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Charlie Palmer, Restauranteur Is Talking With Us About The 7th Annual Celebration "PIGS & PINOT" From March 23-24, 2012 at Hotel Healdsburg
Chef Charlie Palmer invites you to the 7th Annual Celebration of Pigs & Pinot, March 23-24, 2012 at Hotel Healdsburg. The celebratory weekend offers a series of intimate dining and educational events hosted by Chef Palmer. A cast of Master Sommeliers and international celebrity chefs will showcase some of the world’s greatest Pinots with perfect pork pairings. All net proceeds from the Pigs & Pinot benefit Share Our Strength and Here For Them’s “Russ’s Kitchen”.
Exec Chef Of The Newly Opened "Ranch Restaurant & Saloon", Michael Rossi, Is Here To Talk About What Can Be Found On The Menu
THE RANCH Restaurant will feature true American regional cuisine. We’re cooking from scratch with the finest ingredients possible to capture the rustic style of wine country and the freshest flavors of the farm. We will honor California’s great ranches, farms and dairies, the artisan bread bakers and cheese and wine makers. Our seasonally driven menu will showcase the freshest produce in season- as nature intended. The emphasis will be on farm to table, fresh organically grown fruits and vegetables from local farms and from our own ranch in the Santa Ana Mountains. You can look forward to mountain lamb flown in from Colorado; steaks and beef from the highest quality ranches in the U.S. And seafood sourced from those who ensure the sustainability and the bounty of our oceans. The dining experience will be in an atmosphere of comfort and truly old-fashioned genuine hospitality. THE RANCH’s wine program will feature an extensive and complete cellar and a world class selection of wine served in a friendly "non-intimidating" style. The restaurant's bar will feature a large selection of wines by the glass along with selected hand-crafted draft beers and the latest in mixology with fresh ingredients and great flavors. Don’t fret, there will also be plenty of cold longnecks in THE RANCH Saloon to cool down with after dancing the two-step, line dancing, or learning the California state dance, the “west coast swing” to your favorite country artists! The sixth floor of the 200,000 square foot Extron Electronics corporate headquarters is home to THE RANCH's wine cellar, a world class 18 seat “classroom kitchen” and a 50 seat private dining room complete with its own wine cellar. The sixth floor also features a 200 seat banquet and meeting facility with amazing views of the Disneyland Resort®, Angels Stadium, Honda Center and the city of Anaheim.
Michael Jordan, Master Sommelier, CWE THE RANCH - Vice President Food & Beverage
THE RANCH Saloon will feature the best in live country music on a 40' concert stage with a state of the art Meyer sound system and a custom made 47' x 26' dance floor in a small club venue with an intimate atmosphere. Prime country music entertainers will be in concert on select dates with the best in local country music bands on select nights of the week. A DJ will be providing the best in classic and current country music for dancing nightly. Our guests will have a chance to learn the classic two-step, west coast swing and of course line dancing from top country dance instructors! THE RANCH Saloon will honor my love of dancing to country music and the history of country music in Nashville and California. THE RANCH will pay homage to the old Crazy Horse Steakhouse & Saloon and the old Palomino Club. It will become a tradition as those clubs did with the top country musicians of the day playing small venues "up close and personal." They loved playing so close to the crowd. Some of the best shows ever were in those places. We were inspired by their performances, the great shows and the good times. This will become common place at THE RANCH! We will stay true to our roots giving country music a home in Orange County!
Nick Moezidis Head Of Napa Technology Sales & Marketing Is Talking With Us About The Newest Technology Behind Serving Great Drinks
Nick Moezidis, cultivated his breadth of multi-disciplinary talents and leadership at Fortune 500 companies such as Eastman Kodak, Hewlett Packard Co., and within successful start-ups Brocade Communications and Tasman Networks. Over the course of his sixteen years of Sales, Support and Marketing leadership, Moezidis has led numerous company and industry-leading innovations and new technologies. A graduate from Pepperdine, Moezidis heads the Napa Technology Sales & Marketing endeavors with sharp focus on creativity and results.
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