There is plenty of world class wine to taste in Napa Valley and local restaurants make sure to present outstanding cuisine to accompany Napa’s exquisite wines. This year, eight Napa Valley restaurants received Michelin stars for 2013 and 15 Napa Valley restaurants were featured on the San Francisco Chronicle’s Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants.
A visit to Napa Valley is a feast for your tastebuds. Not only can you experience the pleasure of dining in one of Napa Valley’s restaurants, you can also learn how to cook a special dish from top chefs.
Silverado Cooking School
Join Owner/Chef Malcolm De Sieyes for an incredible Winemaker Dinner Featuring Aaron Pott on July 19. 2013. Experience first-hand how to prepare a four course dinner paired perfectly with winemaker Aaron Pott’s wines. By the time winemaker Aaron Pott was named “Winemaker of the Year” by Food & Wine Magazine in 2012, his international career at prestigious wineries had distinguished him as a premier winemaker with a long list of wines that had earned 90 points and more from the highly regarded Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate.
NapaStyle
NapaStyle presents A Sicilian Supper – A Collection of Recipes and Palombi Family Stories with Chef Athena Palombi. Learn to use fresh ingredients and Chef Palombi’s recipes to prepare Involtini di Melanzane, Nonna Mafalda’s Marinara Sauce, and Sarde con Capperi Gremolata. Reserve your spot for this special adventure that takes place on July 31, 2013. As a blogger and TV personality, Chef Palombi has been featured on Food Network’s “Chef Wanted,” and magazines including the award-winning 57 Degrees Magazine.
Culinary Institute of America, St. Helena
Experience creating desserts at this premier, culinary college on August 10, 2013. This class, Seasons in the Wine Country: The Desserts, promises a sweet adventure and lists lemon-glazed pound cake with rose water strawberries, and, flourless chocolate cake with dried cherry-cabernet reduction sauce as two examples of recipes for the day.
Cakebread Cellars
The cooking classes offered at Cakebread Cellars are currently sold out for the remainder of June and for the months of July, August, and October. There’s still time to register for the last class of the year in November. The Cakebread Cellars November cooking class, Holiday 101, takes place on November 9, 2013. Along with preparing classic holiday dishes with a twist, you’ll enjoy a selection of Cakebread Cellars wines in order to be able to recreate a phenomenal holiday meal paired with Napa Valley wine.
Discover firsthand the skill and creativity that makes dining in Napa Valley a memorable part of your visit.
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