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Food & Wine Festival To Hit Palm Desert

Here's a list of events for the festival, which kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday.

Loosen your belts.

The kicks off tomorrow, featuring Food Network celebrity chefs, James Beard winners, more than 50 fine dining restaurants and more than 80 premium worldwide wine brands.

The festival -- which is sold out on Friday -- runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m on Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 12 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, according to its website.

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The lineup includes notable chefs such as Sara Moulton, Roy Yamaguchi, Adam Gertler, Alejandra Schrader, Mark Peel, and Certified Master Chef Daniel Joly.

Here is an preview of notable events:

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Friday, March 23; 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Sold Out)

Luncheon with James Beard Award Winning Chefs: A four-course gourmet lunch served with paired wines and hosted by several celebrity chefs. Lunch will feature “tastes of the world” recipes by Sara Moulton, Jimmy Schmidt and Hallie Harron prepared by Scott Robertson. Guests will enjoy Taittinger Champagne, premium wines by Craggy Range and live music from Andy Fraga Jr.

Saturday, March 24; 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

A day of tastings, celebrity chef demonstrations, wine seminars, and book signings -- guests will also be able to purchase the brands tasted at the Jensen’s Finest Foods Marketplaces.

Sunday, March 25; 12 – 5 p.m.

The culinary celebration continues with more sumptuous tastings, extraordinary wine samplings, more chef demonstrations, wine seminars, and book signings.

For more information, visit palmdesertfoodandwine.com.


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