Napa Chefs' Market Season Begins Thursday, May 21 in Napa Downtown
World Reknown Chefs Demonstrate Talent and Serve up Tasty Treats Every Week. Greg Cole Inaugurates 2
NAPA, CA, May 6, 2009 - The fifteenth annual Thursday night Napa Chef's Market summer season kicks-off on Thursday, May 21, from 5 to 9 PM on First Street in Downtown Napa.
Free and open to the public, this outdoor food, wine and entertainment extravaganza is like no other - it features food and wine tastings from Napa Valley restaurants and wineries, cooking demonstrations by Napa's acclaimed chefs, dozens of food vendors, produce from 25 of the region's top farmers, three musical stages, and a block of children's entertainment.
Chefs Market has been voted "Best Family Outing" by local radio station listeners for years. You can find a farmer's market anywhere. But only in Napa can you buy your produce, watch a world class chefs demonstration, enjoy live music at three stages including one just for kids - while enjoying a glass of Napa Valley wine.
Even casual foodies will enjoy the two nightly cooking demonstrations at 6:30 and 7:30 each night, which are hosted by Anne Baker, former pastry chef for Mustards Grill. Baker lines up two chefs each night, and both pair their offerings with wine from a downtown tasting room. Samples of food and wine are free to all watching. Opening night chefs are award winning Greg Cole, Executive Chef and Owner of both Cole's Chop House and Celadon restaurants; and Amelia Ceja, president of Ceja vineyards and herself a gourmet chef. Both will pair their offerings with wine from Ceja, the featured winery of the week. Four other tasting rooms will be on hand every week pouring wine for sale.
The children's area will feature the usual and always popular line-up of face painters, inflatable jump houses, balloon artists and the like. This year, children's entertainer "Miss Jenny," story teller and musician extraordinaire, will be on-hand every week. She will also provide musical instruments so that children can play along with her.
The three music stages will offer a mix of music. Featured on the main stage opening night is "The Time Bandits," a funk, rock band and one of the most popular at the Market every year.
Chefs Market is possible in part because of generous sponsors like DBI Beverages, Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet-Toyota, Comcast, The Napa Valley Marketplace, The Napa Valley Register, KVON 1440 AM and 99.3 The Vine, The Bohemian and the Napa Downtown Association.
From Highway 29, take the First Street exit towards downtown, and follow the fun! For more information please call 707/257-0322 or visit http://www.napadowntown.com
Contact:
Craig Smith
Napa Downtown Assn
707-257-0322
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