Food & Wine Pros-DDP or DDE or neither?

[shovan]

Will be going to the Food & Wine Fest @ the end of this month? We'll be staying @ Beach Club. Any ideas on whether it would be cost effective to purchase DDP or the DDE ? We've booked the Party for the Senses & a lunch & learn at Alfredo's? I understand we can't use either plan for these or any other meals that are part of the Fest. But we could use DDP snack options at the booths, right ? We are big foodies & wine/beer drinkers so maybe we should just get the DDE or not purchase any plan this time around?

 

[dznymom1]

I'll be doing F&W next month and I wouldn't dream of doing the DDP then. Especially if I had PFTS and the Alfredo's lunch booked (lucky you). I enjoy just wandering around WS tasting the foods and wines in between attending some of the free seminars. I rarely eat table service at all during F&W unlike regular trips when we eat TS at least once a day. So I personally think DDP would be a waste.

If you will be going on more than one trip without using DDP, then I think DDE can be a good value. It also depends what other discounts you might qualify for.

 

[shovan]

Thanks, Chris for the tips.That's what we were thinking too! We'll only be at there 4 days & we have something "nice" scheduled for 2 of them. I can't wait to try out everything at the different booths, we're real food & winies/winos?! & have been trying to do attend this for a long time. We live in New Orleans & had a trip scheduled for this same time last year that turned our lives upside down. So we're really looking forward to this time to de-stress! Any other "expert" tips are welcome!
Thanks!