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- Events
Schedule
- April
12-16, 2000
- Scottsdale,
Arizona
- Thank
you for your support of this year's festival. Please visit
us again soon to learn about the 2001 festival April 18-22!
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- The Scottsdale
Culinary Festival is
nationally recognized as one of the finest celebrations
of cuisine in the country!
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year join us for this week-long extravaganza of Epicurean dinners
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The festival is your chance to sample a wide variety
of dishes prepared by more than 100 of the best restaurants,
resorts and caterers in the Valley of the Sun.
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Student Competition Awards Dinner |
- Held Wednesday,
April 12, 2000 - 6:30 PM
- Location:
The Hyatt Regency Resort
- 7500 E. Doubletree
Ranch Road, Scottsdale
- Cocktail attire
- $55 per guest
- This four-course
dinner featured the first place award-winning entrée of
the National Culinary Student Competition and Robert Mondavi
wines paired with each course.
This
year's event awards went to:
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First Place - Rick Campbell
- Second Place - Michael Solomonov
- Third Place - Matt Hankerd
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Culinary Hall of Fame Awards Dinner
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- Held Thursday,
April 13, 2000 - 7PM
- Location: Marquesa
at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort
- 7575 E. Princess
Dr., Scottsdale
- Cocktail attire
- $85 per person
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- This spectacular
awards dinner took place in the Marquesa at the Fairmont Scottsdale
Princess Resort. Three culinary professionals were chosen
by their peers on the basis of five criteria.
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- This year's
Culinary Hall of Fame Inductees are:
- Culinary Media Master - Nikki
Buchanan
- Culinary Ambassador - Robyn
Lee Rector
- Culinary Extraordinaire - Charles
Wiley
- Lifetime Achievement Award - Alex
Simons
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- Held Friday,
April 14, 2000 - 7PM
- Location: Scottsdale
Center for the Arts
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7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale
- $50 per person
- Cocktail attire
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- Guests sipped
wine, sampled gourmet appetizers, and enjoyed an evening of
fun, food and dancing.
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- A feast featuring
mayors and their selected chefs from around Arizona all competed
for these coveted awards.
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- This year's
event awards went to:
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Mayors Choice Award - Hyatt
Regency Resort
- Best Seafood Award - Hyatt
Regency Resort
- People's Choice Award - The
Cottage Place
- Specialty Appetizer Award - The
Gallery Golf Club
- Chefs Choice Award - The
Club at Copperwynd
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Music Entertainment Schedule
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- Held Saturday,
April 15th - 12-5PM
- Sunday, April
16th - 12-5PM
- Location:
Scottsdale Center for the Arts
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7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale
- $25 per guest
in advance /
- $30 per guest
day of event
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- Guests wandered
through a "Wonderful Gourmet World of Food and Wine"
while enjoying demonstrations by our celebrity chefs.
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- Held Saturday,
April 15 - 12-10PM
- Sunday, April
16 - 12-10PM
- Location:
Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza
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2nd St. and Civic Center Blvd., Scottsdale
- Free Admission
- $1 per tasting coupon
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- The great Arizona
Picnic was an exciting weekend of food sampling from some
of the finest restaurants in the Valley.
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- The picnic featured
continuous musical entertainment and Saturday night "Concert
Under the Stars". A family event for a weekend of fun.
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- This year's
event awards went to:
Best
Dessert
- Velvet Room
The Judge's Award: A Tie
- Steamers
- McCormick & Schmicks
The People's Choice Award
- Oregano's Pizza Bistro
Best of the Picnic Award
- Tequila Grill
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Music Entertainment Schedule
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- Held Saturday,
April 15, 2000 - 1-7:30 PM
- Sunday, April
16, 2000 - 1-6:30 PM
- Location:
Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza
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2nd St. and Civic Center Blvd., Scottsdale
- $5 per person
(includes souvenir mug)
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- A spectacular
Beer Garden featured more than 200 specialty beers and "Cooking
with Beer" demonstrations. The day was filled with food,
fun and musical entertainment!
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Music Entertainment Schedule
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- Held Saturday,
April 15, 2000 - 5:30 PM
- Location: The
Ranch on Camelback Mountain,
- 5700 E. McDonald,
Paradise Valley
- $150 per person
- Black tie
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- This evening
featured a trolley tour of the Valley's finest dining establishments.
Each course was paired with a wine and the winemaker traveled
with guests on the trolley. A fantastic dessert finale
completed this elegant evening!
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- Held Sunday,
April 16, 2000 - 12-2PM
- Location: Fairmont
Scottsdale Princess Resort
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7575 E. Princess Dr., Scottsdale
- $45 per person
- Resort attire
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- This brunch
highlighted eight wineries paired with food prepared to perfection.
Guests had the unique opportunity to meet winemakers and experience
award winning food and wine combinations.
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- Guests took
a gourmet trip through the wine country at Fairmont Scottsdale
Princess Resort. This event is sold out every year, so make
your reservations early for next year!
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- Held Sunday,
April 16, 2000 - 5PM
- Location:
Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza
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2nd St. and Civic Center Blvd., Scottsdale
- Free Admission
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- Part of the
Great Arizona Picnic, this event featured four Valley chefs,
each presented with identical baskets of ingredients. Each
devised a menu and cooked it using the ingredients.
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- This year's
event award went to:
Chef Lenard
Rubin
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- Held Sunday,
April 16, 2000 - 6:30 PM
- Location: The
Hyatt Regency Resort,
- 7500 E. Doubletree
Ranch Road, Scottsdale
- $125 per guest
The Festival Finale
featured eight prominent Valley chefs each creating a five-course
dinner for their two tables of ten. Each course was paired with
quality wines.
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Scottsdale League for the Arts, 7375 East Sixth Ave., Suite 9, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Tel: (480) 945-7193 / Fax: (480) 945-6967
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