Calendar of Events

Nation's Restaurant News,  Oct 28, 2002  

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Nation's Restaurant News compiles a calendar listing events of interest to the foodservice industry. Please send items to be included in the calendar to Calendar Editor, Nation's Restaurant News, 425 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022.

Oct. 28, 2002

The Women's Foodservice Forum will host a Regional Connects networking session in Irvine, Calif. For more information on the event, call (312) 673-5995 or visit online at www.womensfoodserviceforum.com.

Oct. 29, 2002

Wines from Spain will host a "Great Match: Wine and Tapas" tasting at the Galleria Atrium in Phoenix. For more information on the event, call (866) 402-5950 or visit online at www.greatmatch.org.

Oct. 29, 2002

The New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association will host the Hospitality Expo 2002 at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H. For more information call (603) 228-9585 or visit online at www.nhlra.com.

Nov. 1-3, 2002

The 16th annual Christmas Festival will be held at Boston's World Trade Center to benefit Starlight Children's Foundation. For more information call (617) 536-3400.

Nov. 3-5, 2002

Expo Comida Latina, the Hispanic Food & Beverage Show, will debut at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event will serve foodservice and retail buyers that cater to the Hispanic-American market. For more information on the event call Lee Graffius at (207) 842-5520 or visit online at www.divbusiness.com.

Nov. 3-5, 2002

The International West Coast Seafood Show will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. For more information call (972) 620-3021 or visit online at www.westcoastseafood.com.

Nov. 4, 2002

The Vermont Lodging & Restaurant Association will host the Vermont Lodging and Restaurant Showcase at the Sheraton Burlington Conference Center in Burlington, Vt. For more information call (800) 366-8572 or visit online at www.visitvt.com.

Nov. 4-6, 2002

The Southeastern Restaurant, Foodservice & Beverage Show will be held at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta. For more information call (404) 873-4482 or visit online at www.ghta.com.

Nov. 8-10, 2002

Coffee Fest will present Coffee Fest Seattle and the Specialty Coffee Business Seminar at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle. For more information on the event, contact David Heilbrunn at (206) 232-2982 or visit online at www.coffeefest.com.

Nov 8-12, 2002

The 39th annual International Hotel & Restaurant Association Congress and the 87th annual International Hotel-Motel & Restaurant Show will run concurrently at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. The congress will be held Nov. 8-11; the show will be held Nov. 9-12. For more information on the congress, contact Beatrice Maraval at 33-(0)-144-89-94-06 or visit online at www.ih-ra.com/events. For more information on the show, contact Christian Falkenberg at (914) 421-3296 or visit online at www.ihmrs.com.

Nov. 10, 2002

The 16th annual James Beard Foundation Holiday Auction and Dinner, themed "Truly Tuscan," will be held at the Essex House Hotel in New York. For more information call (800) 36-BEARD or visit online at www.jamesbeard.org.

Nov. 10-12, 2002

The 13th annual Restaurant Finance & Development Conference will be held at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. For more information call (800) 528-3296.

Nov. 12, 2002

Gruppo Ristoratori Italiani, the trade association of Italian restaurateurs in the United States, will host the annual Vino e Cucina event, its largest fund-raiser for culinary scholarships, at the Toy Center in New York. For more information call (212) 262-2128.

Nov. 12-14, 2002

The Colorado Restaurant Association and U.S. Foodservice will host the Mountain Food & Equipment Show at the Keystone Conference Center in Keystone, Colo. For more information call Jessica Newman at (800) 522-2972 or Mark Wyatt at (303) 792-9230, Ext. 4724, or visit online at www.coloradorestaurant.com.

Nov. 14-17, 2002

Audi will present the third annual Las Vegas Odyssey show at the Neon Oasis hotel in Las Vegas. For more information call (702) 257-2345.

Nov. 16-18, 2002

Women Chefs & Restaurateurs will hold its annual conference at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge hotel in Cambridge, Mass. For more information call Melissa Mershon at (502) 583-3783 or visit online at www.chefnet.com/wcr.

Nov. 17-19, 2002

The International Food service Distribution Association will hold its Sales & Marketing Conference at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Amelia Island, Fla. For more information call (703) 532-9400 or visit online at www.fdi.org.

Nov. 20, 2002

The Roundtable of Food Professionals will hold a Mastermind Session titled "Public Enemy No. 1: Stress" at Tagine Dining Gallery in New York. For more information call (212) 252-3762.

Nov. 26, 2002

The French Culinary Institute will host the second installment of its Literary Wine & Dine Lecture series with author and Brasserie Les Halles chef Anthony Bourdain. The series will be held at the FCI's International Culinary Theater in New York. The event will include dinner at L'Ecole, The FCT's on-campus restaurant. For more information call (888) FCI-CHEF or visit online at www.frenchculinary.com.