Haiti Fundraising- Wine Paired Dinner's in So. Cal Wine Country

Met with the 5 star, dream team today. Plotting and planning our kick off dinner for "Hands For Haiti".

Five chefs
Five courses
5 Million

Five chefs and courses for each dinner, with 5 million being the years end goal! Not bad, eh!

Executive Chef Dean Thomas is taking the lead, sketching out and devising a menu that blends all of our chef talents. The Marketing team of Regina Marston of Ideation and Crystal Magon of South Coast Winery are two ladies on the move creating beauty and cutting edge whit. Definitely not to be messed with!


CHEFS...
We have e-mails, Linkedin, twitter & FB out to Chef Jackson of- The Lodge at Torrey Pines, Bernard Guilles of La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club and Jean Marie- Pastry Chef extraordinaire from Pechanga Resort and Casino. Ooh la, la.. I have the biggest culinary crush on Jean Marie- but he knows that.. and is going to have to deal with the high school girl (me) in the kitchen swooning at every flick of his whisk! I have to say, should these chefs all commit, that I will be one lucky girl cooking and hanging out in the kitchen. Just think of the food... delish!

SIDE BAR
I love writing while hopped up on caffeine and sugar. Being sick all week, I gave up all such things. However, while at South Coast Winery earlier today, they coffee and dessert-ed me! Now I am home, writing and feeling like a sugar ravaged toddler with my face stuck in the middle of a candy bowl. Do not blog while amped out of your brain. Also- just as a side note: DO NOT shoot tequila and text.. take it from me!

WINE...
All wine for this dinner is being sponsored by Southcoast.

Seeings they

won the Golden Bear award

two years in a row.. I do not think anyone is going to be disappointed for stellar wine! South Coast beat out more than 640 other wineries to capture the trophy, which in the past has gone to such well-known wineries as Kendall-Jackson and Geyser Peak. I little birdie told me there was going to be some very special items for auction.. hint, hint. Not to mention what is going to be on the table for one of the courses!

Such a tease.. but that's how we girlie chefs like to plate it up my sister and brothers!

Ticket Info..
Tickets can be purchased on line at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/97273
Sponsorship inquiries, please email Regina Marston at regina@ideationunlimited.com
To purchase a Table Package, please email Crystal Magon at cmagon@wineresort.com
Table Packages include a one night stay at South Coast, private wine tour and tasting, wine, food, dinner.. did I say wine!

Hands for Haiti.. Day 3

While Gigi and I are home sick with some lame viral infection.. my grand plans for our first "Hands for Haiti" dinner are rolling along with a fevered pitch. We are thinking funds should go directly to hope for haiti seems like they have their gig together... any thoughts on that, anyone?

South Coast Winery has confirmed a date for the 1st of the 12 fundraising dinners, on February 27th. Which is really exciting, especially when your high on Nyquil..! I mean, things really seem to get done... I think?

So we are on the prowl for the right chefs to join us- Exec. Chef Dean Thomas of SouthCoast, and Myself are the first on board. I wonder if I can pry Jeff Jackson of Torrey Pines away from his kitchen for the night? Maybe my Nyquil brownies will convince him.. heh, heh!

Right then, I'm off to start planning my menu... of which Nyquil will not be a part of, for the record.

Ms. L.D