Seattle Cheese Festival May 15, 2010

Schedule:10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Cheese Showcase - Pike Place, main thoroughfare10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Cooking Demonstrations - Pike And Stewart10:30am, 12:00 noon, 1:30pm, 3:00pm: Fresh Mozzarella Making Demo12:00 pm - 5:00pm: Wine Tasting - DeLaurenti Specialty Food And Wine12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Wine Garden - Pike Place, main thoroughfareSeminar Schedule:9:00am-10:30am: Artisanal Cheese Pioneers Pave the Way - Presenters: Alison Hooper and Mary KeehnWho were some of the founding Fathers and Mothers of the American cheese movement and how did they get where they are today? Allison Hooper and Mary Keehn, Grande Dames of the American Cheese World, will be here to discuss the cheese renaissance in this country with regards to where theyve been, how they got where they are today, and what their expectations are for the future.Admission: $3511:00am-12:30pm: An Affineurs Tale from the Savoie - Presenter: Laura DuboulozLaura Dubouloz, who works in the caves of the famous Herve Mons, came to the caves with a wealth of information and an inherited passion for cheese. She brings with her, her Father, Jacques, who taught her everything she knows about the practice of ripening cheeses. Lauras Grandfather built the caves in Annecy, in the Savoie region of France, and sold them at the local farmers markets like his son does to this day.Admission: $351:00pm-2:30pm: Whats the Right Price for the Cheese? - Presenter: Debra DickersonDebra Dickerson will lead an esteemed panel of persons from the merchandising cheese world to discuss just how a cheese gets its price. From the hands of the maker, to the farmers market, to the customer; or from the maker, to the distributor, to the retailer, to the customer there are numerous factors that are taken into account in establishing what price is deemed appropriateAdmission: $35