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Chef Rory Herrmann, sous-chef Katie Hagan-Whelchel from Bouchon Beverly Hills with Sophie Gayot
by Sophie Gayot
When I attended the 21st annual Culinary Evening with the California Winemasters on May 15, it was no surprise that I did not have time to get to all of the 45 restaurants and 71 wineries that were donating their food, wines and time to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The very same thing happened too, last year!
1,400 epicurean guests wined and dined for a good cause at the sold-out event held on the “Midwest Street” backlot at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. The generosity of the crowd in conjunction with 900 live and silent auction items raised $1,590,000 for the Foundation’s vital research and care centers. I admired the entertaining energy of premier auctioneer DawnMarie Kotsonis, who sold an Imperial of 2005 Château La Mission Haut-Brion for $22,000 as well as a 6-liter 1996 Domaine de la Romanée Conti Romanée Saint-Vivant for $10,000.
When I participate in an event that features multiple chefs, I like to designate the most interesting dish. That night it was a duck magret tartare on an endive leaf, topped with shaved foie gras and seasoned with figue vinegar prepared by chef Thierry Dufour of the hotel Marquis Los Cabos. Chefs Alain Giraud, from Anisette, and Josiah Citrine, from Mélisse, can not blame me for my selection, as they were out of food when I got to their tables. At the end of the evening, I had fun tasting the foie gras lollipops prepared by chef Jonathan Wood of Park Grill located at the InterContinental Los Angeles Century City. While posing with chef Rory Herrmann and sous-chef Katie Hagan-Whelchel from Bouchon Beverly Hills, I had quite a few samplings of steak tartare, which tasted as well as it should.
I expect to go to the tasty and worthwhile 22nd Annual Culinary Evening with the California Winemasters next year, when it will be held on Saturday, May 14. And I don’t expect to make it to every table!
You can click on each photo to enlarge.
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- Chef Rory Herrmann, sous-chef Katie Hagan-Whelchel from Bouchon Beverly Hills with Sophie Gayot
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- The crowd attentive to the live auction
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- 6 liter 1996 Domaine de la Romanée Conti Romanée Saint-Vivant for $10,000
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- 6 liter 1996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-St-Vivant for the live auction
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- Imperial of 2005 Château La Mission Haut-Brion for $22,000
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- Imperial of 2005 Château La Mission Haut-Brion
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- Premier auctioneer DawnMarie Kotsonis in action
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- Grgich Hills Estate wines
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- The “Midwest Street” backlot at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank
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- Au Bon Climat’s owner Jim Clendenen
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- Frank Ostini from The Hitching Post II, Buellton, CA
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- Junny & Guillermo Gonzalez from Sonoma Artisan Foie Gras
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- Chef Jonathan Burrows from Mr. Cecil’s California Ribs, Los Angeles
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- Chef Bradley Manchester, from Riviera Resort & Spa, Palms Springs, CA
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- Chef Chris Prosperi, from Metro Bis, Simsbury, CT, serving crab
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- Chef Bobby Moore, from Barking Frog at Willows Lodge, Woodinville, WA
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- Chef Damon Baehrel, from The Basement Bistro, Earlton, NY
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- Sophie Gayot helping chef Bill Bracken, from the Island Hotel, Newport Beach, CA, with his macaroni and cheese
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- Chef Alain Giraud, from Anisette, Santa Monica, CA, got some help from his children Antonin and Camille
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- Tony Princiotta from The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills
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- Chef Mirko Paderno, from Oliverio, Beverly Hills, with tomato, basil and burrata cheese pizzetta
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- Chef/partner Warren Schwartz from Westside Tavern, Los Angeles
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- Chef Jonathan Wood from Park Grill, Los Angeles, handing a foie gras lollipop to Sophie Gayot
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- Chef Celestino Drago, from Drago, Santa Monica, CA, over a pork sausage with Sophie Gayot
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- Honorary Chairman chef Josiah Citrin, Mélisse, Santa Monica, CA
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- The winning dish of the evening: Thierry Dufour’s duck magret tartare on an endive leaf, topped with shaved foie gras and seasoned with figue vinegar
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- Chef Thierry Dufour from Hotel Marquis Los Cabos, with his duck tartare
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