The 2008 Food & Wine Celebration

Enjoy 4- and 5-star dining from gourmet chefs all over the nation, right in your back yard! The 2008 Food & Wine Celebration is from 4:30 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at The Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan, Ohio. Enjoy more than 30 food stations manned by a cast of the nation’s most renowned chefs, and wine tastings from vineyards all over the world. Attend wine and food demos, watch chefs go knife-to-knife in the Star Chef Cook-off, and bid on unique dining experiences, resort stays and more at a live auction. Meet our celebrity chefs: Iron Chef Michael Symon; Bravo TV’s Top Chef Marcel Vigneron and Chef Jon Ashton, food correspondent for the nationally syndicated morning show “The Daily Buzz” and a frequent chef on the “Today Show.” This fund-raiser raises money for the non-profit organization, Veggie U, to support children’s health. Funds from this culinary celebration will pay for growing kits that are part of the five-week curriculum Veggie U provides free to thousands of schools nationwide. The event is conveniently located within driving distance from all over Ohio and surrounding states, and always sells out, with 1,000 guests attending from across the country. For more information, go to www.veggieu.org. For tickets, call 419-499-7500.