North Terrace - Photo Bob Dickey
The Central Coast Wine Classic is now in its 26th year. The next event will take place from Thursday, July 8 through Sunday, July 11. The event is a lifestyle week focused on the wines of the central California coast and features dinners, celebrity chefs and lifestyle auctions. The event is help under the auspices of The Central Coast Wine Classic Foundation. The Foundation awards monies from the Central Coast Wine Classic to fund grants on specific projects for non-profits from San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties whose purposes and missions involve the studio arts, the performing arts and the healing arts.
Neptune Pool - Photo Bob Dickey
The dinner at Hearst Castle is the premier event of the week. Guests are conducted on a private tour of the caste and then gather around the Neptune pool for amuse bouche prepared by myself. The reception is followed by a sumptuous feast served on the north terrace overlooking the vast expanse of the ranch. This years guest chefs include Emeril Lagassee, Tory McPhail, Susan Spicer assisted by local Chefs James Sly and Michael Hutchings (moi).
Michel Richard's Roasted Tomato Soup, 2009 Castle Dinner - Photo Bob Dickey
For more information on the event, contact Archie McLaren at archie@slonet.org or call (805) 544-1285.
