Presented by Kroger
The Eighth Annual Celebration returns March 30-31, 2012
The Savor Dallas concept was envisioned over eight years ago by co-founders Vicki Briley-White and Jim White as a means of showcasing Dallas' great chefs, restaurants, cultural and artistic treasures, and to create the signature wine, food, and spirits festival that the Dallas-Fort Worth Area deserves.
Savor Dallas was developed to promote Downtown Dallas and the Dallas Arts District. When it comes to star chefs and premium wines, Savor Dallas is the largest (and most delicious) wine and food event in Texas.
The Seventh Annual event, March 18-19, 2011, continued to appeal to wine and food lovers from throughout the Metroplex, all around the state of Texas, and from 20 states across the country. Overall attendance was over 5000 for the two-day event. Because of splendid weather and a special promotion with the Dallas Symphony, there were record crowds for the Savor Dallas Arts District Wine Stroll on Friday March 18th, showcasing the beautiful Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, and the Bill and Margot Winspear Opera House.
Special Lone Star Award honorees were announced in January, and the awards for Outstanding Culinary Achievement were presented to restaurateur Phil Romano, and for Outstanding Contribution to the Wine Industry to Texas winery owners Dr. Richard and Mrs. Bunny Becker from Becker Vineyards. The wine and food event of the weekend, The International Grand Tasting, attracted over 3700 lovers of fine wine and cuisine to the Sheraton Dallas, where over 65 of DFW’s top chefs and more than 400 premium wine, spirits and imported beers were available for tasting. A special wine and cheese seminar was held at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek featuring Paula Lambert from the Mozzarella Company in Dallas to benefit the DFW chapter of the American Institute of Wine and Food. Savor Dallas continues to support the North Texas Food Bank with proceeds from an upscale wine and travel silent auction, and by contributing to culinary scholarship fund administered by the Dallas Restaurant Association.
Savor Dallas is a "labor of love" 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.
Savor Dallas’ commitment to attracting upscale consumers to downtown Dallas and the Arts District started in 2005. The annual event creates a food, wine and fun lover's paradise in Downtown Dallas.
Savor Dallas is great partnership between many varying interest groups has been made possible through the years by support from:
- The Office of the Mayor of Dallas
- City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs
- Downtown Dallas Association
- The Dallas Arts District
- The Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau
- The Greater Dallas Restaurant Association
- Arts Magnet Building Campaign
- The North Texas Food Bank
- Glazer's Wholesale Distributors
- Republic National Distributing
- CBS Radio Dallas
- D Magazine
- American Airlines
- The Hilton Anatole Hotel
- The Westin City Center Dallas
- The Sheraton Dallas
- The Latino Cultural Center
- The African American Museum
- Victory Park
- American Airlines Center
- Great Chefs
- Supporters of the Dallas Arts
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.
