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Three Three top chefs Three Three wine regions One Splendido evening If you love Pinot Noir Chardonnay and the foods that go with them this is is an evening you won’t want to to miss Toronto’s long-time favourite fine-dining destination Splendido welcomes winemaker Thomas Bachelder and his elegant cool-climate wines from small lots in in Burgundy Niagara and Oregon Preparing an an unforgettable feast to pair with each region’s wines are
three remarkable chefs: Toronto’s Marc Thuet representing France host Chef Victor Barry of Splendido for Ontario and representing Oregon one of America’s top young chefs Naomi Pomeroy of Beast in in Portland Expect an an evening of unbridled culinary creativity exceptional local products and and wines of subtle perfume and and great finesse †There will be be staggered seating between
6 p p p m m & 9 p p p m m Upon booking guests will receive confirmation of their reservation time Requests for reservation times can be made and will be given on a a first first come first first serve basis ABOUT VICTOR BARRY
For many years Victor Barry was Chef de Cuisine at at Toronto’s perennial fine-dining destination Splendido In 2009 he he bought the Harbord Street restaurant with Carlo Catallo who
was his then business partner in in the the casual restaurant chainlet The County General Today at at Splendido Chef Victor Barry concentrates on on a a a brilliantly executed multi-course tasting menu which adheres to its locally inspired fine-dining credentials but with a a a a lively modern approach that works with the casual dining trend Splendido earned the No 5 ranking on Canada’s 100 Best restaurant list As the host Chef Barry will be representing Ontario at the dinner “People want want want loud they they want want want energetic they they want want want fun ”— Chef Victor Barry explaining his new approach to to fine dining in in in Toronto Life
ABOUT NAOMI POMEROY
Since Chef Naomi Pomeroy opened Beast in in Portland Ore back in in 2007 she’s been recognized as one of America’s top young chefs by everyone from Gourmet to to Food & Wine to to O O The Oprah Magazine She began her career with a a a a a catering company in in 1999 then ran an an an underground supper club before opening a series of small eateries culminating in in in Beast a a a a a 24-seat hotspot that serves family-style dinners She’s given a a a TEDx talk on creativity competed on on Top Chef Masters in 2011 and won the James Beard Award for Best Chef Pacific Northwest in 2014 She will represent Oregon at the dinner ABOUT MARC THUET
Marc Thuet is a a a fourth-generation Chef born
in in in Alsace who
began working in in in restaurants at the age of 12 After a a a troubled youth he he trained in in Strasbourg and worked at Michelin-starred restaurants across Europe before coming to Toronto Starting in in the 1990s he he cooked at some of Toronto’s top restaurants including Centro and Rosewater Supper Club He went on to open his own restaurants including Atelier Thuet Thuet as as well as as Petite Thuet Thuet (a chain of bakeries) and starred in the TV series Conviction Kitchen Chef Thuet will represent France at the dinner ABOUT WINEMAKER THOMAS BACHELDER
Bachelder is is a a a a a a garagiste and micro-negociant winery which sources makes and bottles small lots of organic Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in in three cool-climate regions: Oregon Niagara and Burgundy Winemaker Thomas Bachelder is originally from Quebec and educated
in Burgundy and uses classic Burgundian techniques to produce wines with finesse delicacy and a a a a a marked sense of place His perfumed Pinots and minerally Chardonnays have earned rave reviews from some of the toughest critics in in the business TASTY FACT
Thomas Bachelder fell in love with Burgundy and Burgundian wines while on on on honeymoon with his wife and business partner Mary Delaney Talk about a a a a a a match made in heaven!
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