Original sentence: Attendances are growing annually with a record attendance of more than 300,000 people attending the 2007 festival.In June 2000 Melbourne was named one of the great wine cities of the world along, with Bordeaux, Florence, San Francisco, Santiago and Oporto.Melbourne is also the first city outside Italy to be announced a Slow Food City by the international Slow Food organisation, further reinforcing its recognised culinary culture.The Festival has assisted to leverage Melbourne’s international acclaim for culinary excellence with the annual pilgrimage of highly acclaimed international chefs visiting and experiencing the fabulous food offerings to be had in Melbourne.The Festival was launched in 1993.The Festival's charter is to promote the quality produce, talent and lifestyle of Melbourne and Victoria and to reinforce Melbourne as the pre-eminent culinary city of Australia
Edited sentence: In 2007, the festival attracted more than 300,000 people.It is listed by Forbes Traveler as one of the Top 10 International Food and Wine Festivals in the world.The Festival has assisted to leverage Melbourne’s international acclaim for culinary excellence with the annual pilgrimage of highly acclaimed international chefs