Friday

01.04

2008 Kickoff Luncheon//Justin Braun, One 53, Rocky Hill, NJ

Monday

01.07

Celebrating Spain//Seamus Mullen, Boqueria and Suba, NYC

Tuesday

01.08

Best of Memphis//Ben Vaughn, River Oaks, Memphis

Thursday

01.10

Rising Stars of Bellagio//All restaurants are located at Bellagio in Las Vegas/Anthony Amoroso, Michael Mina Restaurant/Robert Moore, Prime Steakhouse/David Werly, Le Cirque/Edmund Wong and Pastry Chef Claude Escamilla, Bellagio

Friday

01.11

Nobu Uptown/Downtown Dinner//Ricky Estrellado, Pastry Chef Jessica Isaacs, and Sushi Chef Toshio Tomita, Nobu, NYC/Matt Hoyle, Pastry Chef Gabriele Riva, and Sushi Chef Shin Tsujimura, Nobu 57, NYC

Saturday

01.12

Winter Comfort Food Workshop//Bev Shaffer, Mustard Seed Market & Cafe, Akron, OH, and Solon, OH

Sunday

01.13

Dim Sum Brunch//Joe Ng, Chinatown Brasserie, NYC

Tuesday

01.15

Oregon Food and Wine Feast//Jack Yoss and Wine Director Erica Landon, Ten 01, Portland, OR

Wednesday

01.16

Taste of Charleston//All restaurants are located in Charleston, SC, unless otherwise indicated/Sean Brock, McCrady’s/Marc Collins, Circa 1886 Restaurant at Wentworth Mansion/Aaron Deal, Tristan/Frank McMahon, Hank’s Seafood Restaurant/Fred Neuville, Fat Hen, Johns Island, SC/Pastry Chef Kelly Wilson, Cypress

Friday

01.18

Italian Luncheon//Riccardo Buitoni, Aurora Soho, NYC

Wednesday

01.23

La Fête de la Truffe Noir//Adam Siegel, Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro, Milwaukee/Jean-Charles Cazes, Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France/Tyler Gray, Mikuni Wild Harvest, Portland, OR

Thursday

01.24

Pure Las Vegas//All restaurants are located in Las Vegas/Joseph Elevado, Social House at Treasure Island/Corporate Pastry Chef Ralph Perrazzo, Pure Management Group/Adam Sobel, Company American Bistro at Luxor

Friday

01.25

Single-Malt Scotch Dinner//Ben Zwicker, T Bar Steak & Lounge, NYC/Featuring the Glenrothes Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky

Sunday

01.27

Midwinter Champagne Brunch//James McDevitt, Four Food Studio, Melville, NY

Monday

01.28

Italian Wine Lovers’ Dinner//Tito Onofre, Jonathan’s Ristorante, Huntington, NY

Tuesday

01.29

American Bounty//Jeremy Lycan, Chris Ayukawa, and Sommelier Jody Richardson, Niche Restaurant, Geneva, IL

Wednesday

01.30

East Coast Seafood, West Coast Wines//Michael Haimowitz, Arthur’s Landing, Weehawken, NJ

Thursday

01.31

New Orleans Classics//Thomas Wolfe, Peristyle and Wolfe’s in the Warehouse at New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center, New Orleans