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Welcome to the 1st Annual Martha's Vineyard Annual Harvest Festival, brought to you by the Edgartown Board of Trade. Below is a list of the events we have scheduled. We will be adding events as the date of the festival approaches, so please check back often.
Tickets are non-refundable once purchased. You must be 21 years of age to attend events.
Tickets are non-refundable once purchased. You must be 21 years of age to attend events.
Friday |
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201: Aperitif |
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| date: | 10/12/07 | Welcome to Martha’s Vineyard Annual Harvest!!! Have a bit of the bubbly, and enjoy the hors d’oeuvres of Chef Perry Ambulos of Truly Scrumptious. Kick up a pile of leaves, and kick off this festive fall weekend. | |
| time: | 5:00 - 6:00 | ||
| price: | $35 | ||
| location: | The Hob Knob Inn | ||
| Available tickets remaining for on-line purchase: 24 | |||
202: Pearls from the Oyster |
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| date: | 10/12/07 | Pearls do not actually come from the oyster, or do they? Enjoy with us these gems on the half-shell and as prepared several ways by our renowned, cool guy, guest chef for the evening, Chris Schlesinger, chef/owner of East Coast Grill in Cambridge and author of The Thrill of the Grill and License to Grill. The oysters will be paired with sumptuous wines from your friends at Our Market. Local oyster growers will join us. Food for the mind will be provided by wine historian and lecturer, Nina Wemyss. This is an evening of historical, literary, and ecological perspective on the oyster and/or gastronomic bliss. The proceeds from this evening, including those from the silent auction and book sales, benefit the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
guest celebrities: Chris Schlesinger, Nina Wemyss |
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| time: | 6:30 - 8:00 | ||
| price: | $150 | ||
| location: | Martha's Vineyard Museum | ||
| Available tickets remaining for on-line purchase: 66 | |||
Saturday |
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301: adventures with an affineur, cheese seminar |
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| date: | 10/13/07 | Travel around the cheese tray with Ihsan Gurdal, co-owner and manager Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge and Boston’s South End and Formaggio Essex Market in New York. Traveling around the United States and Europe to work with celebrated cheese makers and affineurs, bringing an unparalleled selection to his shops, Ihsan has introduced many hand crafted cheeses to the US for the first time. In this seminar, he will share some of them with us. guest celebrities: Ihsan Gurdal |
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| time: | 10:30 - 11:30 | ||
| price: | $75 | ||
| location: | The Harbor View Hotel | ||
| Available tickets remaining for on-line purchase: 59 | |||
Oyster Grower Boat Rides |
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| date: | 10/13/07 | leave from Memorial or North Wharf | |
| time: | 11:00 - 12:30 | ||
| price: | no charge | ||
| location: | Memorial or North Wharf | ||
302: Great Green Wines: absolutely worth the trouble |
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| date: | 10/13/07 | and here’s the wine, not pudding, to prove it! This seminar will take the form of a panel discussion about the greening of wines on many levels and what it means to each of the participating wineries. The discussion will be accompanied by a tasting of these stellar green wines. guest celebrities: Jonathon Alsop, Ted Edwards, Chris Minchin |
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| time: | 11:30 - 12:30 | ||
| price: | $75 | ||
| location: | Alchemy Restaurant | ||
| Available tickets remaining for on-line purchase: 30 | |||
303: The Merits of Merlot: so much for Sideways |
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| date: | 10/13/07 | This panel discussion will be accompanied by a tasting from each of the participating wineries. The topic will be about the Merits of Merlot. This varietal took a heavy hit in the movie Sideways, but this seminar and tasting will prove to your palate that Merlot should not be maligned. guest celebrities: Michael Brehart, Geoffrey Fallon, Nina Wemyss |
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| time: | 11:30 - 12:30 | ||
| price: | $65 | ||
| location: | Lure | ||
| Available tickets remaining for on-line purchase: 30 | |||
304: The Terroir of Olive Oil |
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| date: | 10/13/07 | Emmanuel Daskalakis, of Aralia Olive Oils, will lead this seminar on one the most important ingredients in your kitchen. guest celebrities: Emmanuel Daskalakis |
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| time: | 12:30 - 1:30 | ||
| price: | $60 | ||
| location: | Harbor View Hotel | ||
| Available tickets remaining for on-line purchase: 50 | |||
305: Sumptuous Stroll |
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| date: | 10/13/07 | Slip your tether, and come sate your senses. Taste the triumphs of many great chefs, watch one of the four cooking demos featured throughout the afternoon. Swirl, sniff, and sip some spectacular wine, slurp a local oyster, gorge on something great off a green grill, discover a new restaurant: Bacchanalian bliss or hedonistic heaven, . . . you decide. Christian Thornton will be giving cooking demos on the demonstration stage among others. guest celebrities: Kevin Crowell, Christian Thornton |
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| time: | 1:00 - 5:00 | ||
| price: | $90 | ||
| location: | Martha's Vineyard Museum | ||
| Available tickets remaining for on-line purchase: 517 | |||
306: There'll be no Wining |
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| date: | 10/13/07 | The no-wine, wine and food festival event. Learn about the History of the Cocktail as artfully presented by Garrett Harker and Jackson Cannon of Eastern Standard. Add some fun and panache to your next cocktail party. guest celebrities: Jackson Cannon, Garrett Harker |
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| time: | 5:30 - 6:30 | ||
| price: | $55 | ||
| location: | Coach House Bar, Harbor View Hotel | ||
| Available tickets remaining for on-line purchase: 26 | |||
307: Return to the salon |
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| date: | 10/13/07 | Jody Adams, award-winning chef and co-owner of Rialto in Boston and author of In the Hands of a Chef, will delight your senses, both gastronomic and visual, with her respect for ingredients, in both flavor and color, and soulful cooking. In the spectacular setting of this private home, you will be joined by Nina Wemyss, distinguished wine historian, known internationally for her sparkling, informative lectures on wine and civilization. Wines from Swanson Vineyards will be the ultimate pairing for this delightful dinner. guest celebrities: Jody Adams, Nina Wemyss |
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| time: | 7:00 - 'till | ||
| price: | $500 | ||
| location: | Private Residence | ||
| Available tickets remaining for on-line purchase: 10 | |||
308: Food, wine, and word |
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| date: | 10/13/07 | Enjoy an expansive evening of food, wine and mind in a private home with breath taking views. This father and son event will be an evening to remember and boast about. Ward Just, brilliant novelist and author of Forgetfulness, An Unfinished Season, and Echo House, will welcome you and introduce his son, Ian Just, chef /owner of Les Zygomates and Sorriso in Boston. Ian’s food has been called “one of the best reasons to visit New England.” Ian’s food will be accompanied by the wines of Stags'Leap Winery, and Howard Imber will lead you through the wines and their pairings. guest celebrities: Ian W. Just, Ward Just |
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| time: | 7:00 - 'till | ||
| price: | $500 | ||
| location: | Private Residence | ||
| Available tickets remaining for on-line purchase: 18 | |||
Sunday |
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401: An elegant brunch, both decadent and green |
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| date: | 10/14/07 | End your first Martha’s Vineyard Annual Harvest weekend on this high note. | Tickets will go on sale for this event September 14th, 2007 |
| time: | 11:00 - 1:00 | ||
| price: | $200 | ||
| location: | TBA | ||