TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2008
Santé & Food Network ULTIMATE WINEMAKERS DINNER
 

For nine years the Ultimate Winemakers Dinner has been Santé’s hottest ticket.

 

Celebrating the festival’s tenth anniversary Lynn Crawford, one of New York’s most raved over chefs and contributing host of Food Network's Restaurant Makeover, will be leaving her kitchen at the Four Seasons Hotel New York and coming home to Toronto to join an all-star lineup of local celebrity chefs.

 
                 
       
                 
 

This will be a night to shine as Robert Bartley Executive Chef of the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, Massimo Capra of Mistura Restaurant and Food Network’s Restaurant Makeover, Anna Olson star of Food Network’s Fresh with Anna Olson and Mark McEwan, host of Food Network’s Heat and proprietor of North 44, Bymark and Toronto’s newest culinary sensation, One, bring their magic touch to a menu built around ten award-winning wines chosen by the discriminating judges of the Festival’s Wine Selection Committee

 

Santé’s top ten Ultimate wines were selected best among nearly 100 wines submitted by world-class wineries for the occasion. The following is a glimpse of what awaits you:

 
 
 
The Ultimate Reception

Clarence Hill 2005 Chardonnay, McLaren Vale, South Australia

Chalone Vineyard 2005 Estate Pinot Noir, Chalone, California

Hors d’oeuvres created by the full Celebrity Chef team

 
The Ultimate Dinner

First Course

Created by Chef Robert Bartley

Paired with

Thomas Fogarty 2006 Gewurztraminer Monterey County, California

Chalone Vineyard 2006 Chardonnay, Monterey County, California

   

Second Course

Created by Chef Massimo Capra

Paired with

Champagne Taittinger Brut Reserve, France

   

Third Course

Created by Chef Mark McEwan

Paired with

DogRidge 2004 MVP Shiraz McLaren Vale, South Australia

Fitapreta 2005 Preta, Alentejano, Portugal

 

   

Cheese Course

Created by Chef Lynn Crawford

Paired with

A by Acacia 2005 Pinot Noir, California

Cono Sur 2006 Vision Carmenere, Rapel Valley Chile

 

   

Dessert Course

Created by Chef Anna Olson

Paired with

Navarro Correas 2005 Alegoria Tardio, Mendoza Argentina

 

 
The Ultimate Winemakers Dinner will host a Silent Auction featuring a wide selection of coveted offerings sure to add to the evening’s temptations. All proceeds from the auction will go to Grapes For Humanity, a not-for-profit organization established by Tony Aspler and Arlene Willis. Its mission is to raise funds to benefit humanitarian causes around the world with the assistance of the international wine community.
 
When: Tuesday May 6, 2008
Where: Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, Regency Ballroom, 21 Avenue Road
Time: 6:30pm – 11:00pm
Tickets: $200
  Please note that tickets for the Ultimate Winemakers Dinner may only be purchased by contacting the Bloor-Yorkville BIA offices at 416-928-3553 ext. 27.
   
 
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75 to 80 international wineries
   
Santé Preview Events - including Deconstructing Dinner Seminars and the festival’s newest addition, Santé in the City wine tasting events.
   
Meet our international wine makers and sample their premium vintages at the International Tasting.
   
Savour the flavours of the focus region wines of California and Australia, at two spectacular evening events.
   
Food Network Canada’s team of Celebrity Chefs will be on hand, throughout the Festival, Cooking delectable dishes perfectly paired with Festival wines.
   
Join Santé in a grand Finalé event, celebrating the 10th Anniversary year, featuring Bon Appetit magazine and Internationally Renowned Chef, Cat Cora
   
Enjoy the always popular Sip, Savour & Shop and Sip, Savor and Learn events.
   

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
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