The Great Pennsylvania FlavorFest, an all-encompassing festival celebrating the state's culinary diversity, will take place May 24-25, 2008 at Mount Hope Estate & Winery, on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. Festival hours are Saturday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
One-day passes are just $15.95. Order online now.
Use the code on our festival coupon for a discount online or at the festival gates!
View full festival schedule. (68 KB pdf)
Learn more about:
Chef celebrity & brewmaster
Chef demos
Beer, wine & food "side dish" topics
Wineries
Breweries
Food, drink & related items
Musical entertainment
PA Guild of Craftsmen exhibitors
Mount Hope Estate artisans
Chef Celebrity: Jim Coleman
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Jim Coleman has held the position of Executive Chef at several luxury establishments and now heads up the culinary team at the Normandy Farm Hotel’s Coleman Restaurant in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, 30 minutes outside Philadelphia. He’s also the host of the PBS series, “Flavors of America,” and the NPR radio show, “A Chef’s Table,” as well as the author of three cookbooks and a weekly newspaper column. Jim was named “Chef of the Year” in 2006 by the Academy of the Culinary Arts.
Beer Celebrity: Lew Bryson
Based in Newtown, Pennsylvania, Lew Bryson has been writing and commentating on beer and spirits since 1995. He has written three books covering the breweries and brewpubs of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and D.C., with a fourth coming out soon, on New Jersey. Lew writes for several national trade publications and has provided expert commentary on breweries for regional and national PBS documentaries, as well as for various news organizations, including the Associated Press and ABC News.
Chef Demos: seven on Saturday; six on Sunday. View schedule. (pdf)
| American Bar & Grill | tuna burger |
| Annie Bailey's Irish Pub | tomato risotto, scallops, lamb chops |
| Brewhouse Grill | boursin/caramelized onion burger |
| Carr's Restaurant | Saturday wine talk |
| Character's Pub | flat iron steak |
| Coleman Restaurant at Normandy Farm | garlic and basil marinated pork loin w/eggplant & herb vinaigrette |
| Forebay Lounge | crabcakes, hollandaise, asparagus salad |
| Hershey Farm Restaurant | whoopie pies & shoofly pies |
| Hershey Grill | figs with goat cheese, prosciutto & honey |
| Mazzi Restaurant | pasta-making demo |
| Olde Greenfield Inn | seared fresh fish, corn risotto, mushrooms |
| Scooter's Restaurant/Bar | gourmet grilled chicken salad |
Beer, Wine and Food “Side Dish” topics
View schedule. (pdf)
Wine:
Pairing Wine & Food - Chef Tim Carr (Saturday only)
Wine Appreciation - John Kramb, Adams County Winery
Food:
Cooking as a Hobby - Jim Coleman
Summer Grilling with Traeger Grill - Chef Jon Weaver
Beer:
Pairing Beer and Food - Lew Bryson
Best Summer Brews - Lew Bryson (Saturday only)
What’s in My Glass - (Sunday only)
Wineries: all offering samples and selling their wines.
| Bube's Brewery (Sunday only) | Straub Beer |
| Stoudt's Brewing Co. | Swashbuckler Brewery |
| Berry Patch Products | jams & jellies |
| Blue & Gold Embroidery | aprons |
| Burdick Creek Gardens | gourmet garlic products/dips/breads |
| Checkered Knight | non-alcoholic beverages |
| DonFiore, Inc. | garlic sauces |
| Endless Mountains Mustard | gourmet mustards |
| Five Star Home Foods | home food service |
| Hatfield Quality Meats | meat products |
| Hershey Farm Rest. & Inn | whoopie pies and shoofly pies |
| The Happy Jalapeno Co. | jalapeno relish and cookbooks |
| J&J Kettle Korn | kettle corn |
| La Petite Patisserie | pastry items |
| Limestone Springs | smoked and grilled trout |
| New Worlde Inn | chicken/waffles, pork BBQ, hot dogs |
| Orchard Freeze | fruit slushies |
| Patterson Farm Maple | maple products |
| Penn Cheese Corporation | cheese |
| Seltzer's Smokehouse Meats | beef snacks/grilled bologna sandwiches |
| Sherlock Foods | beef sandwiches |
| Swashbuckler Catering | shrimp skewers, chicken, gourmet salads |
| Shuck's Bar | beverages |
| Silver Cloud Estate | spices |
| Sir William's Hall | smoked meats,pizza, turkey legs, burgers |
| The Wharf Bar | beverages |
| Wild Bill's Foods | beef jerky |
Musical Entertainment: view schedule. (pdf)
Featured artists:
Canal Street Hot 6 - dixieland
Peasall Sisters - americana
Third Stream - jazz
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen: all artists will be exhibiting both days of festival.
| A. Ruiz Designs | fiber |
| Blue & Gold Embroidery | hand embroidery |
| Dianne Fox | clay |
| DiBernardo Enterprises | photography |
| Ed Youtz | wood |
| Elizabeth's | jewelry |
| Erickson Birdhouses | wood |
| Fine Art Forest | wood |
| Gage Designs | jewelry |
| Honeybrook Woods | wood |
| Jennifer Avery | assorted craft |
| Keysha Koy | glass |
| Kimberley Jade Designs | jewelry |
| Lanny Tewell | leather |
| Light of Lotus Glassworks | glass |
| Lorber Pottery | clay |
| MacClay Leather Design | leather |
| Peter McDaniel, LLC | photography |
| Pots by de Perrot | clay |
| Purple Gem | jewelry |
| R. Briscoe | wood |
| Shedrick Sloane Images | photography |
| Taking Turns | wood |
| The Swamp Fox - Joan Gale | clay |
| Times Gone By | basketry |
| Veleska Jewelry | jewelry |
| Village Wood Designs | wood |
| Windsor Chair Shop of Lancaster County | wood |
| Yearick Pottery | clay |
| Hestia's Hearth | glass jewelry |
| Historical Glassworks | glass blowing |
| Isle of Man | wood turning/carving |
| Leatherheads | leather carving |
| Wellcat Herbs, Ruth Roy | herbalist |
| Whipperwil Archery | bowery & archer |
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