SATURDAY afternoon SESSIONS
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3:30 P.M. VIEW ON REVIEWS |
Location: The Westin St. Francis
Do you ever wonder why one restaurant has three stars and another none? Join Food Editor Jan Newberry and Reviewer Josh Sens (San Francisco Magazine), Tanya Henry (Marin Independent Journal), Nish Nadaraja (Yelp), and Marcia Gagliardi (Tablehopper) in this lively dialog and ask your burning questions. Top reviewers share their insider secrets to critiquing the dining experience, from food to service and décor to atmosphere.
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3:30 p.m. BAYSIDE BREWS |
Location: Kuleto's Restaurant
Join Jay R. Brooks (brookstonbeerbulletin.com) and the San Francisco Brewers Guild members for a heady look at the past, present and future of beer-making in San Francisco. Taste the wide range of styles produced, and pick up some tips for successful brewing at home.
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3:30 p.m. sf COCKTAIL HISTORY |
Location: Hotel Monaco
Did you know that San Francisco is responsible for some of the most famous cocktails in the world? Explore with John C. Burton (Santa Rosa Bartending School), Jacques Bezuidenhout (Sangoma Spirits & Cocktails, and Marco Dionysos (Cocktail Geek) what it was like here before Prohibition and sample the cocktails that have travelled the world, but left their hearts in San Francisco.
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3:30 p.m. CHEFS IN THE GARDEN |
Location: Hotel Monaco
Taste and savor produce grown in the chef's garden. Chefs Perry Hoffman (étoile at Domaine Chandon), Peter McNee (Poggio Trattoria), Sam Mogannam (Bi-Rite Market), and Cindy Pawlcyn (Mustards Grill) share tips and secrets that will take you from the earth to the plate with moderator Mary Orlin (In Wine Country).
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| 3:30 p.m. SARA MOULTON AND SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD |
Location: Macy's
Gourmet’s Sara Moulton takes the stage and puts her ‘home cooking’ twist on local seafood. Learn simple methods for selecting and preparing fresh fish.
Presented by Gourmet magazine and sustainable seafood purveyor CleanFish.
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3:30 p.M. OLD VINE ZINERGY |
Location: Farallon Restaurant
The world’s oldest Zinfandel vines grow in California, some of them more than a century old. Learn from Mark Chandler (Lodi Winegrape Commission)
Barry Gnekow (winemaking consultant), Kent Rosenblum (Rosenblum Cellars), and Pete Seghesio (Seghesio Family Vineyards)how these Zins have survived for so long and taste the intensity of the wines made from these gnarly old-timers.
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3:30 P.M. AS SEEN ON TV PRESENTED BY ANOLON |
Location: The Westin St. Francis
Reality Bites. T.V. host Liam Mayclem (Eye on the Bay), goes behind the scenes with Top Chef Season 4 contestants Jennifer Biesty (Scala’s Bistro) and Ryan Scott (Ryan Scott 2 Go). Share their experiences from America's top reality cooking show. Each will present their favorite dish from the season and receives Anolon Cookware Set.
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3:30 P.M. CATCH A SONOMA CAB |
Location: The Westin St. Francis
In the famous Bordeaux region of France, grape vines used to make world-class Cabernet Sauvignon blends are influenced by their close proximately to the Atlantic Ocean. Currently, a similar feat is now happening at special vineyard sites and rocky hillside locations in Sonoma County. Taste along with Christopher Sawyer (sommelier, Carneros Bistro & Wine Bar) and winemakers Kenny Kahn (Blue Rock Vineyard), Timothy Milos (Hidden Ridge Vineyards), Steve Reeder (Simi Winery), Heidi von der Mehden (Arrowood Vineyards & Winery) and Ed Sbragia (Sbragia Family Winery) as they discuss their techniques for capturing Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon character in the bottle.
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3:30 P.M. MOLECULAR COCKTAILS |
Location: E&O Trading Co.
Modern cocktails for modern drinkers. Gels, foams, pearls and mists - today's bartenders have elevated the state of bartending to new heights by combining classic ingredients and techniques with modern technology and innovation. Stefanie Marco (Mixologist, Belvedere)
shows cutting-edge techniques in molecular mixology where the science of food is applied to the science of drinks. Sponsored by Moët Hennessy.
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