The Festival
- Saturday, May 17, 2008 11am - 7pm
- Sunday, May 18, 2008 11am - 6pm
Gala Event - Friday, May 16, 2008 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
A special evening to kick-off the debut festival of National Harbor, The Food & Wine Festival at National Harbor.
Check V.I.P. Events for other details.
Our program series will offer over 30 selections including a traditional clambake, chef demonstrations, book signings, wine tastings, panels and lectures. Here are a few of our offerings and presenters:
Foster's Downeast Clambake for a traditional Maine clambake with the best lobster you have ever had. Ticket price: $49.50. Click here to purchase tickets.
Presenting Chefs, Restaurateurs and Lecturers
Opening Festival Demonstration with Michel Richard, Citronelle, Washington, D.C.
- James Boyce, Studio, Montage Resort & Spa Laguna Beach, California
- Steve Ells, founder, chairman and CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Denver
- Rocky Fino, author of Will Cook for Sex, California
- David Guas, Damgoodsweet Consulting Group, Washington, D.C.
- John Hall, Chesapeake Fields Institute, Eastern Shore
- Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, Baked, Brooklyn
- Susan Miller, King Arthur Flour, Vermont
- Chef Rock, Terra Verde Green Valley Ranch Resort, Las Vegas
- Rums of Puerto Rico
- Stella Artois, Best of Belgium Beer and Food Demonstration
- Suvir Saran, Dévi, New York City
- Matthew Weingarten, Inside Park at St. Bart’s, New York City
Chefs A’ Field, Culinary Adventures That Begin on the Farm
An award-winning and critically acclaimed PBS series produced by Warner Hanson Television. Join Heidi Hanson as she presents some of the Chefs A’ Field episodes and introduces the chefs who star in them. Including:
- Richard Sandoval, Modern Mexican Restaurants, New York/Denver/D.C./San Francisco
- Bill Telepan, Telepan Restaurant, New York City
- Robert Wiedmaier, Marcel’s Restaurant, Beck’s Brasserie, Washington, D.C.
Share Our Strength Presents
Billy Harris
Magic & Martini’s
Specialty cocktails and mixology will wow the audience with shaking, stirring, muddling and blending. Billy Harris will be the master of ceremonies for the event and provide amazing feats of culinary magic.
Wine Tasting
Sharon Charny
The “Popcork” Experience™ Gone Green: Exploring Organic Food and Wine Pairings
Noted food and wine educator Sharon Charny will use a neutrally flavored medium – popcorn – to lead attendees through a tasting of four different organic wines, featuring specific grape varietals, along with different flavors of popcorn – lemon, salt, sugar and spice. Charny will also discuss common misperceptions about “organic” or “green” wines and what actually constitutes a “certified organic wine.”
Laurie Forster
The Art of Blind Tasting with Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach® sponsored by Lindemans®
Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach® will use the art of blind tasting to settle the long standing debate on whether the old world wines of Europe or the new world wines from countries like America and Australia are the best. Taste a series of wines, half from the old world and the others from the new world, refining your tasting skills along the way.
Presenting Chefs, Restaurateurs and Lecturers
- Wilo Benet, Pikayo, Puerto Rico
- Aulie Bunyarataphan, Bangkok Joe’s, Washington, D.C.
- Starr Cornwall, Cheesemonger, Sapphire Pantry, California
- Sally Fallon, author of Nourishing Traditions, Washington, D.C.
- Rocky Fino, author of Will Cook for Sex, California
- Susan Miller, King Arthur Flour, Vermont
- Chef Rock, Terra Verde Green Valley Ranch Resort, Las Vegas
- Bill Rodgers and John McClement, Keens Steakhouse, New York City
- Suvir Saran, Dévi, New York City
Panels
Accokeek Foundation:
The Challenges of Cultivating Relationships; from Producer to Chef to Diner
Panel includes: Dr. Christine Bergmark, Executive Director of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission; Barbara and Jeff Black, owners of Black Market Bistro, Black’s Bar and Kitchen and BlackSalt Restaurant and Fish Market; Ned Sayre, Waffle Hill Farm; Brett Grohsgal, organic farmer; and Gabriele Rausse, winemaker and Associate Director of Gardens and Grounds at Monticello.
Share Our Strength Presents
What is sustainable agriculture exactly?
Though definitions of this term can be complex, at the heart of this concept is a dedication to methods of food growing that do not deplete natural resources and do not use harmful artificial substances that accumulate in the environment. Learn more on this fascinating subject. Panel includes: Eric Ziebold of City Zen, Washington, D. C.; Ted O’ Connor and Chris Leidy of Agraria, Washington, D.C; and Joseph Hafner of Gracie’s, Providence, Rhode Island. Moderated by Michael Green, wine consultant to Gourmet magazine.
Wine Tasting
Michael Green
WINE: WHAT’S HOT!
Join celebrity wine educator Michael Green for a scintillating tasting of wines from around the world. Discover what’s hot and what’s new as you savor wines from sleeper regions and undiscovered grapes. Michael is the wine consultant to Gourmet magazine and it has been said that listening to him speak about wine is “like witnessing a sensory explosion!”
One-Woman Show
Mary Ann Jung
The award-winning actress portraying Julia Child in a delightfully funny one-woman show,
Julia Child – Queen of Cuisine.
(A general admission ticket must be purchased.)
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center presents
A special wine and cheese tasting held at Gaylord Hotel’s signature restaurant, Old Hickory Steakhouse, overlooking the meandering Potomac River. Presentations by Executive Chef, Wolfgang Birk; Maitre d’ Fromage, Carolyn Stromberg; and Gaylord’s Bill Hunter.
Ticket price: $25
3:00 p.m.
Washington Wine Academy presents
Pinot Noirs: A Comparative Tasting from Around the World
Master of Wine, Jay Youmans, leads a tasting which examines the different expressions of Pinot Noir produced in Burgundy, California, Oregon, New Zealand and other countries. The tasting will be conducted in a blind format and will focus on the impacts of climate, soil and winemaking techniques. Jay Youmans MW is owner of Rock Creek Wine Merchants, co-publisher of the International Wine Review, and an instructor for the Washington Wine Academy and the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
Ticket price: $25
Please check back for new additions, a listing of all participants, lecture and demonstrations topics and a detailed schedule of events.
