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Main Stage Schedule
Noon - 1pm
Enjoy Wine Festival Music
From Phillip Bray
1pm - 3:30
Soul Power Review
If you're looking for some true soul music to get
you in the right mood come check out Soul Power
Review on the Main Stage. Their unique sound and
ability to keep you entertained is one of a kind.
4pm - 6pm
Bull City Syndicate
In the classic 'Horn Band Tradition', of such super
groups as Tower of Power, Chicago, Blood Sweat
& Tears, and Earth Wind & Fire, The Bull City Horns -
Clarke Egerton, Vhondy Strickland, Rodney Ogden
and Steve Baker - are the unit that sets Bull City Syndicate
part from the rest, and keeps your party going. The Bull
City Horns will amaze and entertain you with their
power and presence. A lot of bands have horns, but
only Bull City Syndicate has the Bull City Horns!
Gourmet Live Schedule
1pm - 2pm
Triangle Food Blogger's
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Nancie McDermott is a food writer and cooking teacher specializing in the cuisines of Southeast Asia. Her expertise on the food and culture of Thailand comes from the three years she spent in the Thai kingdom as a Peace Corps volunteer. She has contributed recipes and feature stories on food and travel to Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Cook's Illustrated, FoodArts and newspapers around the country including the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Los Angeles Times. She travels around the country teaching cooking classes and is a frequent television guest chef.
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Andrea Weigl has been the food writer at The News & Observer since the summer of 2007. Her story, "Starlu Goes Dark," was published in "Best Food Writing 2008." In 2009, she won a first-place for narrative feature writing from the Association of Sunday and Features Editors for a series following a pig from birth to table. As a Pittsburgh native, she loves pierogies and bratwurst and believes she's finally learned how to make biscuits. |
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Born in the USA, Sandra Gutierrez, the Culinary Latinista ™, lived in Guatemala City for 13 years. She traveled extensively around the world, and apprenticed in the kitchens of many cooks, learning and doing research on culinary subjects. She is the former food editor for The Cary News, where she featured weekly columns for 7 years. She has featured exclusive interviews with celebrities including: Emeril Lagasse, Sara Moulton, Alton Brown, Steven Raichlen, Sara Foster and Ben and Karen Barker.
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2pm - 3pm
Get Fit with The Wine Coach® Laurie Forster
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Join Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach® for"A Crash Course in Wine" at the Great Grapes Cary, NC Gourmet Live tent. Laurie will be arming you with the practical essentials of wine. You'll learn how to evaluate and describe wine like a professional, tips on serving and storing your wine, as well as the secrets to outsmarting any restaurant wine list. |
3pm - 4pm
"I Drink on the Job" by Charlie Adler
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Charlie Adler isn’t going to be satisfied until Americans drink wine with most of their meals! A wine professional, international speaker, and head of a 20,000-member wine and food event organization, he has dedicated more than a decade to the exploration and enjoyment of wine. His idea is– “drink first and ask questions later!” |
4pm - 5pm
Chef Todd Mohr's Satisfying Sauces
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After years as a creative, but clueless, home cook, Todd Mohr went to culinary school and became Chef Todd Mohr. Join Chef Mohr as he reveals the 5 Chef Secrets for Creating Amazing Meals at Home! You will discover:
· The real reasons why recipes don’t work and why you shouldn’t trust them! · How to be ready to cook on the fly any time with what you have on hand. · The most important skills you need to make food that looks better and cooks better. · What happens when you turn on the heat and apply different cooking methods to foods – a behind the scenes look at cooking! · The easiest, fastest and most delicious way to add flavor and texture to any main dish – and I show you step-by-step how to do it. Many have told me that this tip is one they use almost every day! Special Bonus: Chef Todd has taught countless thousands of people how to use a simple sauté method to create every day dinners easily in under 30 minutes. In this demonstration, he will teach you the complete process.
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5pm - 6pm
The 5 S's of Wine Tasting
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Come see Jane Cones as she represents Wines for Humanity in her presentation on “The 5 S’s of Wine Tasting”. Her seminar will teach people how to properly taste wine in order to get the most enjoyment and flavor out of it. Wines for Humanity help by giving a portion of their proceeds from every tasting to a local organization to help in the prevention of homelessness for families. |
