'Saveur' Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival Event Schedule
If you've got the money, you've got a great time in store.
Fri., April 4, 2003
Thursday, April 3
9:30-11:30amThe Farmer's Market: Seasonable, Local, Sustainable
With Deborah Madison, Sara Sweetser Bolton (Pure Luck Dairy), Larry Butler and Carol Ann Sayles (Boggy Creek Farms), Mark Paul and Eric Polzer (Wink), Mark Skrabacz (Sustainable Food Center), Linda Lehmusvirta (Central Texas Gardener). Barr Mansion, $25.
Noon-2:30pm
Savor the Hill Country Luncheons
With wine and wine-country cuisine at Becker Vineyards (sold out), Fall Creek Vineyards (sold out), and Spicewood Vineyards. $40/person, $10/person bus fare from Four Seasons.
3-4:30pm
Wine Tasting Without Raised Pinkies
With Saveur Editor Colman Andrews. Driskill, $45.
4-5:30pm
Have Your Cake and Drink It Too: Desserts and Dessert Wine
With desserts from 1886 Cafe & Bakery, BIGA on the Banks, Cafe at the Four Seasons, the Hotel Adolphus, the Mansion at Judges Hill, Poody's, and Rather Sweet Bakery & Cafe and wines from Becker Vineyards, Llano Estacado Winery, Messina Hof Winery, Texas Hills Vineyard, and more. 1886 Cafe & Bakery at the Driskill, $40.
7pm
Rare and Fine Wine Charity Auction
Four Seasons, $125/person (tables for 10 available).
Friday, April 4
10am-noonCooking Class: Lowcountry Cooking With Louis Osteen
Central Market North, $55. Limited class space.
11:30am-3:30pm
Back at the Ranch: Wild Game, Good Grilling, and Wine to Boot!
With Bobby Flay, Robert McGrath, Jeff Blank, Grady Spears, David Garrido, Dotty Griffith.
TDS Wild Game Ranch, $95/person, $10/person bus fare from Four Seasons.
2-3:30pm
Kitchenware Seminar: Rattle Them Pots and Pans
With Jean-Luc Salles.
Texas Culinary Academy, $55.
3-4:30pm
Cigar Smoker & Tequila Chaser
With Laurence Kretchmer and Lucinda Hutson.
Sullivan's Steakhouse, $55.
3:30-5pm
Riedel Glass Comparison Tasting
With Paul Roberts and Dana Ginavan.
Stephen F. Austin Hotel, $95.
4-5:30pm
Wine and Food Pairing 101: The Basics of Marrying Good Things to Eat and Drink
With Danny Meyer.
Four Seasons, $45.
7-9:30pm
"Stars Across Texas" Grand Tasting
Featuring 40 restaurants, as well as Texas and national wines.
Driskill, $95.
9:30-11pm
Cigars Under the Stars
With Kinky Friedman.
Driskill, free.
Saturday, April 5
8:30-9:30amA Lovely Way to Start the Day: A Lowcountry Breakfast With Louis Osteen
Four Seasons, $40.
9-10am
"Hair of the Dog" Brunch
Driskill, $40.
9:30-10:30am
Texas Wine Seminar: Vinter's Pick ... the Best of the Bunch
Moderated by Sarah Jane English.
Four Seasons, $25.
10:45am-noon
Varietal Roulette: A Tutored Tasting
Moderated by Joshua Wesson.
Four Seasons, $40.
12:15-2:15pm
Winemaker Luncheons
Eddie V's Edgewater Grille with chef Steve Warner.
Gumbo's Louisiana Style Cafe with chef Scott Olson.
Truluck's Seafood, Steak and Crab with chef Johnny Carino.
$50.
2:30-4pm
American Artisanal Cheese & Wine Primer
Led by Paula Lambert, Ike Johnson, and Paul Roberts.
Roy's Restaurant. $55.
3-4:30pm
Exploring Heritage Clones
Moderated by Michael Vilim.
Stephen F. Austin Hotel, $60.
4-5:30pm
Super Premium Cult Wine Horizontal Tasting Featuring Nickel & Nickel
Moderated by Michael Bonadies.
Four Seasons, $75.
7pm
"Cooking Across America": Culinary Masters Dinner
Hosted by Colman Andrews; with multicourse meal, wines, the Who's Who in Food and Wine in Texas Awards, Saveur Authentic Stars of Texas Awards, and silent auction.
Four Seasons, $175.
Sunday, April 6
Noon-4pmSaveur Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Fair
The Salt Lick, $40 in advance.
