Press Releases

February 15, 2008      Top Local Chefs Star in Date Festival Cooking Demonstrations

February 15, 2008      Deadline for Chef Competition Entries, February 29, 2008

February 25, 2008      Judge's Announced for this year's Date Chef Competition

March 3, 2008             Deadline Extended to March 21 for Date Chef Competition Entries

April 9, 2008                Fifteen Chefs Selected as Finalists for Date Chef Competition

April 21, 2008              Tickets Still Available for Date Chef Competition

April 27, 2008              Four Top Coachella Valley Chefs Win 2008 Date Chef Competition

May 1, 2008                Local Students Win Dates Are Great Art Contest

July 31, 2008              Ninth Annual Date Chef Competition Set for April 19, 2009

October 1, 2008         California Dates a Participant at Art of Food & Wine Event

December 5, 2008      New California Dates Education Brochure Now Available for Schools

January 19, 2009       Official Call for Entries, 9th Annual Date Chef Competition

January 26, 2009       Nine top Area Chefs prepare Innovative Dishes at Date Festival

April 19, 2009             Five Top California Chefs Win Awards at 2009 Date Chef Competition