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ENJOYING

Savannah
F OOD & W INE F E S T IVA L

ON A BUDGET?

EVENT No. 1
Take a Class!
What better way to start off your week long culinary experience than by diving in, head first. Instead
of picking up a tasty treat from a server’s tray, why not make one yourself. These three hour classes are
NOT, I repeat NOT, for those only with cooking experience. No need to feel intimidated because you
only know how to boil water. Wherever you are in your culinary expertise, you will walk out feeling
like you might actually know more than you walked in with. Great Wine, wonderful conversation, and
enjoying the fruits of your labor sounds like a great way to experience food in Savannah.

My recommendation…take the PASTA class.
Oh, and tell the chef I sent you.

Mansion on Forsyth Park / 700 Cooking School
$55pp AM - $85pp PM

A Thrifty Person’s Guide
www.savannahfoodandwinefest.com/700-kitchen-cooking-school.html

to Enjoying the Savannah
Food & Wine Festival
If I had my way, I would rename the title of this
article to “A Thrifty Person’s Guide to Enjoying
the Savannah Food & Wine Festival”, because
even if I were swimming in my lap pool of
$20’s and $100’s, I know I would still find
myself working to find the balance between
luxury and economy, employing the philosophy of “Quality, not Quantity” as a way of life.
So for this reason, I write this to all you thrifty
people out there.

By Kerilyn Russo

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This year’s Festival is no different for me, to enjoy
the breath that the festival has to offer without feeling
spent, both physically and yes, financially. I liken
going to a Food & Wine Festival with a golf tournament. You gear up to do a whole lot of walking,
standing around, and mingling, the only difference
(albeit the tasty difference) is you get to partake in
the culinary delights that Savannah has to offer. For
the thrifty minded, I’m going to suggest three events
and one splurge that will leave you feeling like you
enjoyed the festival, without feeling like you missed
something because you didn’t do it ALL.

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