Simon Ford, International Ambassador for Plymouth Gin, and Erick Castro will take you on a journey from days past to present to explore the origins of gin, it's use in cocktails and how everything old becomes new again. The history of gin will be demonstrated with a series of cocktails.

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Food Network’s Aida Mollenkamp emcees as Delfina's Craig Stoll and Anthony Strong share the kitchen with Spruce's Mark Sullivan and Ben Cohn but only one restaurant family will take home the prize. Watch the local restaurant darlings go head to head to create the perfect dishes to wow the panel of lauded food experts – San Francisco Chronicle’s Miriam Morgan, San Francisco Magazine’s Jan Newberry and Staffan Terje Executive Chef of Perbacco and barbacco, will determine the winning family.

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Eric Rubin is noted as an advocate and educator on the topic of 100% agave Tequila. In a fun and animated seminar you'll learn about this superb spirit and how it can be crafted into the best margarita you or your friends have ever tasted. Jon Bonné, Wine Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle looks on, and POM Wonderful adds their own spin on the much-loved drink as you learn how to make the POMarita.

Eric will address topics including: The Blue Agave Plant, Debunking Tequila Myths, Denomination of Origin, Origin of the Margarita, How to make a Margarita, and Crafting Tequila.

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Celebrated Michael Mina (Restaurant Michael Mina), Cindy Pawlcyn (Mustards Grill, Go Fish and Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen) and Charles Phan (Slanted Door, Out the Door), along with family members Perry Hoffman (étoile) and French Laundry legend, Sally Schmitt come together to discuss a “View from the Top: Legacy.” Join them as they share stories about their starts, their paths to success, and working with fellow chefs and other generations to continue the evolution of American cuisine.

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Join us in a delicious journey of food and wine from the Pacific Rim.(No airfare required.) Celebrated Chef Arnold Eric Wong of E&O Trading Co. creates a selection of Modern Asian dishes to pair beautifully with selected New Zealand wines. Discover the incredible synergy between food from the Pacific Rim with the vibrant and bold styles of New Zealand's wines. In addition to Chef Wong, this interactive tasting features a panel of wine luminaries and experts including Leslie Sbrocco, wine book author and host of the show Check Please!, Southern Hemisphere wine expert Chuck Hayward from J.J. Buckley, and Wine Director and Sommelier Eugenio Jardim of Jardiniere Restaurant.

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