Bite of the Best

First Cancun-Riviera Maya Wine & Food Festival - November 13, 2011

Chefs with Heart - October 25, 2011

Join the New England Culinary Group as they present Chefs with Heart — an evening of cuisine, music, and dancing — on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at the Westport Inn (1595 Post Road East Westport, CT) for a 6:30 pm …

Ocean Spray & Chef Ming Tsai’s Cranberry Bog Pop-up - October 15, 2011

Ocean Spray will debut an open-air, pop-up restaurant inside a cranberry bog at New York City’s Rockefeller Center this coming Tuesday, October 18 from 2 to 3 pm.

This year, they are celebrating not only the taste, health and heritage …

Harbor Sweets Fall Factory Tours - October 15, 2011

Take a fall factory tour of Harbor Sweets (located at 85 Leavitt Street, Salem, MA) this October and get a close up of chocolate being hand molded all the way to being wrapped and gift packaged. Guest’s will also get …

An Evening of Food and Photography - October 13, 2011

New York Kitchen invites you to enjoy an evening of food and photography Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm at 411 Gallery at Digital Plus (located at 411 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn). The event will include thirty prints …

Women Chefs Cook Up a Successful Fundraiser To Support SHARE - September 23, 2011

What’s behind a successful event? A group of great women, naturally.

On September 19, Bite of the Best attended “A Second Helping of Life,” a fundraiser for SHARE, a “lifeline” that provides peer support to women fighting breast …

Carmen Anthony Cakebread Wine Dinner - September 20, 2011

Experience the wines of Cakebread Cellars with Carmen Anthony’s newest wine dinner on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 at 6 pm. Napa Valley’s Cakebread Cellars is a family-owned and operated winery promoting quality wine, organic food and a healthy lifestyle.  Each …

Iowa’s World Food Festival - September 8, 2011

The World Food Festival – Des Moines’ food and entertainment event – will take place Friday, October 7th – Sunday, October 9th, 2011 in downtown Des Moines’ East Village. The event will run Friday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Saturday …

The Art of Blind Tasting - September 5, 2011

The third annual Summit Wine & Food Festival will run Friday, September 9 – Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Grand Summit Hotel in Summit, New Jersey (located on 570 Springfield Avenue).

The Art of Blind Tasting at this event …

A Second Helping of Life – September 19th, 2011 - August 24, 2011

The leading women of stove, stage, screen and publishing unite to share their support for breast and ovarian cancer fighters and survivors at the eighth annual “A Second Helping of Life” on Monday, September 19th at Pier Sixty/Chelsea Piers., from …

Harvest Wine Auction and Celebration of Long Island’s East End - August 23, 2011

The second-annual Harvest Wine Auction and Celebration of Long Island’s East End presented by Food & Wine takes place September 3, 10, 16 and 17, 2011. This wine-centric event features  Wine Salon programs, exclusive 10-Mile dinners at private locations, a …

Art & Music at Pastures of Plenty Farm - August 14, 2011

Last month Pastures of Plenty farm, artists C. Gregory and Jenny Gummersall and musician Tyller Gummersall came together for an evening of art, music, and food to raise money for the Conscious Alliance organization.

Big Bang Catering provided locally grown, …

New Mexico’s Annual Hatch Chile Festival - August 12, 2011

New Mexico’s Annual Hatch Chile Festival - a two day celebration of their world famous chile crop – will take place Saturday, September 3 – Sunday, September 4, 2011 in Hatch, N.M. (Located at Hatch Municipal Airport). This family friendly …

Sonoma Wine Country Weekend - August 11, 2011

Sonoma Wine Country Weekend  — the wine event showcasing the birthplace of California wine — will take place Friday, September 2 – Sunday, September 4, 2011 (at  MacMurray Ranch, 9015 Westside Road, Healdsburg, CA).

The three day event will feature …

Laramie Brewfest 2011 - July 30, 2011

This year’s sixth annual Laramie Brewfest— a tradition of Jubilee Days. — held earlier this month, showcased 27 breweries that included local city ones such as the  Library Sports Grille and Altitude Chophouse plus breweries coming statewide from …

California Fig Fest 2011 - July 29, 2011

Sample extraordinary wine and food from Central San Joaquin Valley’s best chefs, food purveyors and wine makers at the 8th annual Fig Fest taking place Saturday, August 13th, 2011 from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm at Fresno State (Agriculture East …

Fields on the Saco: A Farm to Table Event - July 19, 2011

Combine the fresh produce of three neighboring New Hampshire and Maine farms plus award-winning chefs and what results is the Fourth Annual “Fields on the Saco” event held August 27, 2011 at the Sherman Farm (2679 East Conway Rd, East …

Taste of Playa 2011 - July 5, 2011

Playa del Carmen’s annual Taste of Playa — the Riviera Maya’s premier culinary festival — will take place November 20, 2011, in Parque Fundadores on the shores of the Mexican Caribbean. This day-long event will offer an opportunity to sample …

Slugburger Festival - July 3, 2011

The Slugburger Festival will take place July 7 – July 9, 2011 in Corinth, Mississippi (at the Train Depot on Fillmore Street and the carnival by Trailhead Park at Cruise Street and Jackson Street).

Traditional slugburgers will be served. (If …

A Grand Ole Soupabration to Benefit Elephant Seals - June 30, 2011

“A Grand Ole Soupabration” on September 10, 2011 pits Central Coast chefs and restaurants competing for the best soups around, at a fundraiser benefiting Friends of the Elephant Seal (see note), a nonprofit organization. The event will be held at …

Mango Taste-Off in Hartford - June 24, 2011

The Mango Hometown Tour is coming to Hartford on Friday, August 26, from 3:30 – 5 p.m. as Chef Chris Torla of Trumbull Kitchen and Chef Billy Grant of Grant’s compete in the Ultimate Mango Taste-Off, courtesy of the National …

Dan’s Taste of Two Forks on July 16th - June 23, 2011

Dan’s Taste of Two Forks will showcase the best culinary talent from the North and South forks of Long Island, including local culinary talent from dozens of East End restaurants, Long Island wineries, premiere local purveyors, and local brewers Southampton …

Ask Emeril Lagasse Your Grilling Questions… Live - June 21, 2011

Ask Emeril your grilling questions — his favorite barbecue sauce for grilling, strategy for flipping the best burger or  advice on properly preparing a grill — on Facebook on June 29th from 3 to 4 pm (EST).

Don’t let last …

Oxnard Salsa Festival, 2011 - June 3, 2011

The 18th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival — a  celebration of everything salsa — runs from from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both Saturday July 30 and Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Plaza Park, Fifth and “B” Streets in downtown …