This year?s Bermuda Culinary Arts Festival promises a stellar line-up of celebrity chefs, and mouth-watering food and wine.

Tickets for the festival to be held between October 21 and 24 are already available at www.boxoffice.bm .

?We are bringing the hottest cooking styles and some of the world?s most famous chefs to the doorstep of every culinary fan on the Island,? said Graham Redford, managing director of Total Marketing and Communications Ltd.

This year?s festival will feature Bermuda?s first Viking Village sponsored by Bermuda Gas and Viking Equipment. This village, to be constructed in the main showring of the Botanical Gardens, will consist of six large tents that will house three kitchen studios custom designed by Design Associates, a BBQ demo kitchen, and a massive grand tent which will feature local and international food product samplings and over 30 vineyards, offering over 150 different wines for people to sample.

The finals of the Bermuda Fish Chowder Competition and the Escoffier Cup will be held in the village.

?We are very excited about the finals of the Escoffier Cup as again for the first time in Bermuda, the 4 semi finalists will be battling against each other side by side Iron Chef Style for the title of Bermuda?s Best Chef 2005,? said Mr. Redford. Internationally renowned wine experts Lisa Peju and Amy Reiley will also be on hand to conduct wine seminars and share their expertise on the fascinating subject of wines.

Other popular events will be Chillin & Grillin at the Bermuda Aquarium & Zoo where a number of international celebrity chefs will prepare their signature dishes, and there will also be Winemaker Dinners at various restaurants around the Island. ?This is an amazing opportunity for all Bermudians to come out and support this home-grown event, taste some delicious food prepared by the world?s best chefs and sample the largest selection of wines ever presented in one location in Bermuda,? said Mr. Redford.

Topping the list of culinary celebrities will be festival host Anthony Bourdain, author of Kitchen Confidential, a world-wide best selling novel about life behind the scenes in a restaurant?s kitchen.

Others will include:

Clay Conley, Azul at Mandarin Oriental, Miami;

Todd English who has a string of ?Olives? restaurants around the United States,

Laurence and Michael Gottlieb, Gottlieb?s, Savannah, Georgia,

Rahman Harper, B Smith?s Union Station, Washington D.C.;

Cindy Hutson, Ortanique, Coral Gables, Miami;

Dave Lieberman, host of Food Network?s ?Good Deal with Dave Lieberman?;

Michael Lomonaco, host of Disney Channel?s ?Epicurious? and chef from Windows on the World

Pino Maffeo, Restaurant L, Boston, Massachusetts

Tom Parlo, Mandarin Oriental, Miami

Richard Sandoval, Pampano, New York City

Rick Tramonto, Tru, Chicago, Illinois

For more information on the Bermuda Culinary Arts Festival, a schedule of events and ticket sales, visit www.bermudaculinaryarts.com