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Kendall-Jackson to Host Tomato-Themed Dinner at New York's James Beard House
SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 15 PRNewswire — Kendall-Jackson's Executive Chef Justin Wangler and his Culinary Team will create a tomato-themed dinner at New York's famed James Beard House on Thursday, September 18. The dinner will be based entirely on tomatoes harvested from Kendall-Jackson's Sonoma County showcase gardens.
Heirloom tomatoes with names such as "Hawaiian Pineapple," "Pink Ping Pong," and "Cherokee Purple," will be the foundation of the culinary creations. Each course will be paired with a Kendall-Jackson Highland Estates wine, providing a virtual tour of some of the top Coastal California estate vineyards owned by founder Jess Jackson and his family.
An invitation to create a special dinner at the mid-town Manhattan James Beard House, considered by many as this country's culinary mecca, is a high honor for winemakers and chefs. The six-course meal plus hors d'oeuvres will prove to be an extraordinary wine and food pairing.
Kendall-Jackson's Highland Estates wine collection features eight limited estate-grown wines made from its mountain, ridge, hillside, and benchland vineyards located along the cool California coastline. Two of the wines are from Sonoma County: Hawkeye Mountain, a Cabernet Sauvignon from Alexander Valley, and Taylor Peak, a Merlot from the Bennett Valley.
Headquartered in Sonoma County, a region hailed by food and wine experts as "America's Provence," Kendall-Jackson hosts its Heirloom Tomato Festival each September in celebration of the hundreds of varieties of this popular fruit. Or is it a vegetable?
Kendall-Jackson has two tasting rooms for visitors seeking to explore Sonoma County. The Kendall-Jackson tasting room is located on the Square in Healdsburg and Kendall-Jackson's Wine Center & Gardens is located in Santa Rosa. The Wine Center & Gardens features a 2 1/2-acre organic sensory garden that is home to the annual Heirloom Tomato Festival. Both tasting rooms are open daily.
The James Beard House dinner is $200 per person ($150 for members) and is expected to sell out quickly. To secure a reservation, or to learn how to become a member of the James Beard Foundation, please call the James Beard House at (212) 627-2308 or go to http://www.jamesbeard.org.
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