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“FOODIES’ PACKAGE” NOW AVAILABLE AT HOLIDAY INN
SAN JUAN FOR SABOREA PUERTO RICO

ISLA VERDE, Puerto Rico (March 14, 2008) – Holiday Inn San Juan, host hotel of the first annual Saborea Puerto Rico culinary extravaganza, offers a “Foodies’ Package” for Saborea, to be held on the Blue Flag beach of Isla Verde in San Juan from April 4-6, 2008.  The Foodies’ Package features stylish accommodations and a special “goodies for foodies” bonus, a $10 food and beverage credit, per adult per night, in Fantasia Restaurant to enjoy the cuisine of Executive Chef Elvin Rosado, winner of the gold at Taste of Caribbean regional culinary competition in 2005.  Package also includes a free stay for up to two children under twelve years old, sharing same room with adults in existing bedding.  Further, complimentary daily round trip transportation between Holiday Inn San Juan and Saborea Puerto Rico will be provided to the event’s ticket holders. The package is $95.00 per person per night, based on double occupancy, plus government tax and resort fee, with a two-night minimum stay.  For reservations, call 787.253.9000.

Saborea Puerto Rico, a beach-front and weekend-long celebration, will include demo kitchens, signature dinners by MasterCard®, wine seminars, kids’ kitchens and a tasting pavilion, all available to ticket holders. Over 18 chefs from Puerto Rico and abroad and 32 Puerto Rican restaurants have been confirmed thus far, with more on the way. Visiting chefs and celebrities include the Food Network’s Ingrid Hoffman (Simply Delicioso), Michel Richard (Citronelle, Washington D.C.), Matthew Gunnuso (Chez Pascal, New York), Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson (Frasca, Boulder, Colorado), Jacques Torres (Jacques Torres Chocolate, New York), and Bon Appétit’s wine and spirits consultant Steve Olson, among others.  Meanwhile, in addition to Holiday Inn San Juan’s own Chef Elvin Rosado, Puerto Rico’s culinary scene will be represented by a string of A-listers, including Augusto Schreiner and Ariel Rodríguez (Augusto’s Cuisine), Marisoll Hernández (étniko), Wilo Benet (Pikayo), Mario Pagán (Lemongrass), and Roberto Treviño (Budatai), as well as celebrity chefs Giovanna Huyke and Cielito Rosado, to name a few confirmed to date.

Epicureans can learn more about the festival and buy tickets by visiting www.SaboreaPuertoRico.com.  As an added incentive, when passes are purchased with MasterCard, visitors will receive an instant $15 discount (offer ends March 31, 2008).

Unexpectedly stylish, the Holiday Inn San Juan takes pride in providing guests with products and services that enhance their reason for visiting, whether business or pleasure.  The room experience at its 222 rooms features air conditioning with individual climate controls, King or Queen sized beds, complimentary wireless internet access, cable television, in-room iron and ironing board, in-room safe, and hair dryer.  Following a an extensive re-design, the property, which enjoys a privileged location in Isla Verde, features contemporary, soft colors, a relaxing atmosphere, three new restaurants, a fitness room with state-of-the-art equipment, and an expansive pool area and water spray park.  For more information, visit www.hisanjuan.com.

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