1. 21ST CENTURY SOUTHERN BREAKFAST (10-11:15am Fri, $100) •Highly-decorated chef Hugh Acheson owns several restaurants, has written several cookbooks and has multiple James Beard awards. Here he demonstrates what he knows best: making people happy with a southern foodie charm.
2. ITALIAN LOVE AFFAIR: CHARCUTERIE AND WINE WITH BOBBY STUCKEY (10-11:15am Fri, $100) •Food, wine, Italy? I’m in. Accomplished Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey pours his favorite Italian wines while Johnny De Vivo of Porter’s in the Forest provides hand-crafted charcuterie.
3. A CAVIAR LIFE: AN EVENING OF INDULGENCE (6:30-10:30pm Fri, $750) •Consider some of San Francisco’s best chefs serving the most luxurious of dinners. Michael Mina and Adam Sobel cook while sommelier Rajat Parr pours the wine.
4. EYES WIDE SHUT: BLIND TASTING (10-11:15am Sat, $100) •Ever wondered how your nose fares against the top sommeliers in the world? Four wine leaders, including Shayn Bjornholm, examination director on the Court of Master Sommeliers, show you.
5. EL BURRO BORRACHO TACO FIESTA HOSTED BY GUY FIERI (6-9pm Fri, $195) • Fieri hosts a taco extravaganza plated by decorated chefs such as Brian Malarkey, Charles Phan and Tyler Malek.
6. THE HIDDEN GEMS: EXPLORING WINE AND CHEESE FROM THE SOUTH OF FRANCE (10-11:15am Sat, $100) •Nothing speaks to a foodie event quite like French wine and cheese.
7. TACOS AND RIESLING WITH PAUL GRIECO (3:30-4:45pm Sat, á la carte unavailable) •The accomplished wine director of New York’s Gramercy Tavern and Hearth restaurants knows how to pick the best vino flavors to enhance a dish that everybody loves: tacos.
8. THE ORIGINAL JOE’S STONE CRAB POP-UP (6-9pm Sat, $195) From the deliciously historic Miami restaurant (est. 1913) comes a dinner to make us wonder if we’re living on the right coast. Stone crab and dry-aged steak take center stage.
9. THE BURGUNDY DINNER (6:30-10:30pm Sat, $500) •Wine lovers are not to miss this fabulous opportunity to sip the best of Burgundy while noshing with an impressive list of Southern California chefs like Neal Fraser, Walter Manzke and Jason Neroni.
10. ITALIAN BUBBLES: A QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE (10-11:15am Sun, $100) •Ca’ del Bosco winery reigns supreme in Italy’s Franciacorta region, and their Cuvée Annamaria Clementi is up for a very exclusive tasting as top sommeliers give a glimpse into the best of Italian bubbly.
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