For Immediate Release!

Contact:  Sheila Kenny

(859) 233-4567 ext.3285

skenny@lexingtoncenter.com

KENTUCKY PROUD INCREDIBLE FOODSHOW ANNOUNCES NEW MENU OF SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND COOK BOOK AUTHORS!

First-Ever Consumer Show to Run October 3 – 4 in Lexington Center and Rupp Arena

Lexington, KY (August 19, 2009) – LexingtonCenter officials announced today that a menu of tasty new ingredients has been added to the first-ever Kentucky Proud Incredible Food ShowOctober 3-4, 2009. 

A partial list of cookbook authors and a seminar/workshop schedule have been added to the programming and can be viewed on the recently launched Web site at www.theincrediblefoodshow.com.

This first-ever, two-day consumer show will also feature two live performances by Food Network celebrity chef Bobby Flay in Rupp Arena at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 3.

 “New seminars, workshops and exhibitors are being added to the programming daily,” Lexington Center Event Manager Theresa Lloyd said. “It is very exciting to discover how many talented chefs and purveyors of fine local food products are located in the Bluegrass and the surrounding counties in Kentucky.”

In addition, cooking demonstrations and seminars by regional and local chefs will be presented on the hour by SullivanUniversity’s culinary school.  More programming information will be announced as details become finalized.

Seminar offerings and workshops that are currently scheduled include:

• Cheesemaking with Susan Miller of Bleugrass Chevre, a goat farmer and cheese producer, and Kenny Mattingly of Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese

• What's Brewing - Coffee selection with Mark Newberry of Marco's Coffee
  
• Apples 101 with Cindy Peake of Bramble Ridge Orchard
  
• On the Farm and Vegetarian Cooking One Meal at a Time with Barbara Napier of Snug Hollow Farm Bed & Breakfast
  
• Everyday Cooking Skills presented by Sullivan University Culinary School Chef
  
• Kick, Pass, Run, Talegate - Tailgating ideas with Kelli Oakley, co-author of Kentucky TALEgating
  
• Sharpen Up - Knife sharpening skills presented by Sullivan University Culinary School Chef

Cookbook Authors to be featured for book signings and meet-and-greet opportunities in the Joseph-Beth Bookseller Kiosk include:

Sharon Thompson, Flavors of Kentucky

Rita Smart, Bennett House Cookbook

David Dominé, Adventures in New Kentucky Cooking

Jayna & Kelli Oakley, Kentucky TALEgating

Linda Alison-Lewis, Kentucky’s Best

Michelle Stone, Derby Entertaining

Paula Cunningham, Another Serving

Joy Perrine, Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book

Gary West, Eating Your Way Across Kentucky: The Recipes

For a complete list of seminars and exhibitors, visit the web site at www.theincrediblefoodshow.com. Tickets are on sale now at the Lexington Center Ticket Office, Ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster Outlets.  Tickets are priced as follows:

Adult General Admission - $12

Children ages 4 – 12 General Admission - $5

Children 3 and under – Free!

General admission tickets include cooking demonstrations, food- and entertainment- related presentations and product sampling on the exhibit floor. Additional tickets are required for Bobby Flay presentations.  The Bobby Flay presentation tickets, which also include admission to the food show exhibit halls, range from $35 - $75.  The $75 ticket includes an autographed copy of Bobby Flay’s book Mesa Grill.

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