You guessed it, it's that time again. The Blue Ridge Food and Wine Festival will be held Downtown Blowing Rock this year. The festival starts Thursday, April 16th with "Uncork" the festival at the Meadowbrook Inn.
Friday is full of fun activities. A Downtown Scavenger Hunt will go on all day. Also, there will be different cooking and wine seminars throughout the day such as "pairing cheese and wine" and "wine making 101". See the schedule for exact times, locations and pricing. Friday evening, John McEwen (of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band fame) will be gracing the halls of the Hayes Performing Arts Center. There's also a downtown Gallery Stroll and a VIP Wine Gala. Another highlight is the Late Night Pastry Party with Carla Lyon
s Hall (Top Chef Finalist) at Crippen’s Restaurant.
Saturday is always the big day of the festival starting with the preliminary rounds of the Fire on the Rock Chef's Challenge. This is an exciting event featuring local chef's competing for the title. The "Grand Tasting" also takes place on Saturday. There will be tons of North Carolina wines featured as well as others from around the world. I'm hoping for a nice weekend with all of the outdoor activities that are planned. The Grand Tasting will be held on the corner of Main and Maple and is 45 dollars at the door. The Downtown Scavenger Hunt continues Saturday as well.
As if the weekend
isn't action packed enough, Sunday is the final round of the Fire on the Rock Chef's Challenge. There will also be Champagne Brunches at local restaurants (the list of locations will come out later).
Trying to park downtown will be crazy so there will be a shuttle running from Shoppes on the Parkway to the Arts Center to Downtown. I would highly recommend it.
As you can see, there's definitely something for everyone whether you just want to come for tasting, food, classes and meet and greet or great entertainment. I'm looking forward to the tasting on Saturday myself. Cross your fingers for beautiful weather.
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