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Chef Emeril Lagasse

Q: What do you get when you put nearly 50 wine varieties, six beer vendors, a live band and about 30 restaurants in one large room?

A: An awesome Lehigh Valley Food & Wine Festival!

This past Friday and Saturday I spent my afternoons at Sands® Casino Resort Bethlehem and the Sands® Event Center tasting my way through the 4th Annual Lehigh Valley Food & Wine Festival.

Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem

Counting down to the Fourth Annual Lehigh Valley Food and Wine Festival at Sands Bethlehem Event Center May 31 – Jun 2, we’re giving away another Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem Prize Pack!

Enter to win one of two great prize packs courtesy of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem by a simple tweet!

Live Like a Local Outlets

We visited Lehigh Valley’s newest addition to fine shopping, The Outlets at Sands Bethlehem, in our “Live Like a Local with George” web series.

You don’t have to travel as far you probably think to visit Coach, DKNY, Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger and more. The Outlets is conveniently located at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem and is a perfect place to visit after dinner, before a show at The Sands Bethlehem Event Center or after you hit that big jackpot.

When asked what we do here at Discover Lehigh Valley I often answer, “We sell fun”. That’s over simplification, but you get the idea. We want everyone to know all the cool things there are to see and do in our great region.

Others who are charged with sharing their knowledge of the area are the fine folks at our PennDot Keystone Welcome Centers. Last Thursday I had the pleasure of escorting Kathy and Abeda on a “mini-familiarization” tour and duplicated the tour on Friday for Anne, April, Johnnie and Chris.

Elite Eight

We’re down to the Elite Eight,  there are plenty of top seeds left but only one underdog remains dancing in Lehigh Valley Lunacy, which began March 1st.

As we get down to the end of the tournament, voting for the rounds won’t last as long, so spread the word!

Sweet Sixteen

We’re officially down to the Sweet Sixteen, with upsets and close calls, there are plenty of favorites and underdogs left dancing in Lehigh Valley Lunacy.

The Second Round Recap:

Round Two

Lehigh Valley Lunacy continues. It’s pretty simple. There remain 32 participants, broken into four regions, Play, Stay, Eat and Events.

It’s March, time to start the Madness Lunacy! Let’s see who’s going to continue on!

Lehigh Valley Lunacy

Introducing the 2013 Lehigh Valley Lunacy Bracket! It’s pretty simple. There are 64 participants, broken into four regions, Play, Stay, Eat and Events.

It’s March, time to start the Madness Lunacy! Let’s see who’s going to win!

ResturantMadness

As winter comes to a close and we anticipate spring, one thing comes to mind – March Madness! We are all guilty of filling out our brackets, looking for that upset that no one else predicts, and waiting for Cinderella to find her slipper.

Tasty Talk in the Official Visitors Guide

Well look no further than Discover Lehigh Valley’s Official Visitors Guide!

It doesn’t matter if you are living locally or coming to Lehigh Valley to visit, this guide is a must have resource and we’ve got 250,000 copies to move out of here. I have had the pleasure (and pains) of putting together this 56-page magazine annually for the last 12 years. It is chockfull of information about Lehigh Valley. All-in-all there are 130 attractions, 54 shops, 92 restaurants, 44 coupons, 70 places to spend the night and over 50 events listed to choose from.

Also included are …