Cook. Eat. Drink. Live.

Enjoy a taste of the good life and kick-off the holiday dining and entertaining season in NYC!  Cook Eat Drink Live is a three-day modern food and wine event at The Tunnel & La.Venue (608 West 28th Street), featuring a large sampling of ultra-premium gourmet foods and spirits, plus appearances from some of the city’s premier chefs.  Indulge in samples from your favorite Zagat-rated restaurant and shop for the favorite “foodie” in your life.

SHOW HOURS:

Friday, November 6: 6pm – 9pm
Saturday, November 7: 2pm – 6pm
Sunday, November 8: 2pm – 6pm 

Tickets on sale now!

This event is strictly limited to guests age 21 and over.

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*Ticket price is all inclusive of event components which include gourmet food and restaurant sample tastings, wine tastings and chef demonstrations.

 

Where else in the Finger Lakes can one feast on food laced with fresh garlic, sample great musical entertainment, enjoy festival vendors, flower and farm vendors and garlic farmers ready to sell their wares, watch garlic cooking demonstrations conducted by local Finger Lakes chefs, watch a flameworker from the Corning Museum of Glass perform a flameworking demonstration, soak up some glorious sunshine, and mingle with a fun bunch of garlic-loving people? At the Fox Run Vineyards 17th Annual Garlic Festival.

One of the summer season's most anticipated culinary events in Finger Lakes Wine Country is back for another year! Fox Run Vineyards Annual Garlic Festival, takes place at the winery over the weekend of August 1 & 2, 2009, 11-5 each day.

What's at the Festival?

Garlic Food Tent
Our new Executive Chef, Heather Tompkins, and her staff have prepared a hearty, garlic fringed menu of Festival food available for purchase. We will offer suggestions for wine and food pairings for all the food offered at the festival:

grilled corn on the cob
french fries w/3 homemade sauces
40 clove BBQ pulled pork sandwich
grilled vegie & black bean wrap w/garlic-tomato salsa
Finger Lakes rippers w/chili & cheese
Fox Run garlic Italian sausage with peppers & onions
zucchini, tomato & mozz salad

Fox Run Beverage Barn
We offer our award winning wines by the glass or bottle as well as soda, ice tea and water.NEW THIS YEAR...additional wine satellite up the hill in front of vendors in Vineyard Row.

Tasting Room and Cafe
Throughout the festival, the Tasting Room and Cafe will remain open. Step inside for wine tasting, our gift shop and for additional food choices the Cafe inside is also open and will be serving sandwiches, salads, soups and more.

Cooking Demonstrations
Fox Run Vineyards Garlic Festival features renowned chefs from the Finger Lakes Region. Join us for great cooking demonstrations throughout the festival. 

The Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest is a celebration of wine, food, music and fun all set within the beauty of the Hudson Valley. The Fest offers the opportunity to sample hundreds of wines from all over New York and the World, taste culinary delicacies from the Valley's best restaurants and caterers, learn the secrets of celebrity chefs and wine experts, as well as shop for gourmet specialty foods, fine crafts and listen to live music.

During the Fest weekend you can sample special dishes in the Gourmet Food Showcase and take part in lots of free cooking demonstrations and wine seminars. You can also enjoy live music while relaxing in our Music Tent.

Tickets for the 2009 Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest will go on sale soon. Sign up for our Newsletter to be reminded of Ticket On Sale Date and other Fest info.

 

For the past century Becker Farms and Vizcarra Vineyards has harvested its own fruits and vegetables to provide fresh produce and a wide variety of value added products such as hand made pies, jams, cookies, cider, fudge and wines.

In the last two years Becker Farms has adopted a field to table approach with many of its catered events serving items grown and picked for the occasion right from the farm.

In an effort to increase consumer interest in local agriculture Becker Farms and Vizcarra Vineyards is pleased to announce 100 mile radius seasonal meals featuring farm fresh fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products from across Western New York or within 100 miles of the farm.

To introduce the 100 mile radius meals program there will be a press conference on June 4th at 4pm at Becker Farms and Vizcarra Vineyards. Featured Farms that will be present for the conference include the following:

Snyder Farms - Lockport, NY
Britt Farms - Gasport, NY
Tripensee Flower Farm - Gasport, NY
Apple Blossom Florist - Medina, NY
Upstate Farm Milk Co Operative - WNY Dairy Farms
Flying Bison - Buffalo, NY
Dewey Produce - Elba, NY
Atwater Dairy Farm- Barker, NY
Johnson’s Greenhouse- Gasport, NY
Tastings- Buffalo, NY
CY Farms - Elba, NY

The conference will include complimentary food sampling and wine tasting in an open air courtyard and provide an opportunity to taste food grown from around the region. The kitchen garden, quail and hen house are open for viewing.

The conference will be held to kick off a series of 100 mile radius meals that will take place through out the summer. Seating dates are by reservation only and will be held on the following dates:

June 12
July 16 & 26
August 16 & 29
September 11 & 12

For reservations go to www.beckerfarms.com or call 716.772.2211
Becker Farms believes that a farm fresh meal is a very basic yet integral part of maintaining a strong bond with families and friends. We believe this philosophy strengthens our communities and enriches lives. Together we can educate our communities and share a piece of our beautiful countryside.

EXTENDED: Monday - Thurday til April 30, 2009

About 200 of Brooklyn’s best restaurants will be serving up three-course meals for discounted prices during the sixth annual “Dine in Brooklyn” event, which began on Monday and runs through April 2.

Three-course menus will run just $23 – and some eateries will be cooking up new “two-fer” brunch menus this year -- just $23 covers brunch for two -- as well as two-for-$23 lunch and dinner menus.

The growing list of participating restaurants includes some of the borough’s hottest, hippest and best-reviewed establishments. Diners will be able to choose culinary creations from every corner of the globe. Italian, French, Turkish, Asian, Moroccan, South African, Caribbean and, of course, American dishes will be served up Brooklyn style. What could be better?

Participating restaurants include Craig Samuel and Ben Grossman's new Bed-Stuy eatery Peaches, Park Slope staple Al Di La Trattatoria, Fort Greene hot spot The General Greene and brunch favorite Bubby's in Dumbo.

For a full list of participating restaurants, check out www.visitbrooklyn.org.