Local Links | May 12, 2015

 

 

5 delicious things to know about the 2015 Lehigh Valley Food & Wine Festival | lehighvalleylive.com

6th Annual Lehigh Valley Food & Wine Festival will be held June 12 – 14, 2015 at Sands Bethlehem. This year’s event will feature:

  • Cooking Demo: Chef Chris Wilson, Emeril’s Homebase Culinary Director, assisted by Chef Tyler Baxter of The Bayou (Friday, May 29 at 2pm)
  • Wine Seminars with representatives from Antinori and Galen Glen Winery’s Sarah Troxell (Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31, at 12:30pm and 3pm)
  • Champagne and Spirits Tasting Room
  • Cigar Bar
  • Grand Tasting with an excellent variety of hors d’oeuvres, cold salads, plated samplers, sandwiches, and sweet treats — featuring over 20 over the area’s best restaurants!
  • Experience a fabulous weekend with a Grand Tasting featuring some of the Lehigh Valley’s premier restaurants and wine from around the world.

Moravian Book Shop opening second store in Downtown Allentown | lehighvalleylive.com

The nation’s oldest continuously operating book shop says the new location should be open for business in September.

WATCH: An aerial view of the White Cliffs of Conoy – LancasterOnline

Since they were opened up for public use last summer, the White Cliffs of Conoy have become a popular destination for hikers on the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail.

Lancaster Science Factory opens retail store inside hands-on museum – LancasterOnline

The Lancaster Science Factory has opened a dedicated retail store inside the hands-on technology and science center at 454 New Holland Ave.

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