Food and Wine Festival - St. Michaels, Maryland

The Fifth Annual St. Michaels Food & Wine Festival
April 26 - 29, 2007
At the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
St. Michaels, MD Advance tickets are now on sale for the expanded Fifth Annual St. Michaels Food & Wine Festival, to be held from April 26 through 29, 2007 on the grounds of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, in St. Michaels, MD.

The popular event attracted over 2,000 food and wine enthusiasts in 2006. The festival will celebrate its fifth year by expanding its pavilions to allow more visitors to comfortably sample distinctive foods, select fine wines and spirits, and attend educational food and wine programs and demonstrations.

Advance tickets include several new packages, including a VIP Reception with chefs and VIP Weekend Tickets, which allow guests to take advantage of exclusive receptions and seminars. Watermark Cruises is offering a one-day cruise from Annapolis to the Festival on Saturday.

Internationally celebrated chefs will join with the region’s chefs at area restaurants to feature special wine dinners and programs. New guest chefs for 2007 include: Roberto Donna of Galileo and Bebo Trattoria, in Washington, DC; Brian McBride of the Park Hyatt Hotel, also in Washington, Bill McCarrick, former pastry chef at Harrods of London, and Tom Lewis, owner of the famous Monachyle Mhor Hotel, in Balquhidder, Scotland.

Many of the region’s finest restaurants and inns will participate in the Festival. Hotel and inn packages will be available for out of town guests. They include bed and breakfasts to luxurious spas and resorts. Advance reservations are strongly recommended.

Advance sales for Single Day Pavilion Tickets begin at $40, prior to April 1. After April 1, the fee is $45. For more information and purchase of tickets, including Weekend Pavilion Tickets and VIP Weekend Passes, see the festival website: http://www.stmichaelsfoodandwinefestival.com/; or write: St. Michaels Food & Wine Office, PO Box 824, St. Michaels, MD 21663; phone: (443) 205-2185.