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3rd Annual Limited Edition Wine Preview Tasting & Food Pairing Night Featuring Food Network Chef Anthony Sedlak Updated with Menu

Posted October 20th, 2011 | 1 Comment

3rd Annual Limited Edition Wine Preview Tasting & Food Pairing Night

On Friday November 4th, 2011 we will be hosting our 3rd Annual Limited Edition Wine Preview Tasting and Food Pairing Night.There will be two seatings a 5:30pm and 8:30pm, tickets are limited and are bound to sell out so don't wait too long to get yours. The tickets for this year's event are $35 each and are only available at Beyond The Grape on a first come, first serve basis. Again the event will be held at the Old Mill Boathouse in Port Moody.

Now for the great news regarding the event! This year will be a very special night for sure, we have arranged for Tim Vandergrift, Winexpert Technical Services Manager, to present this year's Limited Edition Wines. Tim is a fantastic speaker on the subject of wine and should be thoroughly entertaining and informative.

As thrilled as we were to secure the services of Tim in person as opposed to video like last year we are even more thrilled to secure an absolute fantastic chef, in Food Network Chef AnthonySedlak. Chef Sedlak has prepared an outstanding pairing menu to go with this years Limited Editions, another true masterpiece!

Like last year this will be a night of learning, Chef Sedlak is a great presenter as well as Chef and his lessons on all the pairings are sure to be thoroughly entertaining and delicious. Tim will not be out done easly himself, presenting the wines in a fun and entertaining way. As well Chef Sedlak has a few suprises for you in helping out with a few dishes. This will be the best $35 you have ever spent on wine, food and entertainment.

Course 1

Spanish Matador Trio Red (April)

Oyama Sausage Co. handmade Chorizo-lomo & Manchego cheese pincho

Course 2

South African Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon (January)

Pan Roasted Qualicum Bay Scallop, Crispy Oyama Sausage Co. –Serrano Ham, White Truffle Oil & Chives

Course 3

California Petite Sirah/Zinfandel

Organic Apple Cider-Brined Fraser Valley Pork Loin, Jewel Yam Purée, Caramelized Gala Apple & Calvados Jam

Course 4

Washington Meritage

12 Hour Braised Short Rib, Slow Cooked Lentil Du Puy with Double Smoked Bacon, Fennel & Fine Herb Salsa Verde

Course 5

German Traminer Spätlese

Lemon Curd & Shortbread Tartlet, Tahitian Vanilla Bean Chantilly, Fresh Raspberries

Event Promotions and Prizes

We will be having a couple of event only promotions, if you pre-order any 5 Limited Edition Series kits you will get your choice of one of the four New Selection International Series kits with Grape Skins (on-premise fee not included, $120 Value) or if you pre-order any 3 Limited Edition Series kits you will get your choice of either a Vinturi Wine Aerator or 2 Eisch Wine Glasses ($60 Value). These deals are for the event only and pre-order order sheets must be submitted at the end of the event. There will be two give aways at each event for a Selection Estate Series wine kit and Chef Anthony Sedlak's cookbook The Main: Recipes

Anthony Sedlak

Host, The Main, Food Network Canada

Author, The Main - Recipes

To say that Chef Anthony Sedlak is a precocious talent is an understatement.

At just 13 he traded a shift in a café atop Grouse Mountain ski resort in Vancouver, Canada for a snow boarding pass, and discovered a love of food and the restaurant experience that would rapidly shape his future. By 19 he completed both a Culinary Arts Program and his four-year apprenticeship and quickly emerged a leader in The Observatory, Grouse Mountain’s flagship dining room.

Knowing European kitchen experience would be critical to his development as a star Chef; the teenager spent almost two years at La Trompette, a southern French, and Michelin Star restaurant in London, England. As Sedlak worked up the line from his entry level role to, eventually executive Sous chef, he learned how a hardcore professional kitchen team works, refined his French culinary techniques and adopted La Trompette’s hard-bitten, uncompromising commitment to excellence.

At 23, Sedlak represented Canada at the Hans Bueschken World Junior Chef Challenge in Auckland, New Zealand, returning home with silver. Later that year Anthony competed in, and won Food Network’s Superstar Chef Challenge. He has since hosted four seasons of his own show on Food Network Canada called The Main. The Main is a stylish half-hour of mouth-watering, visually appetizing dishes. In each episode Anthony prepares a main course featuring one main ingredient. The food is rustic, the ingredients readily available and the recipes simple to follow – leaving the viewer inspired to recreate each main at home. Anthony went onto write a cookbook based on the series and within nine months the book has become a National Best Seller.

Today Anthony resides in North Vancouver, BC spending time on his bicycle and working with his long-time friend turned business partner Bryan Kelly. BASK is their latest venture into the food and lifestyle industry. They are collaborating on projects ranging from restaurant consulting, catering and developing their own product line. Anthony prides himself on health these days and is also working as the brand ambassador for Stonyfield Organic yogurt.

“I am devoted to simple classics and top-shelf ingredients,” saysSedlak. “I’m passionate about simple flavors and flawless technique and want to wow the connoisseurs looking for a whole story behind the dishes I present. Trends come and go, classics are forever”

Anthony has just completed shoot a new Food Network series due out in the new year and is currently laser-focused on the launch of his new fast causal restaurant, The AmericanCheeseSteak Co, opening at 781 Davie Street, October 24^rd.

Décor Bonus

Also as an added bonus the room will feature wine and food related art by local artist Melanie Cossey. Melanie will also be on hand to answer any questions regarding her art. Her art would make a great addition to anybodies wine cellar or any other place in the home.

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Roger Meloche wrote on Oct 19, 2011 11:53 AM:

This is an outstanding annual event which seems to get better every year. Congratulations Sandra and Michael for creating such a memorable experience. We can hardly wait.