FOOD AND WINE V: DESTINATION DINING

Taste the newest culinary direction from innovative Bay Area chefs and sip some of California's finest wines. Food and Wine V: Destination Dining gives you a rare glimpse inside the culinary process and provides you with the opportunity to mingle with top chefs and vintners, some of which are from local inns and hotels. Bid on great packages at live and silent auctions!

Tickets on sale through Montalvo's Box Office: 408.961.5858

• $175/ person  $150/ members ($125/ $100 of ticket price is tax-deductible)

Proceeds benefit Montalvo's arts and education programs.

Also! Premiere 'Grand Cru' package available for $2500: includes 10 tickets to the event, private wine tasting at 5:00 p.m. with Manresa Sommelier Jeff Bareilles in Montalvo's Project Space gallery, and chauffeured limousine service to and from one location to the event. 

Ticket-holders: Limited ticket chance drawing!

We are offering a special limited ticket chance drawing for special dinners at four of the Bay Area's finest restaurants: Plumed Horse, Le Papillon, Marinus at Bernardus Lodge and Manresa.

Tickets are $100 each and only 100 will be sold! Buy ahead of time or at Food & Wine V! Need not be present to win! Contact Chris Wilcox for tickets: cwilcox@montalvoarts.org or 408-961-5849.

See a complete list of the exciting packages you can bid on at Food & Wine V: Destination Dining!

Chef's Advisory Board:

• Peter Armellino
• David Kinch
• Cal Stamenov

Participating restaurants include:

• Michael Mina's Arcadia,  San Jose
  • Executive Chef: Daniel Patino
• Auberge du Soleil, Napa
  • Executive Chef: Robert Curry
• Cowgirl Creamery, San Francisco
  • Owners: Sue Conley and Peggy Smith
• Dio Deka, Hotel Los Gatos, Los Gatos  
  • Chef: Salvatore Calisi
• Fleur de Cocoa, Los Gatos
  • Pastry Chef: Pascal Janvier
• Junnoon, Palo Alto
  • Executive Sous Chef: Shachi Mehra
• Le Papillon, San Jose
  • Chef: Scott Cooper                             
• Manresa, Los Gatos 
  • Chef: David Kinch
• Marinus, Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley      
  • Chef: Cal Stamenov
• Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga
  • Culinary Fellow in Residence: Jessie Benthien
• Navio, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Half Moon Bay    
  • Chef de Cuisine: Aaron Zimmer        
• Pacific’s Edge, Highlands Inn, Carmel
  • Executive Sous Chef: Greg Lopez
  • Pastry Chef: George Fritzsche
• Plumed Horse, Saratoga
  • Executive Chef/Owner: Peter Armellino
• Quattro, Four Seasons Hotel, Palo Alto
  • Executive Chef: Alessandro Cartumini
• Red Lantern, Redwood City
  • Chef: Daniel Sudar
• Saratoga Chocolates, Saratoga
  • Chocolatier: Mary Loomas
• Sent Sovi, Saratoga
  • Chef/Owner: Josiah Slone
• The Village Pub, Woodside
  • Chef: Dmitry Elperin

Espresso bar provided by Travelin' Joe Espresso Catering. 

Participating wine providers include:

• Andrew Geoffrey Vineyards, St. Helena
• Bernardus Winery, Carmel Valley
• Big Basin Vineyards, Saratoga
• Cooper Garrod Estate Vineyards, Saratoga
• Far Niente Winery, Oakville
• Fernwood Cellars, Gilroy
• Figge Cellars, Santa Lucia Highlands
• Frog’s Leap, Rutherford
• Gene’s Fine Foods, Saratoga
• Graves Winegrowers, Paso Robles
• J. Lohr Winery, San Jose
• Joseph George Wines, Napa
• Kunin Wines, Santa Ynez Valley
• Matanzas Creek Winery, Sonoma
• Miner Family Vineyards, Oakville
• Mount Eden Vineyards, Saratoga
• Parsonage Village Vineyard, Carmel Valley
• Ridge Vineyards, Cupertino
• RN Estate Vineyard & Winery, Paso Robles
• Ventana Vineyards, Monterey

Here's what Alessandro Cartumini, the executive chef at Quattro Restaurant, has to say about Montalvo's Food & Wine event:

The Montalvo Food and Wine Classic Event is one of the best food and wine promotions on the Peninsula due to the selection of participating restaurants and wineries and of course the intimate setting.

Those attending the event are similar to our clientele and therefore there is a natural partnership between Montalvo and Quattro Restaurant at Four Seasons Silicon Valley.