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SUPERSTAR CHEF MICHAEL SCHLOW ADDS CELEBRITY LUSTER TO 2008 CABO SAN LUCAS INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
(December 17, 2007)

 

 

 

 

Wine Country Network and Pueblo Bonito Oceanfront Resorts & Spas are pleased to announce that acclaimed chef Michael Schlow will be the featured celebrity guest chef at the 2008 Cabo San Lucas International Wine Festival. Chef Shlow will create a special dinner at Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach’s noted Frida! Restaurant on Saturday, January 19th. Pueblo Bonito's Executive Chef Antonio de Livier, who will assist Chef Shlow in presenting the dinner, worked with Shlow in Boston and considers the star chef his mentor.

Executive Chef and co-owner of Boston’s Radius, Via Matta, Great Bay and Alta Strada, - Michael Schlow -is recognized as one of the leading chefs in the United States. Since moving to Boston from New York City in 1995, he has been at the culinary forefront and helped define and shape the city’s restaurant landscape.

Along with business partner Christopher Myers, Schlow opened Radius in January of 1999 and has succeeded in creating, what many call, “the best restaurant in Boston.” Other accolades for Radius, which features modern French cooking, include being recognized as one of the top “25 Best American Restaurants in 2001” by Gourmet magazine, “The Best New Restaurant of 2000” by Food & Wine magazine, and one of the “Best New Restaurants in America” by Esquire. In 2000, Schlow won the distinguished James Beard Award of Excellence for “Best Chef in the Northeast,” was named “Best Chef in the Country” by Sante Magazine, and won the “Robert Mondavi Culinary Award of Excellence,” an award given to only six chefs each year.

In 2002, Schlow and Myers teamed up again to open Via Matta, an authentic, exciting Italian restaurant in Boston’s famed Back Bay area. An instant hit, Via Matta, like it’s predecessor, was named one of “America's Best Restaurants” by Gourmet and one of the “Best New Restaurants in America” by Esquire.

The following year, the team opened yet another successful operation, Great Bay, which features sophisticated seafood. Among its many plaudits, Boston Magazine voted it the “Best Seafood Restaurant in the city.

The honors that welcomed his many restaurants have help to solidify Chef Schlow1s culinary reputation, bringing him to national attention. He has made numerous television appearances on network and cable food programs, including NBC’s Today, Good Morning America, and the CBS Morning Show. His presence continues to be requested at the most prestigious culinary events such as The Masters of Food and Wine in Carmel, CA, The World Culinary Summit in Dubai, and the World Gourmet Summit in Singapore. He participates in numerous benefits and charities and has won a humanitarian award for his creation of A Dinner of Hope, a black-tie event benefiting children with AIDS.

Chef Shlow resides in Boston and is the author of It’s About Time: Great Recipes For Everyday Life, published in 2005.

For detailed information about the Cabo San Lucas International
Wine Festival, please visit www.cabowinefest.com
or call 866 946-3268 (US Toll Free) or 303-664-5700 (International).


WINE COUNTRY NETWORK AND PUEBLO BONITO OCEANFRONT RESORTS & SPAS PRESENT FIRST-EVER CABO SAN LUCAS INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL JANUARY 16-19, 2008

DENVER, CO -

Wine Country Network, a multi-platform media & event management
company targeting culinary tourists, has announced that it has entered into
an agreement with Pueblo Bonito Oceanfront Resorts & Spas to produce an
annual International Wine & Cuisine Festival at three Pueblo Bonito resorts
in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Located at the tip of Mexico’s 1,000-mile long
Baja California peninsula, and just a short flight from most U.S. international airports,
Cabo San Lucas offers a perfect combination of warm, balmy weather,
a wealth of outdoor activities, and spectacular scenery,creating the perfect
tropical location for hosting this exciting new event.

The four-day 2008 Cabo San Lucas International Wine Festival, to
be held January 16-19 at Pueblo Bonito's Pacifica, Sunset Beach, and Rose
Resorts
, will feature a welcome reception, six educational seminars, guided-tastings of limited release wines, mixology lessons, cooking demonstrations, a Wines of Mexico Grand Buffet & Tasting and a Grand Tasting of International Wines. In addition, participating vintners will host optional "Vintners’ Wine Pairing Dinners" at Pueblo Bonito's fine dinning
restaurants.

Participating wineries include Castillo Banfi (Italy), Louis Latour (France),
Chateau St. Michelle Wine Estates (Washington), Mumm Champagne (France), Barossa Valley Estates, Penfolds & Lindemans (Australia), Robert Mondavi, Ravenswood & Simi (California) and Veramonte (Chile).

Gilles de Chambure, MS, The Director of Wine Education at Meadowood, Napa Valley will be Master of Ceremonies.

Festival Resort Rates: Pueblo Bonito Oceanfront Resorts & Spas is offering a
special four to seven day resort package for festival attendees, from $255 per night, double occupancy. Beyond aesthetic beauty and spacious suites, guests of Pueblo Bonito are lavished with incredible cuisine at a choice of fine restaurants, impeccable service, a wide variety of activities, spa and fitness facilities, whale watching and an endless amount of unabashed pampering.

Ticket Holder Bonus: All ticket purchases include a one-year subscription to
Wine Country International magazine
Cost Of A Four-Day Festival Pass: $275 per person
Cost Of Grand Tasting Day Only: $150 per person


For detailed information about the Cabo San Lucas International Wine
Festival, please visit www.cabowinefest.com or call 866 946-3268 (US Toll
Free) or 303-664-5700 (International).

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Special 4-Day Pass: $275*
TICKET HOLDER BONUS:
All ticket purchases include a one-year subscription to
Wine Country International magazine.