The Fourth Annual Celebration Returns March 7-8, 2008
The Savor Dallas concept was envisioned over four years ago by co-founders Vicki Briley-White and Jim White as a means of showcasing Dallas's great chefs, restaurants, cultural and artistic treasures, and to create the signature wine, food, and spirits event the Dallas-Fort Worth Area deserves.
The fourth annual event will be more fun than ever. It has been called "the best wine event ever in Dallas" by wine and food afficionados. Once again, the "labor of love" is dedicated to helping folks who attend walk away with a very good sense of which wines they should consider buying, and a taste of the best restaurants in the area.
Once again, The exciting Victory Park plays host to events in 2008, along with the world-renowned Dallas Arts District. For the first time, Savor Dallas offers a special "Friday Ticket" that gives you admission to both the Arts District Wine Stroll featuring the incomparable Nasher Sculpture Center and Meyerson Symphony Center (Friday March 7, 4-7 p.m.) and the Victory Park Celebration in AT&T Plaza (7-9 p.m.) for one admission price of just $50. Two events for the price of one. What a value! It will be a food, wine and fun lover's paradise in Downtown Dallas.
We are pleased to consolidate our event in Downtown Dallas this year as we move our popular International Grand Tasting to the beautiful Plaza of the Americas and Westin City Center Hotel on Saturday March 8 from 7-10 p.m. The unparalleled Reserve Tasting will also be held Saturday evening. The location will be announced soon. Saturday will also be a grand day of tasting and education. Chef cooking demonstrations and tasting seminars will return featuring the finest experts. Specific participants and locations will be announced soon. Some of the super tasting seminars will feature world renowned mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim, and one of the world's top wine experts, Doug Frost, Master Sommelier and Master of Wine. Details coming soon.
"The International Grand Tasting" is a wine and food lovers paradise! Over 500 premium wines, spirits and imported beer; more than 60 top chefs and artisans serving taste treats; and a comfortable ambiance that gives people the chance to mix, mingle, and interact with winemakers and chefs. This very popular event helps people sort through the ten-kazillion different wines on the market and figure what they want to buy. It also gives them a special taste of the top DFW restaurants--and a chance to try the hottest new eateries in case they haven't been yet.
Intrepid partiers won't want to miss the nearly world famous Chefs After-Party that follows. It's a thank you "kiss" to the chefs and winemakers so they get a chance to relax with a cold one and have a bite. It's a great way to wind down a weekend of spectacular wining and dining at Savor Dallas.
As usual, there'll be a splendid silent auction of superlative wine finds at the International Grand Tasting to benefit Savor Dallas charities: the North Texas Food Bank, the Greater Dallas Restaurant Association Education and Scholarship Fund and the Arts Magnet Building Campaign for Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Also, a portion of net proceeds from Savor Dallas benefits the charities.
Savor Dallas helps train the chefs of tomorrow, nurture the artists of the future, and feed hungry families today.
Savor Dallas is a full wine, food, spirits and arts experience designed so that people can participate for one event, a day, or a full weekend!
Savor Dallas is great partnership between many varying interest groups and is supported by:
- The Office of the Mayor of Dallas
- City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs
- The Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau
- The Greater Dallas Restaurant Association
- Arts District Friends
- Arts Magnet Building Campaign
- The North Texas Food Bank
- Glazer's Wholesale Distributors
- Republic Beverage Company
Savor Dallas 2007, March 9-10, entertained over 4000 upscale wine and food lovers from throughout the DFW Metroplex, all around Texas, and from 14 states around the country. The weather was beautiful. Victory Park and the Arts District dazzled the visitors. People are still talking about the Reserve Tasting and the International Grand Tasting. Join us in 2008 for "Big Fun and Big Flavor" at Savor Dallas. And by all means, bring your friends!
Savor Dallas 2006 Recap---
The 2nd Annual Savor Dallas An International Experience of Wine, Food, Spirits and the Arts returned February 16-18, 2006.
A dreaded winter weather advisory swept through North Texas on the eve of Savor Dallas 2006, dropping temperatures over 40 degrees, bringing wind chills and the "promise" of icy conditions on roadways. Neither rain, nor sleet, nor media histrionics could scare away dedicated food and wine lovers! They appeared but the ice storm did not. In the end, the pursuit of culinary excellence and common sense prevailed and Savor Dallas attracted over 4500 intrepid fans throughout the weekend, who were warmed by great cuisine from over 50 of the area's top chefs, over 500 great wines, spirits and beer; amazing artistry from David Sanborn and Chris Botti at "Bubbles 'N Jazz", and artistic excitement at the Savor Dallas Arts District Wine Stroll. Celebrity chefs and wine/spirits educators welcomed seekers of the good life with top tasting seminars. Hearty conviviality was enjoyed by nearly 2000 "foodies and winies" at the acclaimed International Grand Tasting at the Hilton Anatole, and the irreverent Texas Outlaws after party to help everyone "chill out" from the fever pitch of the chilly weekend.
Other Popular events since the debut Savor Dallas include:
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A "Sizzling South of the Border Celebration" at the Latino Cultural Center on Thursday, February 16 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.
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A full day of tasting seminars and panels with the most respected winemakers and experts in the world (including the return of popular speakers Steve Olson, Dale DeGroff, Andrea Immer Robinson, Guy Stout, Tim Laird-America's Chief Entertainment Officer, and many more!
- World-class celebrity chefs including Tyler Florence, Rocco DiSpirito, Zarela Martinez, Aaron Sanchez, Darren McGrady-The Royal Chef, Dean Fearing, Stephan Pyles and more.
- Great wine dinners at the area's finest restaurants featuring vintners and winery.
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Plus, an event at the beautiful African American Museum on Thursday, February 16th, "Food, Wine and Rhythm" in association with the African American Wine Tasting Society.
The Inaugural Savor Dallas
Savor Dallas, February 18-20, 2005, welcomed nearly 4000 attendees from 13 states and the surrounding area to events in the Dallas Arts District, the Latino Cultural Center, 21 restaurants, the Hilton Anatole and the Fairmont Dallas. Over 100 wines and spirits were represented in tasting events throughout the weekend. The wine and spirits brands, along with 43 top chefs participated in the "International Grand Tasting". Tyler Florence from the Food Network, PBS’s Zarela Martinez and local stars Dean Fearing and Stephan Pyles staged cooking demos. Nationally recognized wine and spirits educators, including Steve Olson, Josh Wesson, Jeff Morgan, Leslie Sbrocco and Dale DeGroff, presented tasting seminars.
