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Asia’s Food Capital Attracts Culinary Legends

Singapore’s celebrated dining experience is set to reach new heights this year as ten of the world’s top chefs have been drawn to its shores to open their own restaurants, representing a Who’s Who of epicurean excellence.

The incontrovertible culinary capital of Asia, Singapore sets the standards when it comes to innovation, flair and world-class cooking. With a global reputation for its multi-cultural local fare, the city state attracts some of the most celebrated chefs on the planet to its annual World Gourmet Summit. Now, with the opening of ten celebrity chef restaurants, the Singapore dining scene will undergo a further gastro revolution. From haute cuisine to nouvelle chinoise, eclectic Australian to perfect pizza, there’s something to tantalise everyone’s taste buds.

2010 sees the launch of two spectacular integrated resorts, Marina Bay Sands – officially opening on 27th April – and Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, both offering a spectrum of delicious dining experiences from a stellar cast of master chefs from around the globe. The new fine dining experiences will include not one, but three restaurants from the world’s most Michelin-star decorated chef, Joël Robuchon. Debuting in Singapore in May and featuring his legendary French haute cuisine will be Joël Robuchon Fine Dining, L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon and The Pastry Shop & Lounge, at Resorts World Sentosa’s FestiveWalk waterfront. The first and only chef to be titled ‘Chef of the Century’, Joël Robuchon currently lays claim to 20 dining establishments worldwide.

Three other star chefs, Kunio Tokuoka (Kyoto), Scott Webster (New South Wales) and Susur Lee (Washington, New York and Toronto) will also be opening their restaurants at Resorts World Sentosa: Four Michelin-star chef Kunio Tokuoka will launch Kunio, his first restaurant outside Japan in the all-suite hotel, Crockfords Tower; Scott Webster is re-inventing his famous London restaurant Osia, also in Crockfords Tower, while Susur Lee has teamed up with the Tung Lok Group to open Chinois by Susur Lee in Resorts World Sentosa’s boutique Hotel Michael.

A further six celebrity chefs will be creating culinary magic with their first restaurants in Singapore opening at Marina Bay Sands: Mario Batali (New York), Daniel Boulud (New York), Wolfgang Puck (Los Angeles), Santi Santamaria (Barcelona), Guy Savoy (Paris) and Tetsuya Wakuda (Sydney). The celebrated chefs will draw inspiration from the kitchens of their own restaurants, while creating menus that incorporate regional products and local produce. Each chef will bring to Singapore experienced members from his own restaurant and will develop a new generation of local chefs as they work alongside the industry’s best.

Gourmet restaurant, 1861, is delighted to be hosting a special dinner on May 12, featuring the highly acclaimed wines of top South African estate Paul Cluver.

The dinner will attended by Liesl Rust, member of the Cluver family, who is in the UK to collect a clutch of awards scooped by the estate at the international wine awards in London.

“It’s an absolute coup for us to have secured this exclusive visit from the Cluver estate,” says 1861 chef/proprietor, Simon King. “We have been trying to secure a visit for more than two years.”

“The Cluver estate wines are among the very best that South Africa has to offer, and their wines are highly prized throughout the world,” he adds.

“ Liesl Rust will be able to give us a fascinating insight into what goes into producing some of the world’s top wines.”

Simon has devised an exclusive menu for the night that includes:

Warm Asparagus and Scallop Salad, Citrus Dressing

Sauvignon Blanc, Paul Cluver Estate, Elgin, South Africa

Loin of Venison En Croute

Pinot Noir, Paul Cluver Estate, Elgin, South Africa

Passion fruit Soufflé, Passion fruit Coulis, White Chocolate Ice Cream

Noble Late Harvest Riesling, 2007, Cluver Estate, Elgin, South Africa

Simon King opened 1861 three years ago having worked with the famed Roux brothers at The Waterside Inn, followed by a post as head chef at luxury country house hotel, Llansantffraed Court.

1861 celebrated its inclusion in the prestigious Michelin guide earlier this year.

The Paul Cluver estate is in the cool climate Elgin Valley and forms part of a World Heritage site called The Kogelberg Biosphere.

The family-run winery has roots that go back four generations. The estate’s wines are acclaimed world-wide for their elegance and finesse.

SOUTHPORT FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL 2010
13-16TH MAY
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Southport Food and Drink Festival is getting ready for its fourth annual event, a true celebration of food and drink in Southport, across the town centre, from May 13-16th.

With a host of new Festival events and additions, this year’s Southport Food and Drink Festival promises to be the most exciting event to date.

Sarah Carter, from Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, said:
'We are very excited about this year’s festival, which is now in its fourth year. We hope to welcome visitors from across the North West to our new events, which will be revealed soon. Of course we will be welcoming back the Local Producers Market and Southport 'Live' Theatre, plus plenty of special offers and events across the town'

Event Highlights
Key elements of this year’s programme include:

• Celebrity Chefs
As part of the Festival, chefs from further afield and famous faces will descend on Southport to join the celebrations!

TV Chef Simon Rimmer will be taking to the Festival stage to share some of the delicious, creative, yet simple recipes that have made him a household name.
Simon will be on stage at 12-2pm, Friday 14th May.

Michelin-starred chef (the youngest ever to achieve such an honour), author and TV star Aiden Bryne will be presenting some of his inspiring, fine dining dishes.
Aiden will be on stage at 1pm, Saturday 15th May.

TV broadcaster, author and general beer expert Pete Brown, will be hosting a beer talk and tasting, based around his new book ‘Hops and Glory’.
Pete Brown will be on stage at 2pm, Saturday 15th May at Scarisbrick Hotel as part of the Southport Spring Beer Festival.


• Southport Food and Drink Festival Pavilion, Town Hall Gardens, May 13-16th

Southport’s best restaurants, chefs, breweries, chocolatiers and more will be at the heart of the festival in the Festival Pavilion.

The three key elements of the Pavilion are:

- Southport Food and Drink Festival Live Chef Demonstration Theatre sponsored by Love Food Hate Waste.
Open 12-5pm as part of the Festival Pavilion
Local and celebrity chefs will be performing demonstrations every day, throughout the festival, in the Southport Food and Drink Festival Live Kitchen Theatre. Learn some new moves from local and celebrity chefs and then pick up the ingredients from the Festival markets and try it out yourself at home!

- Southport Food and Drink Festival Food Court sponsored by The Southport Restaurateurs Association
Open 12-6pm as part of the Festival Pavilion
For the first time, Southport’s finest restaurants will take to the streets to provide a food court with a difference. Ten of the town’s best will be serving ‘Festival versions’ of their signature dishes over the four days, and best of all, each dish will only be £4 each – a restaurant experience at a ‘take-away’ price.

A Festival bar will be serving locally inspired drinks, and entertainment on the Town Hall Gardens to add to the festival atmosphere.

- Southport Food and Drink Festival Taste Pavilion
Open 12-6pm as part of the Festival Pavilion
A dedicated event space will be created for this year’s festival, hosting events on a daily basis. The Taste Marquee events will soon be revealed! The Taste Event programme will include:
Southport’s first Chocolate Festival in association with Chocolate Café
Southport Spring Beer Festival in association with CAMRA and Baron’s Bar .
Southport Family Day sponsored by Love Food Hate Waste.


• SOUTHPORT FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL MARKETS, ACROSS SOUTHPORT, 13th -16th May
Local producers and retailers will offer diverse and high quality produce along Chapel Street, Lord Street and the Band Stand, Lord Street.
This will include:

Local Producer’s Market, Chapel Street
Local producers, retailers and food brands will be along Chapel Street, providing a chance to try and buy a wide variety of local fare including fudges, cheeses and ostrich burgers.

Italia in Piazza, Italian Markets, Band Stand, Lord Street
An authentic Italian market rolls into town for the first time this year, bringing with it a wide variety of delicious Italian produce from olive oil to pizza and sweets to wines. Plus a specialist Italian wine producer will be selling and sampling wine on the bandstand itself throughout the event, providing Southport with its own ‘Little Italy’!

Continental Markets, Lord Street
The whole of Lord Street will be transformed with a huge array of European producers and retailers.


• RESTAURANT EVENTS, ACROSS SOUTHPORT, 13-16TH MAY
A great range of events and special offers will also be taking place in the town’s best restaurants, bars, cafes and pubs. . Highlights include A Gourmet 5 Course Dinner at The Dining Rooms, a specialist Wine Festival at the Scarisbrick Hotel, and a ‘Taste of Europe’ weekend of changing activity at Lords Café.

• SOUTHPORT FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL GALA DINNER AND AWARDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH SOUTHPORT CHAMPION, 17th MAY, SCARISBRICK HOTEL
The first ever Southport Food and Drink Festival Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony will take place this May 17th at iconic Southport venue, and Festival partner, The Scarisbrick Hotel. Run in association with The Southport Champion, the awards will provide a benchmark of quality in the town and will be voted for entirely by the public! Venues around Southport are currently collecting votes from their own customers, and the public can also vote now via the Southport Champion website (champnews.com).

Voting closes on 23rd April when the top five voted for in each category will be put into a shortlist and announced in the local media. Shortlisted venues will then be visited by a specially selected judging panel and winners of each category chosen.

Winners will only be announced at the Gala Dinner and Awards on 17th May held at Scarisbrick Hotel, so nominees must attend to find out if they are a well-deserved winner!

Tickets are £30 and are available online at visitsouthport.com/foodanddrink, or by calling 01704 533333, or from the Tourist Information Centre, Lord Street.

• Main Festival Sponsor
Love Food Hate Waste
This year’s lead festival sponsor is Love Food Hate Waste. Love Food Hate Waste is the ‘Waste Not Want Not’ of the modern day, providing handy tips, advice and recipes for leftovers to help everyone waste less food.

8.3 million tonnes of food is thrown away by households in the UK every year.

Reducing food waste is a major issue and not just about good food going to waste; wasting food costs the average family with children £680 a year and has serious environmental implications too.

If we all stop wasting food that could have been eaten, the CO2 impact would be the equivalent of taking 1 in 4 cars off the road.

Celebrate Dubble’s 10th birthday at The London Fairtrade Festival

Action-packed family fun weekend at London’s Potters Field Park

What? A weekend event for all the family to celebrate Dubble’s 10th birthday with Fairtrade stalls, food, music, workshops and football. Come and meet children’s author Tom Palmer and singer & tv presenter Mica Paris. Free entry

Where? Potters Field Park, London SE1. Potters Field Park is a riverside green space between Tower Bridge, City Hall and Tooley Street.

When? Friday 7th May: 5pm – 9.30pm
Saturday 8th May: 11am – 9.30pm
Sunday 9th May: 11am – 5pm

Details? The London Fairtrade Festival website

Dubble is the chocolate brand created just for children by Comic Relief and Divine Chocolate – and is 10 years old next month! To honour this tremendous milestone and to thank all its supporters including all the celebrity fans, Dubble is throwing a birthday party at London’s iconic Potters Field Park (metres from Tower Bridge and the Mayor of London’s seat, City Hall) over the weekend of 7 – 9 May. This three-day festival is free for all and promises to provide stacks of Fairtrade family fun with plenty of samples of delicious Dubble chocolate as well as Dubble’s magnificent birthday cake which will be cut by singer Mica Paris at 11.30am on Saturday 8th May. See below for further activities and events.

Dubble’s ten year history has been marked by huge celebrity support. Billy Connolly, Jack Dee, Tony Robinson, Jo Brand, JK Rowling, Graham Norton, Freema Agyeman, Tess Daly and many more have voiced their support for Dubble chocolate and its Fairtrade initiatives. In 2002 Blue Peter visited Ghana to report on Dubble and Fairtrade. In 2002 Samantha Mumba starred in an advert airing on Nickelodeon following a Dubble competition to design a Dubble advert. In 2006 Dubble Agents from the UK and two children of cocoa farmers in Ghana delivered a Chocolate Challenge manifesto to Hilary Benn MP, then Minister for International Development. Dubble really has an amazing story to celebrate!

For the past decade the overriding goal of Dubble has been to change the world chunk by chunk. It is a chocolate bar with a mission! The original Dubble chocolate bar combines smooth milk chocolate with a crispy-crunch and is still the only Fairtrade chocolate bar just for children (though adults love it too!). The Dubble bar was born following a nationwide competition announced by Jennifer Saunders on BBC TV asking schoolchildren to design a Fairtrade chocolate bar. The winning design became the Dubble bar we know today; the product of a partnership between Comic Relief and Divine Chocolate. Since the year 2000 the Dubble brand has been leading the way in bringing kids on board with Fairtrade.

As well as working together to create Fairtrade chocolate products for young people all year round (there’s lots of other choccy treats in the Dubble range), together with Comic Relief, Dubble has led the way in creating innovative ways for young people to engage with Fairtrade, including direct contact with their peers on the cocoa farms in Ghana. 50,000 young people have signed up as Dubble Agents who are hungry to change the world and are set Fairtrade challenges. A pack of award-winning multimedia teaching resources have been used in 15,000 schools nationwide. Visit the Dubble website and PaPaPaa website for more details of Dubble’s groundbreaking educational initiatives.

Choosing Dubble as your chocolate treat is a delicious way of playing your part in a more equitable trading partnership. Dubble and Divine Chocolate Ltd raised the bar for Fairtrade chocolate companies because the Ghanaian cocoa farmers own a 45% share in the company. While Fairtrade ensures farmers receive a better deal for their cocoa and additional income to invest in their community, company ownership gives farmers a share of Dubble and Divine’s profits and a stronger voice in the cocoa industry. As well as tasting Dubble’s countline chocolate bar at The London Fairtrade Festival, you can buy Dubble at Co-op and Oxfam stores nationwide.

The London Fairtrade Festival is being held from Friday 7th – Sunday 9th May in association with the Fairtrade Foundation and Potters Field. As well as celebrating Dubble’s 10th anniversary, the event coincides with World Fair Trade Day which is celebrated on 8 May. As well as heaps of Dubble to taste there will be more Fairtrade food and wine to sample; chocolate workshops run by Divine’s resident chocolatier David Greenwood-Haigh; drumming & singing workshops for children; stalls selling Fairtrade produce (from ice-cream to wine to clothing); walk-in movies about Fairtrade; football skills with ‘Silky’; outdoor games and much more. Dubble is also delighted to announce that special guest and Puffin author Tom Palmer will be joining in the celebrations. Visitors can meet the acclaimed children’s author who will be holding book signings for his detective football series, Off Side (published by Puffin books). The new title is all about a young aspiring footballer who is the son of cocoa farmers in Ghana. As research for the book, Tom Palmer asked Dubble if he could visit the cocoa farmers who grow Dubble and Divine’s cocoa, so he travelled to Ghana and met farmers to really get a feel for cocoa farming and community life and how their children are aspiring to great things (and love football!). In celebration of Dubble’s birthday and Tom’s new book the weekend will see football-themed games and a children’s opera inspired by the book (where the audience can join in!) as well as readings by Tom Palmer himself. Visitors can also ask questions to children of cocoa farmers via a live video webcasts to Ghana. Keep up to date with the events programme via The London Fairtrade Festival website.

Get a perfect taste of Scotland this spring and summer. Find fresh, seasonal produce served up in award-winning restaurants, cosy cafes and vibrant bars across the country. Be sure to pay a visit to a friendly farmers' market or farmshop for the very best in regional specialties and traditional recipes.

From Shetland to Islay there are many food and drink festivals and events taking place in Scotland over the summer months to tempt the tastebuds of the food-loving visitor and celebrate the Scottish Year of Food and Drink.

Visit visitscotland.com/perfect to find out more about perfect foodie places to visit in Scotland.

APRIL

SPIRIT OF SPEYSIDE WHISKY FESTIVAL
April 29 - May 3
Visitors to the Festival in 2010 will be able to enjoy the best that Speyside has to offer. Themed on Whisky, Food and the heritage and culture of Speyside, the festival will aim to deliver a full range of quality events including the opportunity to visit distilleries not normally open to the public and to follow in the footsteps of whisky smugglers on walks through the countryside.


MAY


LOCH FYNE FOOD FAIR
15 - 16 May
Next to Inveraray Castle, Inveraray
A feast of west coast food, sold by the producers. Food from Argyll will be a prominent presence at the festival.
Alongside Loch Fyne Oysters’ own sea food stands, stalls include Winston Churchill Venison, Isabella's Preserves, Lambros Quality Foods, the Inverloch Cheese Company, Orkney Herrings, Barbreck Farms, Bumble Puddings, The Really Garlicky Company, Great Glen Game, Robin’s Herbs and Ayrshire Confections.
Ales will be supplied by Fyne Ales plus specially selected wines from Europe and Australia. There will be live music throughout both days and a music event on Saturday evening. Entertainment and activities for all ages.

FESTIVAL OF NETTLES
16 May,11am-4pm
Scottish Crannog Centre, Loch Tay, Perthshire
Cooking and crafts in homage to the humble nettle.

ISLAY FESTIVAL OF MALT AND MUSIC
23-30 May
Across Islay
Feis Ile, the Islay Festival of Malt and Music, was founded by the local people of Islay in 1986 to celebrate the heritage and culture of Islay.
Since 2000 Feis Ile has been run in conjunction with the distilleries of Islay and Jura and Port Ellen Maltings. Each distillery has its own open day, putting on special events. Islay has a wealth of musical talent which is very much in evidence at the ceilidhs, while mainland artists are also brought to the island for the festival week.


TASTE OF EDINBURGH
28 – 30 May
Inverleith Park, Edinburgh
The Taste of Edinburgh festival is an upmarket food and drink festival set in the beautiful outdoor surroundings of Inverleith Park. A celebration of Scottish food and drink, Taste of Edinburgh gives food lovers the chance to enjoy the best that Scottish restaurants, chefs, and food and drink producers have to offer. Festival-goers can sample dishes from Edinburgh’s top restaurants and enjoy food from the rising star chefs in Scotland, as well as the established Michelin-starred gurus. TV favourite, cook and author, Rachel Allen, will be one of the leading chefs set to officially open this year’s event.
Learn all the little tricks of the trade at the Chef’s Theatre, and find out more about picking a great complementary wine at the Wine Experience.
You’ll find unrivalled opportunities to get up close and personal with the chefs, and to enjoy plentiful tastings and demonstrations.


3 HARBOURS SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
28 - 30 May
Port Seaton, Preston Pans and Cockenzie, East Lothian
This festival is part of the 3 Harbours Arts Festival. It celebrates East Lothian’s fishing heritage and showcases all the best fish the area has to offer.



JUNE

ORKNEY WINE FESTIVAL
5 - 13 June
Across Orkney
An informal celebration of good wine, good food and the matching of the two. Now in its fourth year, Scotland’s only wine festival includes dinners and tastings with leading international winemakers, as well as informative and casual tasting events.

TASTE OF GRAMPIAN
5 June
Thainstone Centre, Inverurie
This one day food and drink festival is a great day out for all the family. Visitors can discover and sample the wide range of high quality food and drink products from Grampian in the north east of Scotland. Local producers invite you to taste and buy the finest smoked salmon, mouth-watering shortbread, delicious ice-cream, sumptuous prime roast beef, creamy fudge and maybe a dram or two of the best Scottish whiskies from local distilleries plus much more.
The festival programme also includes music, children's entertainment, arts and crafts, cookery competitions and demonstrations from local and celebrity chefs.



FLAVOUR OF SHETLAND
17-20 June
Victoria Pier, Lerwick
Flavour of Shetland is a major outdoor event showcasing some of the very best food, drink, music, craft and culture on Victoria Pier in Lerwick.
Enjoy some true Shetland hospitality with the sound of traditional and contemporary music and the taste of the very best of Shetland food and drink.


MIDSUMMER MUSIC AND CELTIC FEAST
21 June, 8-11pm
Scottish Crannog Centre, Loch Tay, Perthshire
Mark the lightest part of the year with a traditional Celtic festival.


ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW
24 - 27 June
The Highland Showgrounds, Ingliston, Edinburgh
A celebration of Scottish farming, food and rural life. Fabulous food and drink are one of the highlights of the show attracting foodies from near and far. Over 100 Scottish food and drink exhibitors attend alongside gourmet suppliers from across the UK. There are also cookery demonstrations and produce competitions with plenty of opportunities to sample foodie delights along the way.

The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
26 - 27 June
Portsoy, near Banff
With its great gathering of traditional vessels, craft demonstrators, music, song and dance, a host of activities to take part in and delicious food, the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival is now increasingly recognised as a unique celebration of the maritime and rural cultural heritage of the North East. The great traditions of the Grampian region's superb raw materials from the land and sea have become an increasingly important element of the whole event. There is a Food Fayre which features the very best suppliers and ongoing cookery demonstrations. Across the whole festival a high quality choice of food and drink is available to suit every taste and pocket.



JULY

BIG TENT FESTIVAL
23-25 July
Falkland, Fife
Big Tent is Scotland's environmental festival. It is set against the beautiful backdrop of Falkland Estate and the East Lomond Hill. There's a fusion of world and folk music, children's activities galore, debates, poetry, exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations and fantastic local food in the One Planet Food Village.

AUGUST

FOODIES AT THE FESTIVAL
13-15 August
Edinburgh
Foodies at the Festival is one of the main food events at the Edinburgh festival, serving up popular food and drink master classes. Classes will be held in areas ranging from chocolate to speciality cheeses. There are more stalls than ever and a new area for hot food. There will also be a cafe-style seating area for visitors. A Chefs Theatre will show cookery demonstrations from top Scottish chefs.



ARBROATH SEA FEST
21 - 22 August
Arbroath, Angus
The annual Arbroath Sea Fest offers entertainment for all the family. The diverse programme varies from year to year but regular features include boat-dressing competitions, fishing displays, train displays and cookery demonstrations. Raft racing takes participants past the spectacular cliffs north of Arbroath. For those who enjoy a bit of retail therapy there is a wide range of stalls selling everything from fresh seafood to handmade jewellery, crafts and confectionery.
The star of the show is undoubtedly the Arbroath Smokie (haddock smoked over hardwood) but past years have also seen trout specialities, suckling pig, venison and ostrich all available from the Smokie Trail, comprising 70-odd stalls along the harbour.

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CHICAGO - Jenn-Air, in partnership with Certified Master Kitchen and Bath Designer and NKBA Hall of Fame member Ellen Cheever, is proud to unveil the forward trend kitchen at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show in Chicago on April 16th. A leading authority in the design world, Cheever has incorporated the new Jenn-Air® collection of super premium appliances into a kitchen design concept that spans generations. The Jenn-Air® kitchen, which will showcase Cheever's thoughtful execution of a universally usable kitchen, serves the evolving needs of a multi-generational family.

"Gone are the days of the kitchen being in the backdrop with a single user," notes Cheever. "The contemporary kitchen is central and demands purposeful design with universal functionality for multiple generations. The forward trend kitchen I've created with Jenn-Air is a space that balances high design with smart functionality to accommodate users at various life stages."

Beyond showcasing modern trends in kitchen layout and luxury appliances, Cheever's kitchen addresses a common problem in high-end kitchen design: seamlessly combining sleek contemporary or European styled cabinetry with American appliances.

"Because typical European metric-sized frameless cabinetry has a six-inch toe kick, and American appliances have a four-inch toe kick, it's often a challenge for designers to combine them in one kitchen and create the fully integrated look clients seek," said Cheever. "The Jenn-Air® kitchen will offer multiple examples of how this integration can be achieved."

To share this knowledge with more designers, Cheever and Jenn-Air are partnering to create a Continuing Education Course (CEU) that focuses on design instead of products. Scheduled to be released in the fall, the course will provide Cheever's learnings and advice for integrating American appliances with European-styled contemporary cabinetry, as well as creating a kitchen for multi-generational use.

"We are very excited to be a part of this groundbreaking continuing education class featuring one of the industry's foremost experts," said Juliet Johnson, manager of Jenn-Air brand experience. "Jenn-Air is committed to engaging and sharing useful information with the design community through a variety of channels that include on-site designer training programs, the Jenn-Air website and the currently available CEU courses already found on JennAir.com."

The kitchen will include a butler's pantry, custom appliance paneling, an entertaining center and a dining area with the latest Jenn-Air® appliances including the unique duct-free gas downdraft cooktop and wall oven with a 7-inch full color LCD screen and Culinary Center that guides users through the cooking process. Style options on display from the brand's offerings will include its Euro-Style stainless steel and unique Euro-Style Black Floating Glass.

Designed to serve an active family with a fun-filled, healthy and happy home life that centers on the kitchen as a gathering space, the kitchen provides an efficient space for one cook but has multiple work areas and room for friends and family to gather. Warming drawers are strategically located near the cooking area for the chef but close enough to the table for the servers. An advantageously placed ice maker doesn't require the host to make a long trip across the room to the refrigerator. Two island sinks provide both prep and clean-up water centers. Everyone can easily access chilled beverages with under counter refrigeration located near the dining table entrance to the pantry. Places to work, dine, visit and learn for people of all ages, sizes and physical abilities are sprinkled around the room.

The kitchen features an indoor work station housed in the pantry area with a pass through window to the outdoor area. This special area is convenient for outdoor dining where grilling masterpieces take center stage. The indoor area includes plenty of counter space for meal staging as well as refrigeration for storing ingredients. There is also a fully outfitted cleanup center with a sink and dishwasher.

Visibility and accessibility are key elements of this all-inclusive space and the room is designed to give the family a pleasant, quiet environment with a calming backdrop for the family's hectic life. An understated taupe, black, brown and cream color pallet is enhanced with interesting textures and patterns - and a splash of daring lime tinged green.

Since the introduction of the first self-ventilated cooktop in 1961 and downdraft ventilated range in 1965, Jenn-Air brand has consistently grown its reputation as a technology and design innovator. Its selection of style options includes two distinct stainless steel collections and two cutting edge finishes: Floating Glass and Oiled Bronze. From downdraft cooktops, wall ovens and professional-style ranges to dishwashers, refrigerators and such entertaining essentials as warming drawers, built-in ice machines and wine cellars, Jenn-Air brand offers a complete line of major kitchen appliances.

This summer The Bristol Wine & Food Fair will come to the heart of the city for the third consecutive year from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th July 2010 on Bristol’s historic Harbourside. The three day event will offer enthusiasts the chance to sample, enjoy, learn and discover more about fine wine and good local produce.

Chris Scholes, Founder and Director of the fair, commended: “The Bristol Wine & Food Fair this year is going to be an even bigger and better event, which will appeal to everyone from the professional audience to families looking for a fun day out. Visitors will be able to educate their palates, try something new and discover new wine and food combinations. Come and join us for what will be one of the tasting highlights of the summer.”

At The Bristol Wine & Food Fair exhibitors will be able to showcase their produce to the best of the West, as well as those who will have travelled miles to attend from all over the country. More than 14,000 visitors are expected to be present at the event, which already has over thirty different wine importers and producers on board. In the Wine Producers & Importers Tasting Marquees these visitors will have the rare opportunity to taste, drink or buy a diverse range of wine styles.

The Wine & Food Tasting Lecture Theatre will be one of the main attractions, with some of the industry’s leading wine experts sharing their knowledge and love of wine. Susy Atkins, Charles Metcalfe, Fiona Beckett and Tim Atkin MW will be taking some of the master classes sharing their knowledge about different wine regions, wine styles and how to match wine with food. Over 18 specific tutored tasting lectures will be hosted, such as Charles Metcalfe’s “Wines of Portugal”, Tim Atkin’s “The Wines of New Zealand” and closing with the elegant partnership of “Champagne & Chocolate” with Sarah Jane Evans MW’s special master class.

As well as fine wines there will also be the Food & Drink Pavilion and the Food & Drink Producers Market. This year, visitors will be offered the extra delight of an International Dining Area showcasing different cuisines from around the world, allowing everyone to wander, find and indulge.

Food lovers can also attend the Chef’s Master Class Theatre. Free to all visitors, the theatre programme will contain some of the most passionate and committed chefs in the South West, including Freddie Bird (The Lido), Louise McCrimmon (Harvey Nichols), Mark Evans (Cafe Maitreya) and Chris Wicks (Bell’s Diner). Chris Scholes, said: “We are proud of the quality and individuality of the chefs we choose to perform in our Chef’s Theatre, this year our focus is on cookery education with the City of Bristol catering college assisting our chef’s performances”.

Also new for this year is the “Bristol Young Chef 2010” competition, organised in partnership with Bordeaux Quay Cookery School. The fair will be running an exciting free new competition to find the next Raymond Blanc, which will be open to all Bristol’s primary schools. Famous chefs will select the best young applicants to compete in a “cook off” on the Saturday morning of the event. The winners will get the opportunity to perform their recipes on-stage in the Chef’s Theatre on Sunday 4 July, assisted by the master chefs and win equipment vouchers for their schools and cookery courses for themselves.
The Bristol Wine & Food Fair will be set against the wonderful backdrop of Bristol’s historic harbour with live music on-stage to add to the festival atmosphere.

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