Episode 6

Exquisite Zinfandel Pairings – Get the recipes!

Zinfandel with Mac and Cheese? YES!  With Chocolate Savory Pasta? You bet!  Duck and BBQ?  Absolutely!

In this episode, our host Leslie Sbrocco, and our chef friends will make your mouth water with Exquisite Pairings from our event in Dallas, and inside the Bricoleur kitchen!  Prepare to be amused, surprised and made really hungry by this, our final Zin Live Episode!

RECIPE LINKS:

Laura Werlin’s Porcini Cream and Mushroom Mac and Cheese 

Bricoleur’s Flatbread Pizza with Buffalo Mozzarella, Oven Roasted Tomatoes, Capicollo & Fresh Basil

 

Kent Rathbun
Featured Chef

Chef Kent Rathbun- Our Host at his Home in Dallas

Celebrity Chef Kent Rathbun has been a respected leader in the Dallas restaurant scene for three decades. The extraordinary dining experience and unforgettable menus that he creates have attracted both local and national acclaim.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Nominee for the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef: Southwest in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004

DiRona Award – Abacus and Jasper’s Plano

2009 Restaurants and Institutions IVY Award – Abacus

Abacus Restaurant

  • Inducted into the Nation’s Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame
  • Forbes Four Star rating
  • AAA Four Diamond rating
  • Best of the Year by Bon Appetite, 2001
  • Five Star rating from Dallas Morning News

Jasper’s Restaurant

  • Top 20 Best New Restaurants in America by Esquire Magazine

Chef Rathbun has cooked for Ross Perot, The Goss-Michael Foundation, Queen Elizabeth, George Michael, Jaques Pepin, Julia Childs and Oprah

One of the featured chefs for the Bush 2001 Inaugural Ball.

Chef Rathbun has appeared on:

  • In 2008, Chef Rathbun competed on Food Network’s hit series “Iron Chef America” and defeated grill master Bobby Flay
  • Food Network’s “Chef du Jour”
  • Cooking Live with Sara Moulton
  • Ready Set Cook
  • CBS Early Show
  • The Rosie O’Donnell Show
  • NBC’s Today Show
  • Pre-Superbowl Event “Taste of the NFL,” 1995-2020

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Terra d'Oro -Emily Haines

 Terra D'Orp
20680 Shenandoah School Road
Plymouth, CA 95669

We invite you to enjoy a tasting at our Amador County estate. We are open Thursday – Monday from 10 am – 5 pm, by reservation only.

Tastings are hosted either on the patio or in the tasting room, both of which are surrounded by vineyards. Each flight is expertly guided by their wine hosts and lasts about 45 minutes. An array of artisan cheeses, charcuterie and gifts are available for purchase to enhance your experience. Wine Club members enjoy complimentary tastings.

Please call their reservations team at 209.245.6942.

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A. Raffanelli - Dave and Shelley Raffanelli

A Raffanelli Winery
 4685 W Dry Creek Rd
Healdsburg, CA 95448

Tastings are by appointment only, days and hours change seasonally.  At this time, we are hosting tastings Wednesdays through Mondays.  We kindly request that you arrive to your tasting without pets and persons under 21 years of age.

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Kunde Family Wines - Zeke Neeley

Kunde Family Vineyards
9825 Sonoma Hwy.
Kenwood, CA. 95452
(707) 833-5501
 wineinfo@kunde.com

Kunde has many different tasting experiences to enjoy. Stop by today and taste their amazing Zinfandels.

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Once and Future Wines- Joel Peterson

Once and Future Wines
PO Box 164
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
855-566-3946
info@onceandfuturewine.com

Tastings are by appointment ONLY.  Email or call to taste Once and Future Wines with Joel Peterson.
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Featured Partner

Laura Werlin - Cheese Edu-tainer

Laura Werlin is a James Beard award-winning author of six books on cheese, a sought-after speaker, spokesperson and media personality.

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Chef Todd Knoll- Bricoleur Vineyards

Chef Todd Knoll

After cooking professionally at The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco, Chef Todd Knoll came to Sonoma in 2003 where he served as Executive Chef at Jordan Vineyard & Winery for more than 18 years. A pioneer of Sonoma’s farm-to-table ethos, he developed numerous successful programs, award-winning culinary products, and local partnerships during his tenure at Jordan. Chef Knoll spends most of his free time in pursuit of the bounty and beauty of Sonoma – fishing, foraging, exploring, and photographing all that the area has to offer. Chef Knoll and Chef Bellec both grew up in coastal towns – Chef Bellec in France and Chef Knoll in Hawaii. They share a love for the coast and draw inspiration from it when they can. Chef Knoll also works hand-in-hand with Bricoleur Vineyards’ Garden Manager, Michael de Paolo, to plant seasonal ingredients that flourish in the estate’s sustainably farmed culinary gardens.

“Sonoma has a deep history in its farms and gardens, and I like to think that we can carry on in the spirit of horticulturist Luther Burbank here,” said Chef Knoll. “It’s hard to find something that Mikey can’t make thrive in Bricoleur soil.”

Bricoleur Vineyards recently won Slow Food International’s Snail of Approval for growing good, clean, and fair food. The gardens’ bounty and additional locally sourced artisan ingredients are featured in Bricoleur Vineyards’ Perfect Pairings: the six-course Rooted pairing, three-course Soaring pairing, and Atelier Bricoleur – all created in partnership with Bricoleur Vineyards’ winemakers, and crafted with the chefs’ “wine first” philosophy.

“A perfect pairing elevates both wine and food, so we work very closely with the winemakers. My goal is to highlight what the team finds to be most special about each wine and vintage,” added Chef Knoll. “I’m excited to continue working with Bricoleur’s beautiful wines, creating new and exciting pairings on a chef’s perfect playground.”

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Chef Thomas Bellec- Bricoleur Vineyards

Chef Thomas Bellec

Chef Bellec comes to Bricoleur Vineyards after a sensational 23-year career with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. An accomplished chef with a passion for developing and coaching teams, Chef Bellec has been at the forefront of creative culinary offerings at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Hawaii, Beverly Hills, Toronto, Boston, and Uruguay.

He was raised in the coastal town of Concarneau in Brittany, France where cooking and hospitality run in his family. His grandparents owned a prominent bakery, and his father was a professional fisherman, a passion that Chef Bellec embraces, too. He grew up fishing and hunting for mussels, clams, and periwinkles to cook with his family, and apprenticed at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Concarneau before joining Four Seasons. In 2014, Chef Bellec was deeply honored to be named a Master Chef of France by Maîtres Cuisiniers de France, an organization that was established in 1951 to bring together chefs, farmers, and artisans who best support and promote French culinary art.

 

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