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	FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2007 New Orleans Celebrates James Beard Foundation's 20th Anniversary With Three Benefit Dinners
	Event	To celebrate the bounty and diversity of food from New Orleans, three James Beard Foundation Award-winning restaurants in the city are hosting benefit dinners. Each restaurant will serve a multi-course seated dinner followed by a signature dessert created by pastry chef and James Beard Foundation Trustee Emily Luchetti.
	GALATOIRE'S JBF Award Winner
	Location	209 Bourbon Street
	Price	$150 pp
	Time	6:30 pm
	Featured Chefs
		Brian Landry Galatoire's, New Orleans
		John Currence City Grocery, Oxford, MS
	Tickets and Information To make reservations or for further information, contact: Galatoire's at 504-525-2021
	THE GRILL ROOM AT THE WINDSOR COURT HOTEL JBF Award Winner
	Location	300 Gravier Street
	Price	$150 pp
	Time	6:30 pm
	Featured Chefs
		Greg Sonnier The New Orleans Grill, New Orleans
		JBF Award Winner Frank Brigtsen Brigtsen's, New Orleans
	Tickets and Information To make reservations or for further information, contact: The Grill Room at the Windsor Court Hotel at 504-522-1994
	RESTAURANT AUGUST
	Location	301 Tchoupitoulas Street
	Price	$150 pp
	Time	6:30 pm
	Featured Chefs
		JBF Award Winner John Besh Restaurant August, New Orleans
		JBF Award Winner Donald Link Cochon and Herbsaint, New Orleans
	Tickets and Information To make reservations or for further information, contact: Restaurant August at 504-299-9777
	Local Sponsors
	American Express®is the Official Card of the James Beard Foundation. Please remember to use your Card for your ticket purchase.

	SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2007 FREE Festival Day at
	Location	Lakeside Mall 3301 Veterans Boulevard Metairie, LA
	Time	10:00 am - 4:00 pm
	A free day of culinary events featuring cooking demonstrations by Emily Luchetti and Brian Landry, cookbook signings by award-winning authors, children's educational activities, and tastings of artisanal products.
	Featured Guest
		Brian Landry Galatoire's New Orleans Brian will be in-store for a cooking demonstration.
		James Beard Foundation Trustee Chef Emily Luchetti Farallon San Francisco Emily will be in-store for cooking demonstrations and to personalize your copies of Classic Stars Desserts and A Passion for Ice Cream. (Proof of Williams-Sonoma® purchase is required)
		Melvin Rodrigue and Jyl Benson Melvin and Jyl will be in-store to personalize your copy of Galatoire's Cookbook: Recipes and Family History from the Time-Honored New Orleans Restaurant. (Proof of Williams-Sonoma® purchase is required)
	Children's Activity
		Where do fruits and vegetables come from? How do they grow? Bring your children (ages 6 thru 10) to our festival to learn about the foods they eat at an interactive educational activity. Sponsored by Canon.
	Local Flavors - American Tastes
		Sample regional products from... Smith Creamery A Louisiana-based producer of all-natural dairy products Louisiana Shrimp Sweet, plump Louisiana shrimp from a local purveyor
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