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Media Contact: Margo Kesler
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Email: Margo Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2004

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Purchase Tickets Early and Often: Win a Wine Dinner for Six
The 26th Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival

Scottsdale, AZ - (January 23, 2004) - Who: Who needs a reason for wining and dining? Friends and family of food fanatics, cooks, chefs and foodies themselves, who would like to attend a culinary extravaganza.

What: Scottsdale Culinary Festival, gives you a reason to indulge in fine wine and fabulous food. No need to have a reason to celebrate but if you have birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions to come -- make it tickets to the 2004 Scottsdale Culinary Festival - to ensure the recipient will have fun.

Leave your clients, co-workers, friends and family hungry for a mouthwatering weekend and give a memory filled with flavor, passion, and fun. Food is all the fan-fare April 13th - 18th at the 26th Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival.

The Scottsdale Culinary Festival is offering a great opportunity if you order advance tickets for these typically sold-out events. Purchase six or more tickets by March 31, 2004 to any of the events below and you'll be eligible for a raffle to win a catered dinner for six paired with wine in your home. All of these events offer unique opportunities to entertain, indulge and enjoy local and national celebrity chefs.

• Tuesday evening, April 13: Feasting with the Authors. A festive evening with national and local authors, food samplings from the authors' latest cookbooks, and wine tasting of specially-paired wines at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. ($75 per person)
  
  
• Wednesday evening, April 14: Culinary Student Competition Awards Dinner™ at the Hyatt Gainey Ranch. Honor outstanding culinary students from around the country while enjoying their award winning recipes. ($100 per person)
  
  
• Thursday evening, April 15: Culinary Hall of Fame Awards Dinner™. Enjoy a spectacular dinner at the Marquesa in the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess while honoring local, national and international culinary aficionados. ($100 per person)
  
  
• Friday evening, April 16: A Caterers' Fare™. Wine tasting at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts inside and out with music on center stage. Food samplings from the Valley's outstanding caterers accompanied by the finest wine tasting of the year. ($75 per person)
  
  
• Saturday evening, April 17: Le Tour Culinaire™. Travel in a comfortable air-conditioned coach for a progressive three-course dinner at some of the Valley's most prominent restaurants. Begin with a champagne reception at a resort and return there for dessert and dancing. A winemaker accompanies each coach and pairs the wines with the dinner courses. Each coach can accommodate 25 people and begins and ends at the Westin Kierland. ($175 per person)
  
  
• Sunday evening, April 18: Best of the Fest™ at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale. Ten of the Valley's finest chefs and staff prepare a five-course dinner for two tables of 10 persons each. Ten winemakers are paired with the chefs and provide a selection of their wines to compliment the food. ($150 per person)

When: Now through March 31, 2004 to be eligible for the raffle.

Where: Order online at www.ScottsdaleCulinaryFestival.org or call (480) 945-7193.

SLA is a non-profit volunteer organization made up of concerned and caring individuals who invest their time and effort to raise funds for arts and arts education programs.

To find out more information on becoming a volunteer please call Scottsdale League for the Arts at (480) 945-7193. For a full schedule of events please visit the web site at www.ScottsdaleCulinaryFestival.org or call (480) 945-7193. Memberships are available for $125 annually. This is a fun way to become involved in your community and expand your knowledge in the art and culinary fields.