Food Network: New York City Food & Wine Festival 2009

Choosing the perfect food and wine has never been easier since the Food Network is offering every demonstration known to man at the second annual 2009 Wine and Food Festival in NYC. The October 8-11 event promises to be packed full of demonstrations from your favorite Food Network hosts, and includes special appearances from Alicia Silverstone to Martha Stewart.

The personalities featured at the New York City event include a round-up of the best of the best top chefs from Bobby Flay, Tyler Florence, Giada De Laurentiis, and Rachel Ray to Sandra Lee, Guy Fieri and Paula Deen. Top sponsors supporting the event include are Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Weight Watchers, Barilla, the New York Times, and Diet Coke.

The itinerary includes a line-up of events kicking-off on October 8, 2009 with a 9:00 p.m. presentation given by Sandra Lee and Guy Fieri. Tickets for this presentation are $95.00. This event and all of the featured demonstrations held at the Food Festival can be purchased at http://www.nycwineandfoodfestival.com/2009/.

The Food & Wine Festival is hosted by and benefits the Food Bank for New York City and Share Our Strength. The event is directly centered within the infamous and fashionable Meatpacking District, offering visitors a peek at select landmark settings such as the DUMBO section of Brooklyn. The food festival with its packed line-up of events will no doubt effortlessly integrate its many faces into the fast-paced and colorful lifestyle of the city.

According to The New York City Experts the Meatpacking District owes its name to the meat distribution companies that once dominated the area. The area may not be the trendy hot spot as it once was, but it's still a scene with plenty of designer boutiques, history, velvet ropes, and celebrities dining in some of the city's smoking hot restaurants.

Wine Seminars will be featuring numerous demonstrations at the festival and will include everything from tasting and samples of various wines and cocktails to making your own wine and stocking your bar at home. Anyone dreaming of working directly in a Tuscan vineyard will benefit from My First Crush: The Secrets of a French wine-maker. Tickets for this particular event are $110.00 per person.

Food Demonstrations will be given day and night by star studded personalities from Ming Tsai, Alicia Silverstone and Martha Stewart to our Food Network favorites. Everything from "Kids get Cooking" to panel discussions and the art of recipes will be part of the food event. Of course no food festival would be complete without samples of crowd pleasing favorites being cooked up in a celebrity frying pan right in front of a hungry audience.

Cheese Tasting with Ted Allen will offer cheese lovers not only a chance to feast on their favorite food, but they will also get a glimpse into the art of making the food good enough to be eaten by the Gods. Each and every guest will receive an autographed copy of the Cheese Chronicles written by Liz Thorpe. The price of the tickets for this October 11^th, 2009 event is $75.00 and the presentation runs from 4:00-5:30 and 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Giada De Laurentiis will offer a personal cooking demonstration at the Tishman Auditorium at the new school on 66 West 12^Th Street from 12:30-1:15 on October 10^th, 2009. Tickets for this event are $35.00.

Paula Deen will bring her southern touch to this northern event on October 10^th, 2009 by offering cuisine that will please even the toughest Rebel and Yankee palates. The Food Network star will be sharing some of her best recipes and will be joined by sons Bobby and Jamie Deen. This crowd pleasing trio will surely be bringing on some of the best finger licking edibles known to man and a few antics to keep your belly rolling with laughter. Tickets for this event are $200.00 and the event will be held at Hill Country on 30 West 26^th Street.

Sandra Lee will also be lending her personal touch and culinary experience to the event just a few blocks away at the Comix, 353 West 14^th Street on October 10^th, 2009 from 1:30-2:15. The price for the tickets for this event is also $35.00

Giada De Laurentiis and Italian food are synonymous, so maybe that is why she was the chosen one for the Meatball Madness Gala. Of course her stage presentation and natural beauty are only a small part of her attributes. Her knowledge of food gives any student the confidence that they to will be cooking top notch blue-ribbon meals in no time.

The Meatpacking Uncorked hosts promise to deliver electrifying street performances throughout the Meatpacking District while revelers offer visitors a unique district-wide wine tasting and food sampling party like no other. The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival party promises to be the culinary event that simply can't be missed. This event will be held throughout the district from 6:00-9:00 p.m. on October 9^th, 2009 and the price of the tickets is $65.00.

The event claims it will bring on old world charm, hospitality, and of course the district's own classic and stylish boutiques will be flowing with a large selection of wines in the Southern Wine & Spirits of New York portfolio while the neighborhood's best restaurants will be serving samplings of their signature snacks.

Toasting, tasting, savoring and shopping in the district will be infused with a flurry of activities, along with frequent sightings of your favorite Food Network personalities, performance artists, musicians, and other famous celebrities that frequent the area on a regular basis.

The Art of Party Food will be featured on October 8^th, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and covers a broad range of activities fluctuating both craft and presentation of Hors d 'Oeuvres. Presenters at the Skyline Studios located on 465 10^th Avenue will easily show "wanna be" party hosts and hostesses how to take small samples of food to a new level with bold tastes even though they come in a small package. Tickets for this event are $75.00.

Venues featured at the Food Network Wine & Food Festival include: The Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Avenue, James Beard Foundation, 167 West 12^th Street, City Winery, 155 Varick Street, Craftsteak, 85 Tenth Avenue at 15^th Street, Comix, 353 West 14^th Street, China Grill, 60 West 53^rd Street, and Pier 54 in Hudson River park 10^th Avenue and 15^th Street.

Volunteers Needed for this Event: http://www.nycwineandfoodfestival.com/2009/about.php?view=Volunteer