{"id":7859,"date":"2017-04-01T19:01:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T02:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7859"},"modified":"2017-03-31T13:03:50","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T20:03:50","slug":"cocktail-corner-santa-barbara-food-and-wine-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7859","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Corner: Santa Barbara Food and Wine Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Santa Barbara Food and Wine Weekend, photo by Coast Photography.<\/p><\/div>\n

A Spirited Toast to All Things Alcoholic! By Leslie Dinaberg\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your ideal weekend involves food, wine and philanthropy in a beautiful setting, then the 4th\u00a0Annual Santa Barbara Food and Wine Weekend <\/a>April 7-9 at the Bacara Resort & Spa<\/a> is the spring event\u00a0for you. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsored by The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts<\/a>, this three-day weekend features\u00a0a dazzling array of culinary celebrities and wine wunderkinds and pays tribute to the late\u00a0Julia Child.<\/a>\u00a0Among the featured rock stars are wine pioneer Richard Sanford<\/a>,\u00a0Chef Nancy Silverton<\/a>, and\u00a0Child’s\u00a0Great-Nephew, author Alex Prud\u2019homme<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the weekend highlights include:<\/p>\n

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Richard Sanford hosts a “Celebration of Santa Rita Hills” dinner as part of the Santa Barbara Food and Wine Weekend, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cCelebration of the Santa Rita Hills\u201d Dinner on\u00a0Saturday,\u00a0April 8 at 7 p.m.<\/strong>
\nThis year\u2019s Grand Dinner features wine pioneer Richard Sanford as the guide for a \u201cCelebration of the Santa Rita Hills.\u201d The evening traces the evolution of this unique Santa Barbara appellation, founded by Sanford, as eight wines from four Santa Rita Hills wineries will be paired with a special four-course menu created by Bacara\u2019s Executive Chef Vincent Lesage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Featured Wineries & Guests\u00a0include hosts Thekla and Richard Sanford, along with\u00a0Jeanette and Nick de Luca, from\u00a0Alma Rosa Winery<\/a>; Diana and Rick Longoria, from Longoria Winery<\/a>; Sonja Magdevski and Greg Brewer, from Brewer Clifton<\/a> and Diatom<\/a> Wineries; and Justin Willett and Mandy Willett, from\u00a0Tyler Winery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Santa Barbara Vintners\u2019 Wine Reception with Chef Nancy Silverton<\/strong> on\u00a0Friday, April 7 at 7 p.m.<\/strong>
\nJoin celebrated Los Angeles chef and multiple James Beard Award-winner, Nancy Silverton, and the Santa Barbara Vintners Association for a magical evening of tastes and sips. The Bacara’s ocean view Angel Oak restaurant makes a glorious setting for this extensive wine tasting reception featuring local wines\u00a0and a specially curated menu by the talented Chef Silverton.<\/p>\n

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Scratch Kitchen’s Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee will do a cooking demonstration as part of the Santa Barbara Food and Wine Weekend, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Cooking Demonstration with Scratch Bar & Kitchen on\u00a0Saturday, April 8 at\u00a010:15 a.m.<\/strong>
\nJoin the husband and wife duo behind the new Scratch Bar Montecito<\/a>\u00a0coming to Montecito Inn later this year, Executive Chefs and Owners Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee. Experience how their collaboration in the kitchen has inspired the menu for their award winning restaurant and sample a preview of their latest Santa Barbara installment. Philip was named \u201cBest Young Chef in America\u201d by San Pellegrino and holds the record with The Food Network for Most Consecutive Wins, beating out the competition on Chopped, Guy\u2019s Grocery Games<\/em> and Cutthroat Kitchen<\/em>. A few of\u00a0Margarita\u2019s accolades include Zagat\u2019s \u201c30 Under 30\u201d and being nominated for the Young Gun award.<\/p>\n

Craft Brewer\u2019s Garden on\u00a0Saturday, April 8 at 2 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bacara\u2019s lush Ocean Lawn\u00a0hosts tastings of craft cider, mead, beer, kombucha, spirits and cocktails\u2014all produced locally.\u00a0With your tasting you\u2019ll have the opportunity to meet the talented brewers and mixologists to discover what makes their delicious libations unique. In between sips, savor bites of the specially-made culinary pairings. To complete the experience, live music by Rent Party Blues\u00a0will\u00a0entertain and enchant.<\/p>\n

For more information and a complete schedule of events,\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts <\/span>mission is to honor and further Julia\u2019s legacy, which centers on the importance of understanding where food comes from, what makes for good food, and the value of cooking.\u00a0 Headquartered here in Santa Barbara, the Foundation is a nonprofit which makes grants to support research in culinary history, scholarships for professional culinary training, internships in food writing as well as professional development and food literacy programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hope to see you there!\u00a0Cheers!\u00a0Click here<\/a> for more cocktail corner columns.<\/p>\n

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\"Leslie<\/p>\n

When she\u2019s not busy working as the editor of\u00a0<\/i>Santa Barbara SEASONS, Cocktail Corner author Leslie Dinaberg writes<\/i>\u00a0magazine articles, newspaper columns and grocery lists. When it comes to cocktails, Leslie considers herself a \u201cgoal-oriented drinker.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

\u00a0Originally published in Santa Barbara Seasons<\/em><\/a> on March 31, 2017.<\/p>\n

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