This year’s Epicurean Classic, September 11, 12, and 13, will include four enticing receptions and ten, count ‘em, TEN Great Chef Dinners at Traverse City’s best restaurants.
Why? Because we’re bringing in more chefs this year, from faraway places like Stockholm, Trinidad, and all over the United States and with an ever - growing number of stellar restaurants in Traverse City, it made sense for us to expand the series of Great Chef Dinners. In fact, on Friday night, September 12, thirteen Epicurean Classic chefs will be onhand at area restaurants that will feature dinners reflecting the styles and recipes of each guest chef. As you might imagine, it’s a great honor for the local host chef / restaurateur to receive such a dignitary, and also thrilling for the guest chef to see a menu based on their life’s work. I’ll never forget seeing tears in Marcus Samuelsson’s eyes a couple years ago as he studied the Amical dinner menu flush with African-influenced dishes from his new book, The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa. Marcus arrived straight from the airport and hadn’t yet seen a copy of the book. We received them directly from the printer before anyone else in the country.
In addition, a prestigious international wine importer will be matched with each restaurant to hand select a wine list complementary to the special Dinner. So, here’s the list of chefs and restaurants:
Danyel Couet at Amical – http://www.epicureanclassic.com/product/dinners/danyel_couet_at_amical
Joey Altman at Hanna – http://www.epicureanclassic.com/product/dinners/joey_altman_at_hanna
Joyce Goldstein and Leonardo Curti at Trattoria Stella – http://www.epicureanclassic.com/product/dinners/joyce_goldstein_leonardo_curti_at_trattoria_stella
Mark Molinaro at Lobdell’s – http://www.epicureanclassic.com/product/dinners/mark_molinaro_at_lobdells
Lori Lyn Narlock and Deborah Schneider at Firefly / 310 – http://www.epicureanclassic.com/product/dinners/lori_lyn_narlock_deborah_schneider_at_firefly_310
Carlyn Berghoff at Bowers Harbor Inn – http://www.epicureanclassic.com/product/dinners/carlyn_berghoff_at_bowers_harbor_inn
Chris Turano at Aerie – http://www.epicureanclassic.com/product/dinners/chris_turano_at_aerie
Raghavan Iyer and Don Yamauchi at Red Ginger – http://www.epicureanclassic.com/product/dinners/raghavan_iyer_don_yamauchi_at_red_ginger
Ted Reader at Blue Tractor – http://www.epicureanclassic.com/product/dinners/ted_reader_at_blue_tractor
Wendy Rahamut at Poppycocks – http://www.epicureanclassic.com/product/dinners/wendy_rahamut_at_poppycocks
