A Grand Finale: Extravagant Wines, Exquisite Food
A South Africa Event on 2016-07-31 18:00:00
July 31, 6:00 pm
Location: Soupcçon Bistro
Details: This event is part of the Crested Butte Wine & Food Festival taking place July 28-31.
Indulge in a 5-course menu with Chef Jason Vernon, proprietor of Soupçon Bistro. This will be an affair to remember! Presented by Carol Ann May.
MENU (subject to change, but enticing and exciting nonetheless!)
LOCATION
Soupcçon Bistro
CHEF
Chef Jason Vernon (Soupçon Bistro, Crested Butte)
SOMMELIER
Sommelier Roland Herrmann (Maisons Marques & Domaines) and Sommelier Darin Thorn
WINE
Selections from Maisons Marques & Domaines Chef Jennifer Jasinski's resumé reads like a Cinderella story. Cooking at a young age in a single-parent home, she discovered she had a knack for creating meals. She dove quickly into culinary arts, making the dean's list at the Culinary Institute of America, apprenticing at the Rainbow Room's kitchen, finishing her formal education before age 21, and staying at the Rainbow Room's kitchen. A chance meeting with Wolfgang Puck seems to be the glass slipper that never came off. After a productive and successful relationship with Wolfgang, Jennifer settled down in Denver where she holds the keys – and culinary direction – of four consistently top-rated establishments: Rioja, Bistro Vendoôme, Euclid Hall, and Stoic & Genuine. She is the first Denver chef to take the James Beard Foundation Best Chef Southwest title and is a 2016 Best Chef nominee. She succeeds with enthusiasm and determination using fresh, local ingredients, perfect execution, and bright, balanced preparations.Chef Dana Rodriquez began her formal cooking career at Panzano under the wing of Chef Jennifer Jasinski. Working hard, rising through the ranks from dishwasher to prep cook, through pasta making and the bakery shop, Dana eventually became Sous Chef at Panzano and continued working with Jasinski for many years, becoming a Sous Chef at Rioja and Chef de Cuisine at Bistro Vendôme. Now the Chef/Owner of the immensely popular Work & Class in Denver, Dana applies her upbringing in Chihuahua, Mexico to the kitchen, calling upon her childhood memories of grinding corn down to masa for tortillas with the mother, creating food that's close to the heart.
As any top chef knows, having a pastry background is like having a secret weapon in your pocket. In which case, we are lucky to have Pastry Chef Danielle Riesz of Wildflour Sweets (Crested Butte) on hand. Danielle is an award-winning pastry chef with a degree in Baking & Pastry Arts from Johnson & Wales (Rhode Island). She makes all things sweet, delighting your senses with specialty cakes, confections, and desserts. Her training includes stints at a Relais & Château property in the Netherdlands and a Michelin star rated restaurant and positions at Four Seasons Hotel properties like Jackson Hole, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. But the Colorado mountains beckoned. She worked first at The Little Nell, a 5-star/5-diamond Relais & Château property in Aspen, and also contributed to the Aspen Food & Wine Classic. In 2014, she moved to Crested Butte, seeking more wide open spaces, and opening up Wildflour Sweets.
TIME
6:00-10:00 PM
SINGLE TICKET
,000 (100% tax deductible)
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Chef Jason Vernon relishes in the romantic nuances of the French countryside with its deep history and leisurely pace of life. The aesthetic attention to detail characteristic of that region leaks into Jason's style as he sculpts dishes infused with passion and respect for ingredients and technique. Guided by the fresh offerings of the season, Jason's food becomes a heartfelt expression and sensual celebration of life. Formally trained at the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Jason refined his prowess at such prestigious dining establishments as the Stamford Landmark in Connecticut, Chicago Four Seasons, Emeril Lagasse's NOLA in New Orleans, and RK an American Brasserie in Rye, New York. He is Tour de Fork's only four-time winner of the Chefs on the Edge competition.
Sommelier Darin Thorn is a his Level 1 Sommelier, and has over 25 years experience in the food and wine industry with 17 of those years right here in Crested Butte and the Gunnison Valley. An active participant in the Crested Butte Wine & Food Festival, Darin brings warmth and charm to the table. Darin has an ease in getting to know wine, and will pair beautifully bubbling wines with each of Chris’ delectable offerings.
Roland Herrmann is a Certified Sommelier and Rocky Mountain Regional Manager for Maisons Marques & Domaines. He will preside over the wine selection for the this evening’s dining experience. In 20+ years in the restaurant business, Roland has opened over 15 restaurants around the country for renowned chefs such as Joachim Splichal (Patina, Los Angeles), Steven Pyles (Star Canyon, Texas), and Allen Sternweiler, Dean Zanella and Susie Crofton (Chicago). Travelling to nearly every wine region in the world, his vast experience working throughout the United States serves him well at Maisons Marques + Domaines.
Maisons Marques & Domaines USA Inc. was founded in 1987 as the U.S. sales and marketing arm for Champagne Louis Roederer and its California winery, Roederer Estate. The key objectives were to manage the complex U.S. distribution system in order to ensure the delivery of perfect quality products to consumers as well as to build each individual brand’s image. Today, the company has grown into a well-respected marketer of family-owned, prestigious producers. From France to Portugal, Italy to Spain, and California to South Africa, Maisons Marques & Domaines represents some of the most highly esteemed properties in the world. In spite of its growth, Maisons Marques & Domaines has retained the spirit of a small, hands-on company with a very dedicated team. It enjoys long-lasting, trustful, and mutually rewarding alliances with key distributors in each U.S. market, based on personal commitment and entrepreneurship.
at Crested Butte Center for the Arts
606 Sixth Street Crested
Crested Butte, United States
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