Salute The North Carolina Wine Celebration - June 1, 2013
Salute! The North Carolina Wine Celebration has become the premier downtown festival in the state that exclusively features North Carolina wine. The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership has produced the festival in order to meet several objectives, including: to provide entertainment options for visitors in the downtown core; to establish downtown Winston-Salem as the “hub” of the Yadkin Valley Wine region for leisure travelers; and to place increased focus on the burgeoning North Carolina wine industry.
The Salute! The North Carolina Wine Celebration, presented by BB&T, traditionally brings over 30 North Carolina wineries will showcase their products, offering wine sampling and purchase. Last year’s festival drew over 7,500 attendees from across the state and the Southeast region, and has been selected as a “Top 20 Events in the Southeast” by the Southeast Tourism Society. Salute will be held rain or shine from 12 noon until 6:00 pm in the heart of downtown June 1, 2013.
In addition to the wine festival, on the Thursday and Friday evenings prior to the festival, several downtown restaurants participate in Salute Winemaker Dinners, with chefs collaborating with winemakers to create one-of-a-kind memorable meals. A complete listing of Winemaker Dinners may be found at www.salutencwine.com as the event approaches.
Meridian Restaurant & Hanover Park Vineyards When: Time, TBD - Thursday, May 29th 2013 Where: Meridian Restaurant, 411 S. Marshall Street Menu: Coming Soon Reservations: (336)722-8889
*Check back as the list becomes updated
Friday, May 31 - Salute! Presents:
An evening with Southern Food & Chef Damon Lee Fowler
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Embassy Suites @ the Twin City Quarter
Tickets - $35 Advance / $50 day of (limited availability)
To order tickets go to http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/382477
Event Info
Join the Winston-Salem Journal and the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership for an interactive and fun LIVE chef demonstration, featuring Damon Lee Fowler from Savannah, Georgia. Alongside local Winston-Salem chefs Janis Karathanas from Mozelle's Fresh Southern Bistro and Will Kingery from Willows Bistro and King's Crab Shack, Damon explores some “classic southern food recipes” with a new twist. A Chef, author and culinary school instructor, Damon’s demonstration is the main feature presentation for the event. The chefs not only get to present their talented culinary skills, but they are able to interact with the audience, whether it be sharing stories or asking someone to join them onstage to sneak a taste. Damon will feature two dishes that incorporate local southern food and progresses step-by-step so that the audience can follow along and ask questions. Guests will also enjoy some fine North Carolina wine, provided by area wineries, as well as hors d'oeuvres. Michael Hastings, Food Editor of the Winston-Salem Journal will be our Master of Ceremonies and will talk us through the chef demonstrations.
Biographical Information about Damon Lee Fowler
Damon Lee Fowler is a nationally recognized authority on Southern cooking and its history. He was born in north Georgia and grew up in upstate South Carolina. After receiving a Master of Architecture from Clemson University, he practiced architecture for more than a decade before turning to food writing, teaching, and culinary history. He is the author of six critically acclaimed cookbooks: Classical Southern Cooking: A Celebration of the Cuisine of the Old South which was nominated for two Julia Child cookbook awards (including the Jane Grigson award for scholarship) and a James Beard Foundation award; Beans, Greens, and Sweet Georgia Peaches; Fried Chicken: The World’s Best Recipes; Damon Lee Fowler’s New Southern Kitchen; Damon Lee Fowler’s New Southern Baking and, most recently, The Savannah Cookbook. He has also written historical commentary for three historical cookbooks, was recipe developer and editor for Dining at Monticello: In Good Taste and Abundance, and his work has appeared in many national publications, including Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Relish, Cornbread Nation (a journal of the South’s best food writing), The Charlotte Observer, The St. Petersburg Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Southern Voice.Active in both national and local culinary circles, Fowler was a founding board member and past president of the Southern Foodways Alliance. He lives in Savannah, Georgia, where, aside from his work as a food writer, lecturer, cooking teacher, and culinary historian, he is the featured food writer for the Savannah Morning News.
Live entertainment is provided during the festival and a block party occurs from 6pm-10pm immediately following the festival. The AfterParty is traditionaly free admission, and is located next to Foothills Brewing.
Tickets for the wine festival may be purchased online at www.salutencwine.com, all North Carolina Lowes Foods stores, select BB&T branches, Whole Foods in Winston-Salem, or at Triad Total Wine Stores. Ticket prices are $20 in advance, and $25 at the gate. Admission to the AfterParty is free.
Great weekend hotel packages will be assembled in conjunction with the 2013 Salute! weekend. Check back for more information as the event gets closer.
