Cooking with Comedians

850 Bordeaux Way,Napa CA 94558

21 October, 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. Gina Stahl-Haven is the 2nd Place Winner of the 2019 San Francisco International Comedy Competition (the first woman to place this high in 34 years and the only woman to place second other than Ellen Degeneres). Gina competed in the Boston Comedy Competition and has been featured at the Un-Scripted Theatre Company, SF Improv Festival, Hawaii Improv Festival and various sought-after comedy spots throughout the country. In July of 2022 Gina was a competitor on America's Got Talent! . 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: Roasted Squash Salad – escarole, fresh pomegranate, goat cheese Second: Sous vide Beef Tenderloin – cippolini risotto, braised and crispy kale, daube sauce Third: Chocolate Bread Pudding – whipped crème fraiche 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