Note: Colin Parent has contributed reviews of burgers in San Diego for A Hamburger Today. Today he's taking a break from burgers to cover the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival. [Photographs: Colin Parent] Entering its sixth year, the 2009 San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival is an epic week-long (November 18 to 22) eating and drinking extravaganza. At least 19 events stretch over the five days, including a series of cooking and wine appreciation classes, wine-tasting parties, and the banner Grand Tasting Event. The festival is the largest food and wine event in Southern California, with an anticipated 9,000 attendees, 170 wineries, and over 70 San Diego restaurants and chefs participating. The press fact sheet breaks things... More