FFF - Florida Film Festival 2008

Food & Wine Weekend

Tickets are SOLD OUT. Attend the Opening Night Film & Independent Taste by purchasing a Platinum Pass!

Cost: FILM & PARTY $100 / PARTY ONLY $75
Where: Enzian Theater (Film) & Citrus Club, Downtown Orlando (Party)
When: Friday, March 28, 2008. 6:30 p.m. (Film) 8:30-11:30 p.m. (Party)
What to wear: Cocktail attire suggested. No jeans please.
What: See the premiere YOUNG@HEART, followed by an unforgettable opening night party. Filmmakers + Wine Makers + Master Chefs = Party of the Year! Leading chefs pair eclectic cuisines with superb wines from around the globe for an evening of gastronomic bliss. The evening's guests of honor are master chef and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain and founding father of New World Cuisine, Norman Van Aken. Participating chefs include Kathleen Blake (Primo by Melissa Kelly), Mary Grace Viado (Village Tavern), Steven Rujak (Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress), Neil Connolly (Doc's Restaurant), Zachary Martin (The Boheme Restaurant at the Grand Bohemian Hotel), Garey Hiles (The Oceanaire), and Chef Laird Boles (Beacon, Fifi's and Graze).
Tickets: Available through Platinum Pass Purchases only! Purchase Now
Please Note: There is a lot of downtown construction currently in downtown and the I-4 area.
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Parking in the Citrus Club parking garage and is free to Independent Taste Attendees

Cost: $25
Where: Enzian Theater
When: Saturday, March 29, 2008. 2:00-3:30 p.m.
What to wear: Casual attire is suggested.
What: Bawdy, bold, and bursting with energy, master chef and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain throws open the doors of every kitchen he's ever worked in and discusses the relationship between haute cuisine and film in a casual presentation followed by questions and answers.
Tickets: SOLD OUT!

Where: Borders Bookstore, Winter Park Village
When: Saturday, March 29, 2008. 4:00-5:00 p.m.
What: Satiate the mind and spend the afternoon alongside your favorite literary chefs. You've cracked open bottles of wine together; now crack open their books and get their signatures. We have Anthony Bourdain, Neil Connolly, Matt and Ted Lee, and Norman van Aken. Eat it up!
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Parking lot parking available

Cost: $125
When: Saturday, March 29, 2008. 6:30-9:30 p.m.
What to wear: Black and white, semi formal attire is suggested.
What: Enjoy a toast by master chef and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain and experience the sensuality and flavors of the French culinary landscape as Luma on Park's Executive Chef's Brandon McGlamery and Clay Miller prepare a gourmet feast for the senses based on the famous food lovers' film, Babette's Feast. Be sure to catch up on the film first, and the dinner will be the perfect ending.
Tickets: SOLD OUT!

Cost: $40
Where: Enzian Theater's Patio
When: Sunday, March 30, 2008. 10:30 a.m.-Noon
What to wear: Resort casual attire is recommended. Khakis and linen recommended.
What: Join Matt and Ted Lee, called "the Coen brothers of Southern food," for a blissful immersion into the foods of the American South as they present the unique and memorable mouth-watering tradition of good Southern dishes, served buffet style.
Tickets: SOLD OUT!