Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival 2015
I was thrilled to be a part of the 11th Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival, held this past fall in Toronto. The weekend long program of seminars, tastings and dinners hosted by an incredible collection of luminaries from the worlds of wine and food in conjunction with Toronto's community of passionate winelovers raised a total of C$5.5 million for the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, one of the world’s leading centers focused on stem cell research. These two smaller events within Grand Cru showcased the wines of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and raised C$1 million.
The Friday Night Dinner
Friday’s dinner was held in the private home of Grand Cru Co-Chair Todd Halpern and his wife Ellen, and featured the cuisine of Jason Fox of Opus, one of Toronto’s hottest destinations, paired with a selection of wines from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. Co-Manager Aubert de Villaine made the trip over from Burgundy for the occasion. Dr. Tirone David, one of Toronto’s most renowned cardiac surgeons, was the guest of honor, while I had the privilege of walking the assembled guests through the wines.
The room is set for dinner
Menu
Opus Sashimi; King Crab, tuna, caviar, sea urchin, scallop
2007 Montrachet
Red Spanish shrimp; risotto mousseline
2009 Richebourg, 2000 Romanée St.- Vivant
“1855” beef striploin; heart of palm, fried parsnip, foie gras consommé
2001 Échézeaux, 1990 Romanée-Conti
I was thrilled to be a part of the 11th Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival, held this past fall in Toronto. The weekend long program of seminars, tastings and dinners hosted by an incredible collection of luminaries from the worlds of wine and food in conjunction with Toronto's community of passionate winelovers raised a total of C$5.5 million for the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, one of the world’s leading centers focused on stem cell research. These two smaller events within Grand Cru showcased the wines of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and raised C$1 million.
