Cooking with Comedians

850 Bordeaux Way,Napa CA 94558

23 September, 2022

Description

Join Chefs of the Meritage Collection Napa Valley as they team up with different comedians to bring you The Laugh Cellar original show, Cooking with Comedians! Participants will gain culinary tips, tricks and confidence to cook more at home, with plenty of laughs and tastes along the way! Plus, learn the latest trends and classics of food. Comedian Pauline Yasuda is a past the winner of California’s Funniest Female Competition. She is an alumna of Acme Comedy Theatre. As a stand-up comedian, she won the Wild Card Round at the World Series of Comedy and has been one of the “Best of Fest” at the popular Burbank Comedy Festival. She brings her unique brand of comedy to clubs in Los Angeles and the West Coast. Chef Bryan Gardner: After studying English and History at the University of Southern Maine, Chef Bryan Gardner longed to fulfill his passion for food. He went on to study culinary arts at the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont. After graduating in 2005 he launched an impressive career working among some of Napa’s finest Michelin Star restaurants. He expanded his food horizons in 2008 and became the Executive Chef at the Relais & Châteaux property, Hotel de la Paix in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Bryan returned to Calistoga in 2012 and went on to leverage his culinary prowess in the Napa Valley. Bryan’s fondness for food began while he was growing up in New England; he was born into a family of foodies and raised on some of the finest seafood from the Coast of Maine. MENU: First: Baby Lettuce Salad – balsamic grilled grapes, Point Reyes crumbles, roasted garlic/sherry vinaigrette, candied walnuts Second: Braised Beef Short Ribs – corn and sweet pepper succotash, corn souffle, red wine jus, crispy onion Third: Classic Tart Tatin – shaved green apple, sea salt caramel ice cream Includes: A taste of comedy to start and end the evening, plus plenty of laughs along the way! ​Culinary tips and tricks to try at home3-course gourmet Farm to Fork dinnerGlass of award-winning wine or craft beer upon arrivalPLEASE NOTE: If you have a dietary restriction, please get in touch with us before purchasing tickets. EMAIL us: [email protected] Vista Collina Resort ⎪Food & Wine Center