This year the azcentral.com Food & Wine Experience was held at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. General admission tickets were $90 a day or $150 for two days. VIP Tickets were $120 a day. The VIPs got one hour early admission and use of the VIP lounge that offered light bites, better wines and air conditioned restrooms. Around 65 restaurants participated and there were around 200 wines, beers and sprits.
The headliner for Saturday was Mario Batali. He was present for an optional additional lunch service and participated on a discussion panel. His new cookbook was given out to early ticket buyers and he was around to sign his book.
The headliner for Sunday was Scott Conant. He did a cooking demo and prepared big juicy ribeye steaks.
Overall a great time was had by all.
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