Nashville will play host to a major foodie gathering this summer when The Food Network puts on the inaugural Southern Food & Wine Festival July 31-Aug. 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort.
The event will feature cooking demonstrations, tastings, competitions and chances to meet chefs and hosts from the Food Network stable. Attendees will be able to smell what's cooking in the kitchens of Good Eats host Alton Brown, Memphis barbecue titans Pat and Gina Neely, and Bobby and Jamie Deen, sons of Paula Deen who manage her Savannah, Ga. restaurant.
Local chefs will get in on the action, too; Seth Kondor of Old Hickory Steakhouse, Forrest Parker of Cascades Seafood Restaurant and Wasabi's and Laurie Potts of the Wildhorse Saloon will lead cooking demonstrations.
For ticket details and hotel packages visit Opryland Resort's site.
