Get to the Berkshires for the Tanglewood Wine & Food Classic
Heading to Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer outpost in Lenox, MA, usually means classical music and a picnic. But from Thursday, August 7th–Sunday, August 10th, it also means the 2008 Tanglewood Wine & Food Classic, an annual foodie fest featuring a variety of delicious events. The main action takes place at Saturday's Grand Tasting, which features hundreds of wines to sip, many dishes to sample and hourly cooking demos by chefs like Beantown's Jeffrey Fournier of 51 Lincoln and Andy Husbands of Tremont 647 (noon–4 PM; $105 per person; Tanglewood grounds; see more details).
Other highlights include Thursday night's Gala Dinner & Wine Auction, with a menu prepared by chefs from NYC's Bar Boulud and local Lenox favorite, Wheatleigh, and an auction to benefit the BSO's youth and family programs (6 PM; $225 per person; the Seranak building at Tanglewood; reserve your spot). There are also wine and food seminars on Friday and Saturday (times vary; most cost $40 or $25 with Grand Tasting ticket; see seminar listing) and a Sunday brunch at Cheever Hill, a nearby farm with fantastic views (11:30 AM–1:30 PM; $100 per person; $125 paired with a lawn ticket for Sunday's concert at Tanglewood; prices include transportation to the farm; find out more).