2009 Scottsdale Culinary Festival

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As the longest running festival of its kind in the United States, the Scottsdale Culinary Festival draws more than 40,000 visitors looking to enjoy fabulous food, fun and festivities (not to mention idyllic weather!)

This year's festival will feature a host of events from cooking demonstrations by some the nation's top chefs to a one of a kind James Beard out of the house dinner. No matter what kind of culinary experience you crave, the Scottsdale Culinary Festival has something for everyone!

Announcements

2009 AZ Culinary Hall of Fame Winners

Congratulations to the following winners of the Culinary Hall of Fame Awards:

Culinary Chef Extraordinaire
Matt Carter

Culinary Ambassador Sam Fox

Culinary Media Karen Fernau

Lifetime Achievement Award Dennis Mastro

Read on for photos of the winners!

2009 Great Arizona Picnic Winners

Congratulations to the following winners who participated in the Great Arizona Picnic:

Best Booth
Macayo's

Best Food Bombay Spice - chick pea ceviche

Best Dessert The Gelato Spot - gelato

Read on for photos of the winners!

2009 Challenge to the Chefs Winner

Congratulations to Chef Aaron May, the 2009 Challenge to the Chefs winner. Read on for a photo of Chef May with his trophy.

Congratulations to the following winners who participated at the Eat, Drink & Be Pretty Party:

Best Dessert
Cathy’s Rum Cake

Best Booth O Luau

Best Savory Phoenix College

2009 Scottsdale Culinary Festival Pictures

The 2009 Festival Picture Gallery is up with all new photos for this year's events. More photos will be added throughout the week as the Scottsdale Culinary Festival events are completed. Visit our 2009 Festival Pictures page to see the pics now!

Starwalk Sidewalk Spaces at the Great Arizona Picnic

Be Famous at the 2009 Great AZ Picnic! The Scottsdale League for the Arts has partnered with Sidewalk Solutions to help brand you or your business at the feet of thousands of guests. Click on the link for more information.

www.starwalk2009.com

The Scottsdale Culinary Festival is partnering with Food & Wine Magazine to offer you 12 issues of Food & Wine with any Scottsdale Culinary Festival ticket purchase of $40 or more.

The Scottsdale Culinary Festival is now on myspace.com! Check it out!! www.myspace.com/scottsdaleculinary

...and also find us on facebook.com (click here to visit)

Sponsorship

Sponsorship with the Scottsdale Culinary Festival offers a tremendous opportunity to support our local arts community while showcasing your business. Put your marketing dollars to work with one of our cost-effective sponsorship packages. You'll gain exposure to over 40,000 festival attendees and many thousands of online visitors to our website.

Become a Sponsor

Volunteer

Support the community and the Scottsdale Center for the Arts as a Scottsdale Culinary Festival Volunteer! Volunteers are needed in the following areas:

Entrance Gates
Beverage Booths
Ticket Booths

Become a Volunteer

Grants

Since 1992, the League has contributed more than $2.9 Million to support art and art education in the Valley. The League intends to award grants on a competitive basis to non-profit 501(c)3 agencies providing direct services or activities related to the arts and art education in our community.

Grant Application

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2009 Sponsors

Official Airline of the
Scottsdale Culinary Festival

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