St. Helena, Calif. – Reported by Elite Traveler, the private jet lifestyle magazine
Celebrate the spirit of the holidays with The Twelve Days of Christmas at Meadowood Napa Valley, benefitting Share Our Strength. There are a few changes in store for the 2012 celebration running Friday, December 7, through Saturday, December 22. These exclusive holiday feasts will continue to pair world-renowned chefs with twelve of Napa Valley’s legendary vintners. While creating twelve unique evenings to delight guests, all are joining forces in support of Share Our Strength’s important mission: ending childhood hunger in America by 2015.
New for 2012 his year, Twelve Days chefs will work in collaboration with Chef Christopher Kostow each evening in The Restaurant at Meadowood kitchen. Chef Kostow will also be traveling to several of the guest chefs’ restaurants to spend time in their kitchens, observing their techniques, familiarizing himself with their signature flavors, resources and culture and meeting the sources of their inspiration. When the chefs travel to the Napa Valley, Chef Kostow and his team will introduce them to the students and faculty at St. Helena Montessori, with whom Meadowood has forged a tremendous partnership. Celebrating Meadowood’s close ties to The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Greystone, all Twelve Days chefs will also take part in a lecture series with the school for the benefit of the CIA’s students.
The Twelve Days of Christmas 2012 Chef and Vintner Line-up
Friday, December 7 Chef Scott Anderson, Elements, Princeton, NJ Wendell Laidley, Realm Cellars
Saturday, December 8 Chef John B. Shields, Formerly of Town House, Chilhowie, VA Ehren Jordan, Failla Wines
Tuesday, December 11 Chef Phillip Foss, EL Ideas, Chicago, IL John Conover, PlumpJack Estate Winery and CADE Estate Winery
Wednesday, December 12 Chef Stuart Brioza, State Bird Provisions, San Francisco, CA Beth Novak Milliken, Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery
Thursday, December 13 Chef Jason Franey, Canlis Restaurant, Seattle, WA Joe Wender and Ann Colgin, Colgin Cellars
Friday, December 14 Chef Matthias Merges, Yusho, Chicago, IL Philippe Melka, Melka Wines
Saturday, December 15 Chef Mori Onodera, Formerly of Mori Sushi, Los Angeles, CA Cleo and Jayson Pahlmeyer, Pahlmeyer
Tuesday, December 18 Chef James Syhabout, Commis, Oakland, CA Ann and Dick Grace, Grace Family Vineyards
Wednesday, December 19 Chef Nick Anderer, Maialino, New York, NY Donald Bryant, Bryant Family Vineyard
Thursday, December 20 Chef David Toutain, Agapé Substance, Paris, France Bart and Daphne Araujo, Araujo Estate
Friday, December 21 Chefs Josh Habiger & Erik Anderson, The Catbird Seat, Nashville TN Charles Thomas, Quintessa
Saturday, December 22 Chef Christopher Kostow & Sous Chefs, The Restaurant at Meadowood, St. Helena, CA H. William and Deborah Harlan, BOND
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