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Appetite: Pebble Beach Food and Wine Fest delighted with celeb chefs, wine copter

04.25.12 - 2:17 am | Virginia Miller |
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Landing in a helicopter at base of the Santa Lucia Highlands for a Carmel Road vineyard wine tasting.
Carmel Road riesling tasting tent waiting as the helicopter landed (pinot tasting tent down the hill).
After landing on Carmel Road's grounds, we road this tractor to a pinot tasting tent among the vines.
Sunset at the Lodge at Pebble Beach before Saturday's Italian Love Affair Dinner.
Food Network star Anne Burrell smiles & interacts with fans at Sunday's Grand Tasting.
Chef Paul Bartolatta (Las Vegas) in the kitchen preparing his course for Italian Love Affair Dinner.
Chef Nancy Silverton (Mozza & Pizzeria Mozza, LA) preps her course at Italian Love Affair Dinner.
Fabio Viviani at Italian Love Affair Dinner, joking, "I've lost that freakin' show twice - screw Top Chef!"
Chef Elizabeth Falkner at Sunday's Grand Tasting - she's moving from SF to NYC.
At Saturday's Grand Tasting: Chef John Sedlar of Rivera, LA's corn pudding.
At Saturday's Grand Tasting: Chef Craig von Foerster of Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur's raw beef
Bites from Restaurant 1833 in Monterey to pair with the wines at Carmel Road winery.
BEST Italian Love Affair course: Michael White's (Marea, NYC) duck liver and guinea hen agnolotti in foie gras sauce.
Joe's Stone Crab from Miami was available in endless supply at Saturday's caviar and champagne party.

Despite chilly breezes and outrageously high ticket prices ($500 was cheap), PBF&W, April 12-15, was a bustling, fun-filled weekend, with celebrity chefs, after (and after-after) parties, copious amounts of caviar, champagne and white Burgundy sipped overlooking the waves from the Inn at Spanish Bay fire pits, and a helicopter ride with sommeliers(!) to Carmel Road's vineyards.

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Well, that was certainly not

Well, that was certainly not an average picnic if the cheapest ticket price was $500. the people who attended such a function are either really rich or they wanted to spend all their money for a once in a lifetime experience. With celebrity chefs whipping up the best foods, who wouldn't mind sneaking in?

Posted by Mike on Jun. 14, 2012 @ 6:18 pm

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