Eight’s Check, Please! Arizona Festival at CityScape

By admin April 18, 2013 18:32

KAET Ch. 8’s Check, Please! Arizona Festival comes to CityScape for a live food event exploring its show-inspired lineup of 30 independently owned, Arizona restaurants. From five-star dining establishments to tucked away cafes, the event showcases Eight’s Check, Please! Arizona favorites. CityScape is located at 1 E. Washington St. in downtown Phoenix.

This fun food event takes place Sunday, April 28, 11a.m. – 4 p.m. You can buy tickets at www.azpbs.org/checkplease. General admission is $60. Tickets include food, wine and beer sampling. VIP tickets are $100. VIP ticketholders will enjoy the James Beard Award-winners chef seminar; exclusive wine tastings; 30-minute early entry to the festival (before general admission); and VIP Valet Parking.

A panel with James Beard winners will discuss what the award has meant for them.

Chef Robert McGrath. Check, Please! Arizona show host will lead this panel. Executive Chef of Market Street Kitchen, McGrath was awarded Best Chef Southwest in 2001.

Chef Christopher Gross. Gross, of Christopher’s & Crush Lounge, was awarded Best Chef Southwest in 1995. Gross will host an exclusive wine seminar for VIP guests.

Chef Nobuo Fukuda. Recently acclaimed for Nobuo at Teeter House, Fukuda won Best Chef Southwest in 2007. Chef Fukuda will serve exclusive VIP samples.

Chef Chris Bianco. Best known for his world-famous pizza at Pizzeria Bianco, earned Best Chef Southwest in 2003.

SCHEDULE Chef Demonstration Stage

12:00pm: James Porter- Petite Maison

2:00pm: James Beard Award Winner Panel Discussion hosted by Robert McGrath; featuring Chris Bianco, Christopher Gross and Nobuo Fukuda

3:00pm: Jeremy Pacheco – LON’S at the Hermosa

VIP Area

1:00pm: Private Wine Seminar with Christopher Gross

Southern Wine & Spirits Stage

12:00pm: Southern Wine & Spirits Seminar

3:00pm: Exclusive Wine Seminar with Mark Tarbell, Tarbell’s

Craft Beer and Spirits Stage

1:30pm: Craft Beer Seminar with Andy Ingram – Four Peaks Brewery