Meet Celebrity Chefs at the Savor Borgata Event

This year's Savor Borgata at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey takes place on November 13. The event centers on a taste of France, Italy and Spain with food from some of the Borgata's finest chefs, including Wolfgang Puck, Geoffrey Zakarian (as seen on "Chopped"), Michael Schulson and more.

This year, each restaurant will have its own culinary station, offering guests the exclusive opportunity to interact with Wolfgang Puck (Wolfgang Puck American Grille), Michael Mina (SEABLUE, A Michael Mina Restaurant), Michael Schulson (Izakaya – A Modern Japanese Pub), Stephen Kalt (FORNELLETTO Cucina & Wine Bar), Geoffrey Zakarian (The Water Club at Borgata), Romeo DiBona (Old Homestead Steak House), Ron Ross (Borgata Executive Chef) and Thaddeus DuBois (Borgata Executive Pastry Chef), while sampling each chef's unique approach to Mediterranean cuisine. The event will have a beer garden with pairings that complement the Mediterranean atmosphere of the evening. Julie Powell author of the New York Times Best-Selling book-into-movie, "Julie & Julia" will also join the event for a signing. This event is open to the public and guests will have the chance to mingle and interact one-on-one with the chefs, while sampling signature menu items. Tickets, priced at $100 per person, and are now on sale. Borgata is also offering a VIP ticket (priced at $150) that includes early admission to the event among a limited crowd and a gift bag with an autographed copy of "Julie & Julia". Hotel packages for Saturday, November 13, 2010 start at $449 and include an overnight stay in a Classic Room, two tickets, and entrance to MIXX and mur.mur nightclubs. Tickets can be purchased at www.theborgata.com or by calling 1.866.900.4TIX (4849).

NBC Food Stylist Bianca Henry Hosts Food Events Weekend

The Ritz-Carlton's Culinary Center at the Ritz-Carlton Cancun is bringing in NBC Today Show food stylist Bianca Henry for the "Food & Style weekend" to be held October 28-31, 2010. The classes will be taught in the state-of-the-art Viking-equipped kitchen at the Culinary Center, which has windows overlooking the Caribbean. Bianca and Rory Dunaway, the center's chef will explore the gastronomic traditions of ancient Mexico through a journey of flavors, aromas and colors that includes a visit to the local produce market. Culinary tourists will also be exposed to a selection of unique Mexican wines and will barbecue on the beach along with Bianca Henry after tasting the hotel's collection of tequilas. The program also includes a Mexican brunch, a visit to area restaurants and an evening dine-around at The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun's AAA five diamond restaurants with Bianca. The event is limited to only 16 people and available for $1,797 per couple which includes accommodations in a deluxe ocean view or oceanfront room.