Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa announces 3rd Annual Adirondack Festival of Food & Wine

Lake Placid, New York -- The Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa is proud to announce it will host the third annual Adirondack Festival of Food and Wine April 24-27. This unique event brings together many of the country's top chefs and vintners for three days of wine tastings, culinary demonstrations and a seven-course pairing dinner. A ready-set-cook competition, a grand tasting with international food samplings and wines from more than 40 vineyards round out the event.

This year, the opening reception will focus on organic, artisanal and sustainable food products paired with a sampling of organic and biodynamic wines.  Local highlights from the menu include artisan cheeses from Vermont and New York, Hudson Valley foie gras and regional harvests from Tucker Farms.  A Riedel wine and glass seminar, a seven-course tasting menu paired by Benziger Vineyards and several visiting chef demonstrations are just a few of the many experiences guests will enjoy during this three-day celebration of food and wine.

Award-winning Executive Chef Paul Sorgule and his culinary team at the Mirror Lake Inn offer inventive, world-class dining in a warm, relaxed atmosphere that has earned them the prestigious AAA 4 Four Diamond Award of distinction. The Adirondack Festival of Food and Wine is a perfect example of the overall philosophy of excellence and innovation that Chef Sorgule continually brings to The View Restaurant at Mirror Lake Inn. "This event," says Sorgule, "is an opportunity for me to bring in some of the finest culinary talent in the country, share my kitchen with them and bring their touch to three days dedicated to understanding and enjoying food and wine." The series of interactive events being offered throughout the three days will allow guests the opportunity to meet the visiting chefs and vintners. Guests can also participate in cooking demonstrations, purchase copies of autographed books written by the chefs and ask culinary and oenology questions while savoring unique food and wine.  Signed copies of Chef Sorgule's new book, In the Shadow of Cooks, will also be available throughout the Festival.

Some of the award-winning visiting chefs participating in the Adirondack Festival of Food & Wine this year include Chef Noble Masi, Chef George Higgins, Chef Jamie Keating, Chef Curtis Hemm and Chef Anton Flory. Masi is a Certified Executive Pastry Chef and Certified Master Baker who was named Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation in 1999. Chef Higgins, a Certified Master Baker, is a Professor of Pastry Arts at the Culinary Institute of America. Chef Higgins has served as the Executive Pastry Chef  for the Port Royal Club in Naples, FL, the Ritz Carlton in Naples, FL and the Dunes Club in Narragansett, Rhode Island.  Chef Keating, Certified Chef des Cuisine, owns and operates Gourmet Events, a catering company in Columbus, Georgia.  Chef Keating is currently one of five chef members of the U.S. National Culinary Olympic Team preparing for the 2008 competition. Chef Hemm - Director of the Baccalaureate Program in Culinary Arts at New England Culinary Institute and member of their faculty - has been an entrepreneur and executive chef for some of the finest restaurants in the Adirondacks. He is the author of a soon-to-be-published book on the art of Garde Manger. The book will be available in the fall of 2008. Chef Flory is a Certified Master Chef, former Executive Chef at TopNotch in Stowe, VT, and retired Chef Instructor from The Culinary Institute of America.

In January 2008, The Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa was placed on Conde Nast Traveler's 2008 Gold List and was voted one of "The World's Best Hotels" by Travel + Leisure. The resort is an eight-time winner of the Wine Spectator's Dining Guide Award of Excellence and a 2006 winner of the Award of Distinction from Wine Enthusiast.  The resort has received the AAA Four Diamond award for 24 consecutive years and The View Restaurant was given its first AAA Four Diamond award in 2007.

So, sip, savor and stay at The Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa this April 24-27 for the Adirondack Festival of Food & Wine.  Package price per couple is $1395 or $699 per person and includes a three-night stay, entry to all events and breakfast daily (taxes and gratuity are additional). For more information, check out http://www.mirrorlakeinn.com/dining-festival.cfm or call 518-523-2544.

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