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The Taste Ticket Winners Announced

By Katherine Spiers
September 1, 2011
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Though we expected to only give away one pair of tickets to The Tastein our contest, KCET Food is happy to announce that we have seven winners! And those lucky readers are:NatalieNatalie
debra
Quiche La Poodle
RebekahS
ksmitty
merr
laprodguy

Congratulations, food lovers! You've each won two tickets to Secrets from the Kitchen & Cellar, held in the old Robinson's-May parking lot on Wilshire Boulevard this Saturday, September 3rd. It will include demonstrations and tastings by Scott Conant, Michael Voltaggio, Celestino Drago, Claire Robinson and Aarti Sequeira; a live interview of Ludo and Krissy Lefebvre by Russ Parsons; two different wine seminars; and over 60 food and drink stalls offering unlimited samples. You won't go home hungry.

The Taste is a four-day festival of food and wine presented by the Los Angeles Times and Food & Wine magazine. Events held around town will include panel discussions, food truck lots, cooking demonstrations and wine tastings. Tickets are still available here. Go have some foodie fun!

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