Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area YPAC is proud to announce details for the 3rd Annual Art of the Wish cocktail event and silent auction benefiting Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area. Art of the Wish will take place at 111 Minna Gallery on Friday, June 21, 2013, beginning at 5:30 p.m. For a suggested donation of $15 in advance, $20 at the door, guests will enjoy art created by Make-A-Wish children – the original pieces of which will be auctioned off with prints available for purchase – in addition to complimentary small bites, cash bar with specialty cocktails, live DJ music, a photobooth and more. During the Make-A-Wish wish granting...

Chefs Club by FOOD & WINE in Aspen, Colorado, announces its new lineup of brilliant guests chefs; all have won FOOD & WINE’s prestigious Best New Chef award, honoring the country’s most promising up-and-coming talents. This is the third season of FOOD & WINE Best New Chefs to curate seasonal menus at Chefs Club since the restaurant opened in June 2012, bringing the FOOD & WINE brand to life. The new menu will debut at Chefs Club the weekend of the 2013 FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen, June 14-16, featuring signature dishes by Jason Franey (2011) of Canlis in Seattle, Viet Pham (2011) of Forage in Salt Lake...

Tickets are now available for a host of beer-themed educational seminars, tastings, demonstrations and happenings at the Kohler Festival of Beer, May 31-June 2 at The American Club resort. This year features signature event favorites and new brew-themed events including a 5K Beer Trail Run‚ Grilling University and a Pub Crawl. Prost! New Events On Tap Beer enthusiasts have a unique opportunity to attend the new Grilling University, an interactive cooking demonstration alongside skilled Kohler chefs. Grilling University will be set up in Baker Plaza and offers attendees the opportunity to “grill your own” with the Chefs,...

SPQR’s Executive Chef Matthew Accarrino is teaming up with award-winning Chef Gerard Craft, executive chef and owner of Niche, Pastaria, Taste by Niche, and Brasserie by Niche in St. Louis, Missouri, Accarrino’s hometown, for a guest-chef dinner on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Chef Craft will create a special three-course a la carte menu showcasing his creative, yet simple modern Midwest cuisine. This is a unique opportunity for guests to enjoy Chef Craft’s innovative interpretations of the best of local ingredients alongside the modern Italian cuisine of Chef Accarrino. Complementing the menu, Wine Director/Owner Shelley Lindgren...

A brilliant food writer or talented chef may be able to whip up a perfect soufflé or write a recipe header that will move readers to tears – but can he or she do that in front of a camera while answering questions from a host and hitting all the right message points all in less than three minutes? A masterful media appearance takes skill and practice which The Lisa Ekus Group offers through their media training program. A special seminar on May 21, 2013 in Hatfield, MA will bring together a group of 12 culinary professionals to sharpen their skills by learning from veteran media trainer Lisa Ekus, who has worked with hundreds of culinary...

In a nod to its rich history and to celebrate the reprise of the classic American tale, Madrona Manor invites guests to travel back in time to The Jazz Age at its first ever “Great Gatsby Soiree” on Sunday, May 5 from 2:00-5:00pm. While film buffs and culture hounds alike eagerly await the release of Baz Luhrmann’s exciting cinematic version of The Great Gatsby (opening May 10) they can revel at this elegant Victorian mansion, which has played host to more than a few such parties. Madrona Manor will fete the film’s release with a ’20s-style lawn party replete with Gatsby-inspired food and drink, accompanied by swinging live...

General Manager Don Shindle of The Westin Verasa Napa, located on the bank of the Napa River and just a short stroll from the heart of Napa’s vibrant downtown, is pleased to announce the property’s newest offering, Somm Sisters Soiree.  A culinary, viticulture and relaxation inspired weekend getaway created to celebrate women, Somm Sisters Soiree Getaway will take place on Thursday through Saturday, March 7 through 9.  The month of March is Women’s History Month in the U.S. and International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8. “The Westin Verasa Napa is very proud to present this exciting line up of weekend activities...

Chefs Duskie Estes and John Stewart, proprietors of the acclaimed Zazu Restaurant & Farm, will demonstrate their pork prowess in a special feast featuring two rare heritage pig breeds known as Mulefoot and Red Wattle, and the offspring of the two–possibly a brand-new breed–which they’ve christened the Black Wattle Mulefoot.  The feast will take place at 6 P.M. on Sunday, March 3, 2013, and offers what may be the world’s first opportunity to compare three heritage breeds side-by-side on the same plate. The Zazu chef-owners will demonstrate heritage pork’s unique flavors and versatility in a multi-course meal that...