


			This year, discover Big Taste, as Blackberry Farm hosts another impressive roster of today’s most exciting chefs and vintners for an unforgettable array of Food & Wine events in 2010. We invite you to savor field-fresh flavors and one-on-one interactions with distinguished guests from the culinary and wine world. Be part of our biggest year of Food & Wine yet — and part of truly groundbreaking gastronomy inside the inspirational centerpiece of our vibrant FarmStead, The Barn. January 7-10, Taste of the South Ashley Christensen, Poole’s Diner, Raleigh, NC Edward Lee, 610 Magnolia, Louisville, KY John Shields and Karen Urie, Town House, Chilhowie, VA Joe Truex, Repast, Atlanta, GA Larry Turley, Turley Wine Cellars, Templeton, CA Danny Meyer, Union Square Hospitality Group, New York, NY Julian Van Winkle, Old Rip Van Winkle, Frankfurt, KY February 5-7, New World Truffles Rocky Maselli, Marché, Eugene, OR Charles LeFevre, New World Truffieres, Eugene, OR Leslie Scott, Oregon Truffle Festival, Eugene, OR Josh Bergström, Bergström Wines, Newberg, OR March 18-21, Hospice du Rhone André Brunel, Les Cailloux, Chateauneuf du Pape, France Chris Ringland, Chris Ringland Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia Paul Lato, Paul Lato Wines, Santa Maria, CA Scott Hawley, Torrin Wines, Paso Robles, CA Sondra Bernstein and John Toulze, the girl & the fig, Sonoma, CA John Alban, Alban Vineyards, Hospice du Rhone c0-founder, Edna Valley, CA April 15-18, Mom-a-Licious Hands on Cooking School featuring Domenica Catelli, Cookbook Author and Culinary Instructor May 16-19, Glorious Cheese Laura Werlin, Award-Winning Author and Cheese Enthusiast Adam Spannaus, Cheesemaker, Blackberry Farm May 20-23, Bastianich's Italy Joe Bastianich, Babbo, Lupa and more…, New York, NY Brandini La Morra, La Mozza and Bastianich Wines, Italy with musical performances by Joe Bastianich and Frank Manzi June 24-27, Garden and Gun Music and Literary Weekend Chris Thile and the Punch Brothers Band Garden and Gun Editor Sid Evans Author Julia Reed Blackberry Farm Chef Team Thomas Brown, Rivers-Marie, Outpost and Maybach, Napa, CA June 27-30, Brock Party Sean Brock, McCrady’s Restaurant, Charleston, SC July 18-21, Smoky Mountain Table Blackberry Farm Master Gardener John Coykendall, Garden Manager Jeff Ross and Chef Joseph Lenn Garen and Shari Staglin, Staglin Family Vineyard, Rutherford, CA July 24, Emmylou Harris at Blackberry Farm The Music in the Mountains Series at Blackberry Farm has added a legend to the list – Emmylou Harris will be performing an exclusive show just for our guests in The Barn this Summer! Singer, songwriter and storyteller, Emmylou Harris will take the stage Saturday, July 24, at 9pm for an intimate set of her favorite songs. Her performance will also benefit The Ark: A Crossroads Community Foundation, an organization that pairs formerly homeless individuals and at-risk youth with dogs and cats from shelters. This evening is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear Emmylou’s trademark folk style with the perfect mix of rock and country to create a truly unique and unforgettable sound! August 1-4, Kitchen Full of Kids Hands-on Kids' Cooking Class featuring Cookbook Author and Culinary Instructor Helen DeFrance August 13-15, You Be the Judge Gail Simmons, Food & Wine Magazine and Top Chef Judge Jayson Pahlmeyer, Pahlmeyer, Napa, CA August 19-22, Appetite for Life Ashley Judd, Guest Host and Five & Alive Spokesperson Chef Suzanne Goin Chappellet Winery Chocolatier Katrina Markoff and more talent to be announced soon! August 30-September 1, DB Daniel Boulud, Restaurant Boulud, New York, NY Frédéric Engerer, Château Latour, Pauillac, France September 12-15, Hot and Hot Chris and Idie Hastings, Hot and Hot Fish Club, Birmingham, AL David Long, David Arthur Wines, Napa, CA December 2-5, Wine Geek 101 Blackberry Farm Sommelier Andy Chabot