TASTY AWARDS Launch Party & Celebrity Wine Taste-Off

TASTY AWARDS Launch Party & Celebrity Wine Taste-Off
Sunday, July 17, 2011 from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (PT)
San Francisco, United States

An intimate, exclusive, food & wine celebrity-filled party celebrating the launch of the 3rd Annual TASTY Awards.

Celebrate with food, wine and fashion TV celebrities scheduled to attend such Leslie Sbrocco (PBS, Thirsty Girl TV), Dominique Crenn (Food Network - Next Iron Chef), Brian Boitano (Food Network), Joanne Weir (PBS), Marisa Churchill (Bravo, Top Chef, Author), Justin Kan (Justin.tv), Elizabeth Howes (The Next Food Network Star), Philip Gums (JE Model), Chef John Mitzewich (Food Wishes), Vikrant Mathur (iFood.tv), Zuzy Martin Lynch (Cooking for the Clueless), celebrity chefs and designers, and more. (subject to change)

Join this once a year event at the bohemian-glam San Francisco club, 330 Ritch, and taste great Cabernets and Sparkling Wines, plus food from culinary artisans from around Northern California and beyond. Be a judge in the taste-off competition for the "Viewers Choice Cabernet of the TASTY Awards."

In addition to announcing the opening of the 3rd Annual nomination period, other highlights include appearances by previous years' TASTY AWARD winners, nominees and presenters, and the unveiling of the new Award Trophy design

Tickets are Very Limited. [This VIP Invitation is for You Only and cannot be transferred to other parties]

Attire: Casual Chic and Stylish (No Jeans, No Sneakers, Black Tie not required)

Culinary and winery participants include Peju Province Winery, Raymond Vineyards & Cellar, Punk Dog Wines, East Bay Vintners Alliance, Permano Toffee, Bellwether Farms artisan cheese, the Bread Project's french pastries, Mumm Napa, VAD Vodka, Kollar Chocolates from Napa Valley, Winery-SF and Sol Rouge, featuring 2010 Winery-SF "Sparkle" Sparking Wine, 2008 Winery-SF Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007 Sol Rouge Cabernet Sauvignon Lake County, and 2007 Sol Rouge Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (Double Gold Medal Winner, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition). Also tasting will be Schiltz Foods Roasted Goose, the "Official Poultry of the TASTY Awards."

The TASTY Awards celebrate the year's best in food, fashion, and home lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, and Online. They are for food, fashion, and home lifestyle programming what the Grammys are for music and the Oscars are for Film.

www.TastyAwards.com