Just a heads-up. The 2005 New Orleans Wine & Food Experience dates have been
set, along with the lineup of restaurants for vintner's dinners, wine
tastings, and ancillary events. To quote from one of the New Orleans dining
forums"

New Orleans, Louisiana - Oenophiles and gastronomes take note, the 14th annual
New Orleans Wine and Food Experience (NOW&FE) will be held Wednesday, May 25
through Sunday, May 29, 2005. NOW&FE 2005 Board President, Rick Gratia
comments, '2005 is shaping up to be a bigger and better event than ever. The
14th annual NOW&FE promises to be an extraordinary taste of what New Orleans
has to offer from a 'wine and dine' perspective. Visitors and local consumers
alike can celebrate culinary culture in one of the great wine and food cities
of the world."

I last attended this event in '98 and it was excellent. I will admit that the
lineup of wines/winemakers wasn't quite up to the WS California Wine
Experience, but the food tipped the scale in favor of the NO event.

This will be my first time back in many years, and I wanted to share the dates
with this NG. I did notice that the NOWFE server was down tonight, but
"normally" it is: www.nowfe.com. For anyone, who might find themselves in, or
near, New Orleans in late May, this is a very worthwhile event.

Hunt