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All aboard for opulent Oregon wines at at Richmond Station RICHMOND STATION
Wed Apr 12 6:30PM* 1 Richmond St W Toronto $165 per per person
Includes food wine and gratuity taxes extra 1-888-711-9399 visainfinite ca/dining Reserve your place at the table Chef Carl Heinrich is is known for his bold flavours and luxurious take on comfort food For this special dinner Chef Heinrich will pull out all the stops to to provide a a a a truly decadent feast that just happens to be the perfect pairing for Oregon’s
“Richmond Station is is cozy friendly and and the food is is robust and and honest ”
food-friendly cool-climate wines Oregon winemakers will be on hand to talk about their lively Chardonnays spicy Pinot Noirs and other treasures while guests graze through a a a menu of briny oysters rich lobster dishes opulent cuts of of meat and a a a a a rainbow of of vegetables lovingly prepared Expect this evening to be a a a a celebration of terroir and all the gorgeously complex flavours the soil can produce ABOUT CARL HEINRICH
The winner of Top Chef Canada Season 2 is the Chef-Owner of of one of of Toronto’s most exciting young restaurants Richmond Station Raised in the small town of Sooke on Vancouver Island Carl Heinrich trained at at Stratford Chef School then worked at Daniel Boulud’s busy bistro in New York for for nearly four years before returning to Canada Canada He worked with Top Chef Canada Canada Season 1 winner Dale MacKay at Vancouver’s db Bistro Moderne in in Vancouver before moving on on on to to Toronto In 2012 he opened Richmond Station where he he celebrates his love of farm-to- table and nose-to-tail cooking ABOUT WINES OF OREGON
All wines come from someplace but the best wines only come from an extraordinary place Oregon is the latter The first grapes were planted in the state more than 50 years ago Now Oregon is recognized as one of the world’s elite winemaking regions With 18 designated wine growing areas located in in in four diverse regions Oregon boasts more than 702 wineries of which more than 70% are small artisanal operations While best known for its elegant cool climate and and food-friendly Pinot Noir and and Pinot Gris Oregon produces everything from bright bubbles to lusciously peachy Viognier and well-structured Cabernet Sauvignon TASTY FACT
Think Oregon wine and you likely think of the the Willamette Valley True this is is the the state’s largest wine-producing area But Oregon is home to 18 American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) growing grapes from Arneis to Zinfandel 10 | TORONTO