THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, March 2, 1995 TAG: 9503010034
SECTION: FLAVOR PAGE: F3 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: Morsels
SOURCE: Ruth Fantasia
LENGTH: Medium: 57 lines
THEY SAY armies travel on their bellies.
From the looks of the mail, tour companies want us to do the same. Food festivals and culinary tours are among the hottest offerings in the travel industry.
Here's a sampling:
Join television chef Martin Yan on the 1995 Hong Kong Food Festival Culinary Tour from Orient-USA. Flights depart from San Francisco on March 9 and from Los Angeles on March 16 for a nine-day excursion to Hong Kong, Shenzen and Macau. Prices start at $2,499. Call (415) 343-2977.
The Radisson Empire Hotel and restaurants in New York City offer culinary tours based on six cuisines. Check in at the Radisson and choose from Oriental, Caribbean, Mediterranean, soul food, musical feasts and native New York. Participants receive a brochure and special prices at selected restaurants. Call (800) 333-3333.
Club Med has created week-long food and wine festivals at four of its most inviting resorts. The first will be from April 1 to 8 at Club Med-Bora Bora in Tahiti and features Jean-Louis Palladin, chef of Jean-Louis at the Watergate in Washington, D.C. The second will be from April 22 to 29 at Club Med-Columbus Isle in the Bahamas. Club Med-Sandpiper in Port St. Lucie, Fla., will be the site of the third week, from May 13 to 20. Club Med-Huatulco in Santa Cruz, Mexico, from May 27 through June 3, will end the series. Each tour will include wine tastings, discussions and hands-on cooking demonstrations. Cost: $350 per person, plus the normal package rates for a stay. Call (212) 977-2100.
And finally, Food and Wine Magazine Classic at Aspen will be from June 16 to 18. It will feature famed chefs Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, Patricia Wells and Giuliano Bugialli. Festivities include culinary instruction, wine tastings and food samplings. Registration is $475. Call (800) 494-6395.
Local chefs on TV
If you want to know the secrets of local chefs, tune in to WHRO television from 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday.
Between episodes of PBS' ``Cooking With Master Chefs,'' area chefs will demonstrate cooking techniques live from the station's Norfolk studio.
Chefs include Sydney Meers of the Dumbwaiter in Norfolk, Tim O'Connor of the Trellis in Williamsburg, and Amy Brandt of the Lucky Star and Angelo Serpe of Pasta e Pani, both in Virginia Beach. The locals will share a few gourmet secrets and recipes.
Hold for the beef
I love life's little ironies.
While on hold with a call to the American Dietetic Association, I listened to``Hoedown'' from Aaron Copland's ``Rodeo'' - also the music for the advertising campaign ``Beef: It's What's for Dinner.'' by CNB