Chelsea Market After Dark to Kick-Off the 2009 Food Network New York City Wine &...

Chelsea Market After Dark to Kick-Off the 2009 Food Network New York City Wine
& Food Festival Presented by Food & Wine and Travel+Leisure Magazines

Mark Your Calendars for Thursday, October 8th

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Appropriately taking place at Food Network
headquarters, Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival founder and
director Lee Schrager is pleased to announce the return of Chelsea Market
After Dark, presented by Food Network, hosted by Guy Fieri and Sandra Lee.
Taking place this Columbus Day weekend, all of the proceeds from the Festival
will again benefit the hunger-relief organizations Food Bank For New York City
and Share Our Strength(R).

"Chelsea Market is Food Network's home, and we are excited to have our viewers
and fans experience it all with Chelsea Market After Dark," said Brooke
Johnson, President, Food Network. "With this event, the second year of the
Food Network NYC Wine & Food Festival will be off and running - another
fabulous weekend of food, wine and fun."

"We couldn't be happier to be in the home of our title sponsor Food Network to
kick-off the weekend," says Schrager. "If you like to visit Chelsea Market
during its regular hours, join us when it really heats up for Chelsea Market
After Dark."

Chelsea Market's history dates back to the 1890s, and today it has become a
key part of the Meatpacking District, serving as home to some of New York
City's finest food purveyors and restaurants. Chelsea Market After Dark is
the perfect backdrop for an evening feasting on small plates and plenty of
wines from Georges Duboeuf. Join Food Network's off-the-hook personality Guy
Fieri (Diners, Drive-ins and Dives) as he hosts the Knucklehead Bar serving up
specialty cocktails with flair bartenders, plus live music and signature
dishes. Also joining in on the fun is witty and sophisticated Sandra Lee
(Sandra's Money Saving Meals), who is no stranger to hosting the perfect party
- here it includes a DJ, custom dance floor and specialty cocktails from the
Sidney Frank Importing Company portfolio. Also stop by the Food Network
lounge featuring a sneak preview opportunity to play their 'Food Network: Cook
or Be Cooked' game for the Wii, debuting this fall. With some of the city's
finest eateries, caterers, food purveyors and wineries offering their best,
going to the market has never been more exhilarating.

Enjoy samplings from the following participants: Amy's Bread, Bowery Kitchen
Supply, Buddakan, Buonitalia, Chelsea Market Baskets, Chelsea Thai, Chelsea
Wine Vault, Dickson's Farmstand Meats, Eleni's, Fat Witch Bakery, Friedman's
Lunch / Chelsea Catering, Gramercy Park Flower Shop, Hale & Hearty Soups,
Imports from Marrakesh LTD., L'Arte del Gelato, Manhattan Fruit Exchange,
Morimoto, Ninth Street Espresso, Ronnybrook Milk Bar, Ruthy's Bakery,
SaraBeth's Bakery, T Salon, The Green Table / The Cleaver Company, The Lobster
Place, and 202.

Get your tickets to the 2009 Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival
now! Ticket information and the full line-up of new and returning events can
be found at www.nycwineandfoodfestival.com, or by calling 866.969.2933. For
more Festival updates follow founder and director Lee Schrager on Twitter,
www.twitter.com/Lee_Schrager.

About the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival
The 2009 Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival is produced by
Karlitz & Company and Southern Wine & Spirits of New York. Southern Wine &
Spirits of New York is also the exclusive provider of wine and spirits at the
Festival. Hosted by and benefiting the Food Bank For New York City and Share
Our Strength(R), 100% of the Festival's net proceeds go toward helping these
community based organizations fight hunger.

About The Food Bank For New York City
The Food Bank For New York City recognizes 26 years as the city's major
hunger-relief organization working to end food poverty throughout the five
boroughs. Through its network of more than 1,000 food assistance programs, the
Food Bank provides 300,000 free meals a day to New Yorkers in need. In
addition, the Food Bank continues to mobilize its efforts to end hunger and
increase access to affordable, nutritious food for low-income New Yorkers
through direct services, benefits access, and nutrition education. For
additional information, go to foodbanknyc.org.

About Share Our Strength
Share Our Strength(R) is the leading national organization working to make
sure no kid in America grows up hungry. By weaving together a net of community
groups, activists and food programs, Share Our Strength catches children at
risk of hunger and ensures they have nutritious food where they live, learn
and play. Working closely with the culinary industry, Share Our Strength
creates engaging, pioneering programs like Share Our Strength's Taste of the
Nation(R), the nation's premier culinary benefit; Share Our Strength's Great
American Bake Sale(R), a national grassroots effort; Share Our Strength's A
Tasteful Pursuit(R), a touring dinner series; Share Our Strength's Great
American Dine Out(R), a week-long program involving thousands of restaurants
nationwide; and Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline(R), a cooking-based
nutrition education program. Visit Strength.org.

SOURCE Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival

Robin Insley Associates, +1-212-849-8256, robin@robininsleyassociates.com,
kai@robininsleyassociates.com, for Food Network New York City Wine & Food
Festival