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Ted Allen of Top Chef, Iron Chef America and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy will conduct a cooking demo at Taste Addison this Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Robert Mondavi Special Selection Discover Wine exhibit.

Mr. Allen, who is as easy to talk to as he seems on TV, has been working with the Napa Valley winery as an educational spokesman for about four years. "I have no intention of perpetuating wine snobbery," he said. He prefers talking to people who are not experts, people who just want to enjoy wine and be more comfortable buying and serving it.

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His advice is to "taste, taste, taste" in wine shops, restaurants and at festivals like Taste Addison and don't be afraid to ask for help at a retail store or restaurant.

Mr. Allen is excited to be working with the Mondavi winery because of Robert Mondavi's history and contribution of wine in America. The Discover Wine exhibit is a way to bring the excitement of harvest time, or the "crush," to people who don't live in wine country. The winery road show has an exhibit showing how wine is made, a tasting bar and a demo kitchen where Mr. Allen will be on Sunday.

Mr. Allen's had a bit of experience with Dallas and Dallasites. He spent nearly a month in Dallas filming three episodes of Queer Eye. He has also judged the work Dallas chefs both on Top Chef and Iron Chef America. He was particularly impressed with the Rathbun brothers, Kent and Kevin, who won against Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America. He noted that it is very hard for a challenger to beat the Iron Chef, but Kent and Kevin had the showmanship for TV and big, bold flavors in their food to impress the judges.

Rebecca Murphy

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Posted by Michelle @ 9:56 AM Wed, May 07, 2008

There will be wine tasting seminars featuring wines from Robert Mondavi Winery and Robert Mondavi Private Selection all weekend long (5/9-5/11).

Ted Allen will be at the Discover Wine with Robert Mondavi exhibit on Sunday, May 11th. His cooking demo is on the Taste Addison Main Stage at 2:00pm.

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