In This Issue

Mauro Colagreco to Cook at Manresa
Big Sur Food & Wine Festival
Love Apple Farms
Wynton Marsalis & David Kinch
"Pear Punch" Cocktail Recipe

Mauro Colagreco to Cook at Manresa

Manresa’s David Kinch welcomes longtime friend and colleague Chef Mauro Colagreco to the restaurant on Monday, October 29 for a special dinner featuring Rutini Wines from Argentina. While the Argentina-born Colagreco is chef/owner of Le Mirazur restaurant in France, he is also the Chef Ambassador for Rutini Wines, one of the country’s most celebrated wineries. Chef Colagreco’s Le Mirazur is a two Michelin star restaurant and is ranked 24 on the San Pellegrino and Restaurant magazine’s “World’s Best Restaurant” list.

The evening not only showcases renowned varietals from one of Argentina’s oldest wineries, but is an opportunity to experience the cuisine of both Michelin two-star and “World’s Best Restaurant” chefs in one evening. Chef Kinch and Chef Colagreco will collaborate on an eight-course menu designed to showcase the portfolio of Rutini Wines. The menu, including wine pairings is only $185 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). For more information and reservations, please call 408.354.4330.

Big Sur Food & Wine Festival

Spend a weekend at one of the Central Coast’s most scenic destinations with chefs, winemakers, and more for the annual Big Sur Food & Wine Festival from November 1–4. Enjoy winemaker dinners, progressive dinners, wine seminars, panel discussions, outdoor activities, and more! Join David Kinch at the “From Vision to Tradition” dinner and Champagne reception at Sierra Mar restaurant at Post Ranch Inn in collaboration with the restaurant’s chef, John Cox, featuring wines from Hanzell Vineyards. For more information on events and to purchase tickets, please visit the Big Sur Food & Wine website.

Love Apple Farms

Fall is in full swing at Love Apple Farms! Get started on your winter vegetable garden, learn how to bake the ultimate pie crust or make holiday wreaths with materials from your own garden—perfect timing for the season! Get signed up for one of several foodie classes including Artisan Ice Creams with Kendra Baker of The Penny Ice Creamery, In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Ramen from Scratch, Asian Dumplings with cookbook author Andrea Nguyen, and more. For a complete roster of classes and details on Love Apple Farms special farm dinners and lunches, click here.

Wynton Marsalis & David Kinch

David Kinch and his longtime friend, jazz great Wynton Marsalis, combined their talents for a rare collaboration of food and music at Paris de Chefs, a festival which celebrates the fusion of cuisine with architecture, design, cinema, and music.

"Pear Punch" Cocktail Recipe

Manresa elevates the classic fall fruit with this refreshing punch cocktail.

Pear Punch
2 quarter-inch slices of pear
1.5 ounces Pernod d’Absinthe
Top with Champagne

• Place the 2 slices of pear into your glass with the 1.5 ounces of Pernod d’Absinthe and muddle. Fill the glass with ice and shake for 10 to 15 seconds and strain into a Champagne coup. Top off glass with Champagne and garnish with a small slice of pear.