Your Gift from Manresa

San Francisco Chefs, a magazine that celebrates San Francisco Bay Area's distinguished dining scene is coming soon!

San Francisco Chefs is an annual publication with beautiful photography, chef interviews, and a keepsake recipe from each of the chef's kitchens. San Francisco Chefs takes you inside the top professional kitchens and reveals the passions and the personal stories that make them great.

David Kinch will be featured in this wonderful publication along with 14 of his fellow chefs from the San Francisco Bay Area, and he would like to send you a complimentary copy as a token of his appreciation.

All net proceeds from this collaborative project benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

If you would like to receive a free copy, please send your name and mailing address to info@sf-chefs.com before Monday, October 8. Your information will not be shared or used for any other purpose than to mail you a complimentary copy of this magazine. Please reference Manresa in your request. If you received a copy last year, there is no need to send your name again—you'll automatically receive an issue this year. We hope that you will enjoy a copy of the second annual San Francisco Chefs magazine as our gift!

Please note that Manresa cannot mail copies or take orders directly. San Francisco Chefs is distributed exclusively by Out of the Box Media and is not available in stores. All inquiries should be made to Joyce E. Lavery at 415-235-8530. If you did not receive San Francisco Chefs last year, you can receive your copy by sending an email with your name and mailing address to info@sf-chefs.com before Monday, October 8, 2007 for delivery around mid-November.

If you would like to cancel your free gift from last year, please forward your complete contact info, including your name and address, to info@sf-chefs.com. Please indicate cancellation and reference Manresa.

If your address has changed since last year, please forward your new address to info@sf-chefs.com and you must indicate your old address as well. Please reference Manresa. Thank you.

Tibetan Aid Project: Taste & Tribute

Please join David Kinch for Taste & Tribute, a culinary gala featuring all-star chefs, haute cuisine, and a captivating live auction to benefit Tibetan Aid Project. Proceeds raised will go directly to support the preservation of Tibet's cultural and spiritual heritage for the benefit of the Tibetan people and all humanity.

This sumptuous event allows diners a rare opportunity to see world-renowned chefs create exquisite four-course meals table-side. Guests are free to visit each chef at work and talk to them about their culinary expertise. Chef Laurent Manrique of Aqua was the inspiration behind the benefit and has been the coordinating chef since its inception in 2001.

Nate Appleman of A16 is teaming up with David Kinch in this exciting tribute to Tibetan culture. Tickets are $300 each and directly benefit the work of Tibetan Aid Project. For reservations, please contact the Tibetan Aid Project at 800-338-4238 or tap@tibetanaidproject.org. Please note that Manresa does not take reservations for Taste & Tribute.

Taste & Tribute
A benefit dinner for the Tibetan Aid Project
Friday, November 16, 2007
5:30-10:00 p.m.
Four Seasons Hotel
San Francisco, California

Join us for the Holidays

"At Christmas play and make good cheer,

for Christmas comes but once a year."
—Thomas Tusser, English farmer and writer, 1524-1580

We hope that you can join us for the Holidays. General manager Michael Kean can make arrangements for your holiday dinner party at Manresa. Please call Michael at 408.354.4330 to make reservations for holiday celebrations for up to 26 guests.

The Tomato Modernista Dinners

Watch In Wine Country for scenes from Love Apple Farm, and a behind-the-scenes look at last year's Tomato Modernista Dinner.

Tuesday, September 18 & Wednesday, September 19

David Kinch selects nearly 65 varieties of sun-ripened tomatoes from his biodynamic gardens at Love Apple Farm, and transforms them into a series of tomato-inspired dinners that capture the pure flavors of summer. Grown by Cynthia Sandberg exclusively for Manresa, the heirloom tomatoes get their full, ripe flavor from the terroir of the coastal Santa Cruz Mountains, and the optimal growing conditions of the well-tended biodynamic farm, just a short distance from Manresa. Join us on Tuesday, September 18, and Wednesday, September 19, with open seating from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. The six-course dinner is $140 per person exclusive of wine, tax, and gratuity. Wine pairings selected by Sommelier Jeff Bareilles will be available. Please call 408.354.4330 for reservations.

The Food Chain Radio

Saturday, September 22

Join David Kinch and Cynthia Sandberg on newstalk radio, Saturday, September 22. They will discuss the partnership between Manresa and the biodynamic Love Apple Farm, and the viability of farming a small plot of land. Hosted by Michael Olson, The Food Chain is a nationally syndicated radio program that airs live on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pacific time from KSCO AM 108o in Santa Cruz, California. Questions and comments from listeners are taken in the second half of the show. How to listen:
Log on to listen on your local radio station. Check listings for time.
Log on to listen live on your computer, Saturday 9 a.m. Pacific.
Subscibe to the podcast using your favorite podcast aggregator such as Juice or iTunes.

The Champagne Dinner

Tuesday, November 6

Always a popular event, Manresa presents The Champagne Dinner with Jay Druian and Sallie Robbins-Druian of The French Cellar, purveyors of French regional wines in Los Gatos. The Champagne Dinner kicks off the holiday season with a festive pop of the cork. Guests gather for a Champagne reception at 7:00, and are feted with Champagne that Jay and Sallie have discovered from smaller family producers as well as the larger Champagne houses of this famous region of France. Inspired by the selected styles of Champagne, David Kinch will prepare an extraordinary multi-course dinner served at 7:30. Please make reservations by calling Manresa at 408.354.4330.

Manresa for the Holidays

Now is the best time to make reservations at Manresa for holiday celebrations for business or friends and family. General Manager Michael Kean can help you plan the perfect holiday dinner for up to 26 guests. Call Michael at 408.354.4330 and let him arrange the details for you.