Sonoma County Grape Harvest Celebration//Bruce Riezenman, Park Avenue Catering Co., Cotati, CA/Grape Grower Jim Murphy, Murphy Vineyards, Geyserville, CA/Winemaker Joel Peterson, Ravenswood Winery, Sonoma, CA
Autumn in Sonoma//Mark Stark, Monti’s Rotisserie & Bar, Willi’s Seafood & Raw Bar, and Willi’s Wine Bar, Santa Rosa, CA/Paul Andrew Schroeder, Monti’s Rotisserie & Bar, Santa Rosa, CA/Tracey Shepos, Willi’s Wine Bar, Santa Rosa, CA/Christopher Smith, Willi’s Seafood & Raw Bar, Healdsburg, CA
Wednesday
10.10
The D.C. All-Stars//All restaurants are located in Washington, D.C., unless otherwise noted/Doug Anderson, Seasons at Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C./Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve, Alexandria, VA/Kirk Avondoglio, Perona Farms, Andover, NJ/JBF Award Winner Jeffrey Buben, Vidalia and Bistro Bis/JBF Award Winner Roberto Donna, Bebo Trattoria, Arlington, VA, and Galileo, Laboratorio, and Osteria/Andrew Evans, The Inn at Easton, Easton, MD/Enzo Febbraro and Francesco Ricchi, D’Acqua/Vikram Garg, Indebleu/Todd Gray, Equinox/Michael Harr, Butterfield 9/Consulting Chef Ris Lacoste/Brian McBride, Blue Duck Tavern/Kaz Okochi, Kaz Sushi Bistro/Mark Salter, The Inn at Perry Cabin, St. Michaels, MD/Jamie Stachowski,Restaurant Kolumbia/Jim Swenson, The Fourth Estate at the National Press Club/Jeff Tunks, Ceiba, DC Coast, and Ten Penh/Bryan Voltaggio, Charlie Palmer Steak/Christopher Willis, Posh Restaurant & Supper Club/Santi Zabaletta, Taberna del Alabardero
Thursday
10.11
Fish House Feast//Sheila Lucero, Jax Fish House, Denver/Hosea Rosenberg, Jax Fish House, Boulder, CO
Friday
10.12
Small Towns, Big Flavors//JBF Award Winner Celina Tio, The American Restaurant,Kansas City, MO/Wally Joe, KC’s Restaurant, Cleveland, MS, and Brushmark Restaurant at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis/Mike Lata, Fig, Charleston, SC/Andrew Shotts, Garrison Confections, Providence/Ken Vedrinski, Sienna, Daniel Island, SC/Don Yamauchi, Tribute, Farmington Hills, MI
Saturday
10.13
Oktoberfest Celebration//Thomas Ciszak, Copeland at the Westin Governor Morris, Morristown, NJ
Monday
10.15
Savoring Italy, Region by Region//JBF Award Winner Marc Vetri, Vetri and Osteria, Philadelphia/Jeffrey Michaud, Osteria, Philadelphia/Brad Spence, Vetri, Philadelphia
Tuesday
10.16
Sunset Over Aruba//Matt Boland and Hector Espinoza, Sunset Grille at the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach, Aruba
Flavors of Florence//Gabriella Ganugi and Claudia Crociani, Apicius, The Culinary Institute of Florence, Florence, Italy/Giordano Monni, Buca dell’Orafo, Florence, Italy
Tuesday
10.23
Taste of Perfection//Scott Mickelson, Paragon at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT
Wednesday
10.24
Chilean Winemaker Dinner//Patricia Williams, District at the Muse Hotel and
Silverleaf Tavern at 70 Park Avenue Hotel, NYC/Owner and Chairperson Alexandra Marnier-Lapostolle, Casa Lapostolle, Colchagua Valley, Chile
Thursday
10.25
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Celebration//Martin Hamann, Fountain Restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia/Wine Speaker Ed McCarthy, Champagne for Dummies
Friday
10.26
Taste of the Rockies//All restaurants are located in Keystone, CO/Brian Baker, The Ski Tip Lodge at Keystone Resort/ChrisBrinkman and Eric Hall, Keystone Resort/Steve Nguyen and Steven Vlass, Keystone Conference Center at Keystone Resort/Scott Radek, The Bighorn Steakhouse at Keystone Resort/David Scott, Alpenglow Stube at Keystone Resort/Aaron Taylor, Keystone Ranch at Keystone Resort
Château Lagrange Bordeaux Dinner//Ressul Rassallat, Club XIX at the Lodge at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach, CA/Winemaker and Director Bruno Eynard, Château Lagrange, St. Julien, Bordeaux, France
Monday
10.29
Naples to Rome//Nate Appleman and Wine Director Shelley Lindgren, A16 and SPQR, San Francisco/Daniel Holzman, SPQR, San Francisco
Tuesday
10.30
Hot New American//Matt Storch, Match, South Norwalk, CT, and Market Restaurant, Stamford, CT