STARTING ON MARCH 10 FEATURING CELEBRITY GUEST CHEF, SPQR’S MATTHEW ACCARRINO
Taking place at the Purple Room Restaurant & Stage and Ruth’s Chris Steak House, the dinners, ranging from $75-$150, offer guests an exclusive sneak peak of the festival taking place March 27-29
WHAT: Starting Tuesday, March 10, Food + Wine Festival Palm Desert presented by Agua Caliente Casino Resort and spa toasts this year’s celebrations with a series of wine dinners leading up to the fifth annual festival, which takes place from Friday, March 27 – Sunday, March 29. The wine dinners will feature several talented local desert chefs alongside sommeliers pairing wines for the special evenings. Scheduled dinners include:
· Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. | Purple Room Restaurant & Stage featuring a four-course Italian prix-fixe menu from celebrated guest Chef Matthew Accarrino from SPQR in San Francisco voted Food & Wine’s “Best New Chef” in 2014 cooking alongside Chef Jennifer Town with Master Sommelier and Mentor Reggie Narito from the movie SOMM pairing a selection of Italian wines. Sample dishes include Sformato de Parmigiano with parmesan custard, black truffles, and porcini paired with Michele Chiarlo, “Reyna” Barbaresco DOCG 2011; Lasagna de Anatra—a pastrami inspired duck lasagna with Brussels sprouts paired with an Agricola Punica, “Montessu” Isola dei Nuraghi IGT 2012. Guests can purchase tickets at www.purpleroompalmsprings.com or by calling 760.322.4422.
· Friday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. | Ruth’s Chris Steak House featuring a four-course prix-fixe menu with wines from the historic Frank Family Vineyards from Napa Valley. Featured dishes including Sliced Tomato & Onion Salad with field greens, red onion, vinaigrette, and blue cheese paired with Frank Family Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2013; Veal Osso Buco Ravioli with sautéed baby spinach and white wine demi-glace paired with Frank Family Zinfandel, Napa Valley 2012. Guests can purchase tickets by calling 760.325.2333.
The wine dinners offer guests a preview of the fifth annual Food + Wine Festival Palm Desert taking place from Friday, March 27 –Sunday, March 29 in Palm Desert’s famed El Paseo shopping district. The three-day food event kicks off with a four-course James Beard Luncheon titled the “Salute to Women” with cooking demos from Cat Cora, Gale Gand, Lulu Powers, and Brooke Williamson with proceeds benefiting The Friends of James Beard Foundation. The subsequent two days of grand tastings include a series of live cooking demonstrations from some of the country’s most celebrated culinary personalities including Ari Taymor and Brian Malarkey, wine seminars, and samplings from over 50 restaurants and 80 premium wineries and spirits purveyors. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.palmdesertfoodandwine.com.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m. – Purple Room Restaurant & Stage
Friday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. – Ruth’s Chris Steak House
COST: $75 per person (including tax and gratuity) – Purple Room Restaurant & Stage
$150 per person (including tax, gratuity, and complimentary valet parking provided) – Ruth’s Chris Steak House
WHERE: Purple Room Restaurant & Stage * 1900 E. Palm Canyon Dr. Palm Springs, CA 92264 (760.322.4422)
Ruth’s Chris Steak House * 74740 Hwy 111 Palm Desert, CA 92260 * (760.325.2333)
