13th Annual Autumn Food & Wine Returns to North Lake Tahoe.TAHOE CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1998--The 13th Annual Autumn Food & Wine, the High Sierra's premier food and wine event, returns to North Lake Tahoe on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 1 from noon to 3 p.m. This elegant affair will again be held at the Resort at Squaw Creek Squaw Creek is the name of several bodies of water in North America, including:
Events scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 31 include master cooking and baking demonstrations, vertical wine tastings, opening wine reception, live entertainment and an art auction. There will also be an Oak Aging seminar by Robert Mondavi Robert Gerald Mondavi born May 18 1913 in Virginia, Minnesota, United States is a leading vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought Winery, and a food and wine pairing class by Beringer Wine Estates. This year's celebrity chef is Gary Danko of Viognier Restaurant and Draegers Gourmet Market in San Mateo, Calif. Danko was named "Top Chef in California" by the James Beard Foundation The James Beard Foundation is a New York-based national professional non-profit organization named in honor of James Beard that serves to promote the culinary arts by honoring chefs, wine professionals, journalists, and cookbook authors at annual award ceremonies and providing in 1995. Other featured chefs include Gary Bulmer of Earthly Delights Fine Catering & Bakery in Truckee, Calif.; Lars Kronmark of the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, California is a branch campus of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Greystone is dedicated to continuing education and career development for in St. Helena, Calif.; TV Food Network's Bob Blumer, the Surreal Gourmet; and Resort at Squaw Creek chefs Randall Kliewer and Steven Blackwell of Restaurant Glissandi and Ristorante Montagna, respectively. The Grand Tasting, slated for Sunday, Nov. 1, pairs more than 30 of North Lake Tahoe and Truckee's finest restaurants with world-class wineries. Each pairing strives to create the ultimate complement of food and wine. Industry professionals judge all pairings, but all attendees participate by casting ballots for the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. People's Choice awards The People's Choice Awards is an awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is one of the few to be based on the opinions of the general public. . To purchase tickets, call the North Lake Tahoe Visitors Information Center at 800/824-6348 x737. Airline reservations, lodging accommodations, and a special Resort at Squaw Creek and PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn event and hotel packages are available through Lake Tahoe Central Reservations, 800/824-6348. Event sponsors include All Clad Cookware, Beringer Wine Estates, Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, KitchenAid, Robert Mondavi Winery, Solzer & Hail-San Francisco, Southland Wine Co., Weber Barbecues, Wine X Magazine and Zinfandel Advocates & Producers. |
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