Luis Diaz and Rene Mata, Tom Colicchio and Matt Accarrino, Ari Rosenson, Matt Hurley, Dean Fearing, Frank Ostini, Paul Prudhomme, Lydia Shire and Mario Capone, Cal Stamenov, Nobu Matsuhisa, Michael Mina, Michelle Bernstein, Nancy Silverton and Matt Molina, Joachim Splichal, Francois Payard, Julian Serrano, Michael Tusk, Jimmy Schmidt, Matt Bencivenga, Richard Reddington, Roy Yamaguchi, Sam Choy, Kerry Heffernan, Sherry Yard, Lee Hefter and Thomas Boyce.
Participating Vintners (to Date):
Ancien Wines, Au Bon Climat, Bakerlane Vineyards, Beckman Vineyards, Beringer Vineyards, Bernardus Winery, Bonaccorsi Wine Company, Bonny Doon Vineyard, Chalone Vineyard, Cielo Malibu Estate Vineyards, Cobblestone Vineyards, Dreyfus, Ashby & Co., Dr. Loosen, Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery, Frank Family Vineyards, Hendry Wines, Havens Wine Cellar, J. Jacaman Estate Wines, Justin Winery, Kalin Cellars, Laetitia Vineyard & Winery, Lancaster Estate, LIOCO Wine Company, Malibu Family Wine, Melville Vineyards & Winery, Miner Family Vineyards, Peju Province Winery, Pride Mountain Vineyard, Qupé Wine Cellars, Raymond Vineyard & Celler, Rosenthal-The Malibu Estate, Summerland Winery, Whitcraft Winery
Event Sponsors (To Date):
MasterCard, Southern California Gas, Belvedere Vodka. Barilla, La Brea Bakery, Patrón Tequila, American Airlines, Republic Master Chef, Integrated Transportation Services, Southern Wine & Spirits, Classic Party Rentals, Mansour Travel, Clear Channel Outdoors, EvansHardy+Young, Jacob Maarse, Universal Studios, Fiji Water, Moët-Hennessy, Idaho Potato Commission, Wolfgang Puck Coffee, KJAZZ 88.1 and Acteva Online Ticketing.
