Eight's Check, Please! Arizona Festival at CityScape

Don’t miss Eight’s Check, Please! Arizona Festival at CityScape!  Sample chefs’ top dishes and discover the best restaurants from your favorite episodes of Check, Please! Arizona. Experience the finest cuisine of over 20 of the 117 independently owned restaurants featured on the show along with wine and beer pairings from participating wineries and breweries. All included in the ticket price.

Plus, you’ll have a chance to audition for the show at the event!

Sunday April 28th, 2013
11am-4pm

CityScape – Downtown Phoenix (map & directions)

Admission is limited. Get your tickets now!

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Program Schedule

Chef Demonstration Stage
12:00pm: James Porter- Petite Maison
2:00pm: James Beard Award Winner Panel Discussion Hosted by Robert McGrath featuring Chris Bianco, Christopher Gross and Nobuo Fukuda
3:00pm: Jeremy Pacheco – LON’S at the Hermosa

VIP Area
1:00pm: High End Wine Seminar- Christopher Gross- Christopher’s Crush

Wine Seminar Stage
12:00pm: Southern Wine & Spirits Seminar
3:00pm: Exclusive Wine Seminar - Mark Tarbell- Tarbell’s

Craft Beer and Spirits Stage
1:30pm: Craft Beer Seminar- Andy Ingram- Four Peaks Brewery
2:30pm: The Art of the Perfect Mixer- John Cavanagh- Tuck Shop

Safeway Grill Master Stage
11:45am: Brett Hoffman- Haus Murphy’s German Restaurant
12:30pm: Robert McGrath- Host of ‘Check, Please! Arizona’ and Market Street Kitchen
2:45pm: Eddie Matney- Eddie’s House

Check Please! Arizona Audition Stage
12:00pm- 4:00pm

 

The following restaurants and chefs are scheduled to appear:

Restaurants

Meet the Chefs:

Chef Jose Hernandez

Chef Jose Hernandez - Coup Des Tartes

Chef Eddie Matney

Chef Eddie Matney - Eddie's House

Chef Mark Tarbell

Chef Mark Tarbell - Tarbell’s Restaurant and The Oven Pizza E Vino

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Chef Robert McGrath - Market Street Kitchen

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Chef Christopher Gross- Christopher's and Christopher's Bistro

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Chef Tim Briggs- Flancer’s

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Chef Nobuo Fukuda- Teeter House

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Chef Chris Bianco- Pizzeria Bianco

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Chef Rory Hewitt - Phoenix City Grille

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Chef Aurore de Beauduy - Vogue Bistro

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Chef Randy Walters - Pittsburgh Willy's

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Chef BJ Hernandez- Havana Café

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Chef James Porter- Petite Maison

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Chef Jeremy Pacheco- LON’s at the Hermosa

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Dean Thomas- Cornish Pasty

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Chef Michael Mullins- Shugrue's Hillside Grill

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Chef Kierstin Mor and Chef Snir Mor- Amuse Bouche Gourmet Bistro

More to be confirmed soon!

 

Sponsors

Eight’s Check, Please! Arizona Festival at CityScape would like to honor the generosity of the following sponsors:

PHXFOOD

Southern Wine & Spirits    Yelp    99.9 KEZ

Downtown Phoenix Journal      Cityscape Phoenix       Sub Zero Wolf       Safeway

 

Wineries and Breweries

Check back soon for a complete list of participating wineries and breweries!

 

Programs – Chef Demos and Panels

Check back soon for more details about the exciting and exclusive lineup of programs happening during the festival!
           - James Beard Award Winning Panel
          -  Chef Demonstration Stage
           - Wine Seminar
          -  Craft Beer Seminar

 

A Special Offer for Ticket Holders:

Hotel Palomar Phoenix would like to offer guests of Check Please! Arizona Festival a special rate of $149 a night from April 26-29. Guests can enjoy deluxe accommodations right at the festival site, with great benefits for attendees – including a hosted evening wine hour, use of Gold's Gym Elite adjacent to the hotel and the third floor outdoor pool and LUSTRE lounge with views of the city skyline. Click here to book and use the rate code: CHKPLZ

 

 

 

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