Evening at the Festival (photo courtesy of Scottsdale Culinary Festival)

As the longest running festival of its kind in the United States, the Scottsdale Culinary Festival draws more than 40,000 visitors looking to enjoy fabulous food, fun and festivities (not to mention idyllic weather!) And its all for a good cause. Since 1992, the League has contributed more than $2.1 Million to support art and art education.

This year's festival will run from April 10th to April 15th. It will feature a host of events from cooking demonstrations by some the nation's top chefs to a one of a kind James Beard out of the house dinner. No matter what kind of culinary experience you crave, the Scottsdale Culinary Festival has something for everyone!

Bravo's Top Chef Winner-Ilan Hall will be at the 2007 Scottsdale Culinary Festival. He will be doing a cooking demonstration Saturday April 14 at Cooks and Corks and on Sunday April 15th, he will compete against top local valley chefs at the Challenge to the Chefs event during the Great Arizona Picnic.

For more details & info on purchasing tickets visit the Festval's web site: 29th Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival