Get a jump start on your April wining and dining plans with this list of noteworthy events around the country. If you're still working on this month, jump back to the March events calendar. As always, let me know of must-add events I've overlooked.


Featured Event: Taste of the Nation Boston                         
April 4-5, 2007

As I mentioned in the last calendar, Share Our Strength is hosting its annual Taste of the Nation Boston. All ticket sales directly aid the fight against childhood hunger. This Taste will feature over 70 of Boston's best restaurants, over 30 wineries, Samuel Adams, silent auction, live bands, and leading Boston chefs including Andy Husbands and Jody Adams.



April Calendar of Events

March 28-April 1	Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival	Austin, TX
April 4-5	Taste of the Nation	Boston, MA
April 9-28	World Gourmet Summit	Singapore
April 10-15	29th Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival	Scottsdale, AZ
April 11-15	Taste of Vail	Vail, CO
April 12-14	Florida Wine Festival	Tallahassee, FL
April 14	33rd Annual UNLVino	Las Vegas, NV
April 14	32nd Annual World Catfish Festival (Maybe you can be Miss Catfish!)	Belzoni, MI
April 14	The Great Grapes Wine, Arts & Food Festival	Reston, VA
April 14-15	Taste Washington Seattle	Seattle, WA
April 19	7th Annual A Taste of St. Croix (Mmm, gourmet food in the caribbean.)	St. Croix US Virgin Islands
April 19-22, 26-29	15th Annual Crawfish Festival	Biloxi, MI
April 20-21	Alabama Crawfish Festival	Faunsdale, AL
April 21	Hot Springs Wine, Food & Fine Arts Festival	Thermopolis, WY
April 21	Taste of Chinatown	New York, NY
April 21-22	Blossom Festival Dessert Party	Hood River, OR
April 22	Château Julien Vintage Affair	Carmel, CA
April 22-28	Pittsburgh Wine Festival	Pittsburgh, PA
April 25-29	Dallas Wine & Food Festival	Dallas, TX
April 26-29	Florida Winefest & Auction	Sarasota, FL
April 26-29	St. Michael’s Wine and Food Festival	St. Michael's, MD
April 28	24th Annual International Beer Festival	San Francisco, CA
April 28	Lake Country Wine Festival	Clarksville, VA
April 28-29	11th Annual National Cornbread Festival (I personally need to go to this one -- my cornbread-making skills are severely lacking.)	South Pittsburg, TN

Update to March Calendar of Events: Share our Strength Benefit
March 19, 2007

Visit Chiara Bistro in Westwood, MA, on Monday, March 19, for a seven-course benefit dinner featuring dishes by Chiara chefs Steven LaCount and Joe Rocco, Lumiere chef-owner Michael Leviton, Catch's chef Chris Parsons and Coriander Bistro’s Kevin Crawley. Tickets cost $200 and all proceeds benefit Share Our Strength. Call Chiara at (781) 461-8118 for tickets.