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Presented by Visa Signature®, and produced by the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, SF Chefs 2012, San Francisco’s food, wine and spirits festival returns, July 30 – August 5! Mingle with the Bay Area’s finest chefs, bar stars, and wine experts in the epicenter of culinary inspiration – San Francisco! The legendary Union Square will be transformed into a culinary wonderland and urban garden party. A thrilling selection of wines and spirits offers the perfect accompaniment to showcase dishes from San Francisco’s most coveted chefs including Gary Danko, Charles Phan, Traci Des Jardins, Tyler Florence, Hubert Keller, Emily Luchetti, Craig Stoll, David Lawrence, Thomas McNaughton, Joanne Weir, Dominique Crenn, Staffan Terje, Perry Hoffman, Ryan Scott, Martin Yan and many more! With classes, demonstrations, tastings, competitions, parties and the Food Arts Industry Series – there’s something for every palate! Preview dinners and demos begin in May. www.sfchefsfoodwine.com

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Our Mission: Cochon 555 is a one-of-a-kind traveling culinary competition and tasting event–five chefs, five pigs, five wine makers–to promote sustainable farming of heritage breed pigs. Each stop along the ten-city tour offers hard-working local farmers

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