THE GRAND WINE & FOOD AFFAIR SERVES
UP A UH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Endowment Will Benefit Hospitality Management Students at Hilton
College
HOUSTON, March 31, 2005—The Grand Wine & Food Affair
2005 is serving up a Texas-sized helping of great food and superlative
wine that will benefit the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton
College of Hotel & Restaurant Management. Organizers of the
annual five-day food and wine festival are creating an endowed scholarship
fund for UH students pursuing studies in hospitality management.
“We appreciate the involvement of The Grand Wine & Food
Affair and H. E. B Central Market, in choosing the University of
Houston’s Hilton College for a permanent scholarship,”
said John Bowen, dean of the Conrad N. Hilton College. “As
the competition for highly motivated students increases, more and
more scholarship support is needed to attract these young minds.”
In addition, the Hilton Foundation will match all proceeds applied
to the scholarship fund.
Formerly known as the Fort Bend Wine & Food Affair, The Grand
Wine & Food Affair 2005 is scheduled for April 27 through May
1, at the Sugar Land Marriott Town Square, 16090 City Walk, with
supporting events around Greater Houston.
Participants will enjoy a variety of entertaining events from winemaker
dinners, elegant grand tastings, a casual sip and stroll, cooking
demonstrations, wine seminars conducted by the world's wine authorities,
and an around-the-globe bistro brunch. Special guests include wine
expert Michael Broadbent, Kevin Zraly, the country’s top wine
educator, Karen MacNeil, author of “The Wine Bible,”
and 11th-generation Riedel dynasty heir Maximilian Riedel.
“In addition to the commitment from The Grand Wine & Food
Affair Director Keri Schmidt, I would like to thank Mr. Louis Garvin,
Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce president, for his vision in creating
this scholarship in order to cultivate high quality students for
our world-class Hospitality Management program,” said Bowen.
For additional information, call Larry Leonard at 713-743-1684.
For more information on the UH College of Hotel and Restaurant
Management, please visit www.hrm.uh.edu
For more information on The Grand Wine & Food Affair 2005,
please visit www.thegrandwineandfoodaffair.com.
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