Join us for an exquisite food and wine event where wine personalities and Master Sommeliers will describe, advise and recommend some of the year’s best wine choices and food pairings.
Honorary Family Vineyard: Beth Nickel, partner/proprietress, Nickel & Nickel Vineyards; Far Niente Winery; Dolce Winery; Napa, CA
Honorary Executive Chef: Paul Kahan, executive chef/owner; Blackbird; avec; The Publican; Big Star; Chicago, IL
Honorary Master Pastry Chef: Jacquy Pfeiffer, master pastry chef, Chocolatier; The French Pastry School, City Colleges, Chicago, IL
Guest culinary masters from: Tallulah (Birmingham), Trattoria Stella (Traverse City), Westin Book Cadillac (Detroit), The Rugby Grill (Birmingham), Capital Grille (Troy), Toasted Oak (Novi), Cuisine (Detroit), La Becasse (Maple City), Zazios (Birmingham and Kalamazoo), Reserve (Grand Rapids), Andiamo Italia Restaurants, Cinco Lagos (Milford) and Forest Grill (Birmingham).
Honorary Wine Director: Ron Edwards, master sommelier, wine consultant and educator, Wine Talk Radio host
Wine Ambassadors:
• Madeline Triffon, master sommelier
• Claudia Tyagi, master sommelier
• Julie Dalton, advance sommelier
• Jamie Jamison, advance sommelier
To keep the party going, guests are also invited to “wine down” at the fourth annual Rémy Cointreau USA CRUSH Birmingham After-Hours, Night Moves event, held at the Townsend Hotel. Guests can enjoy mixing great music with an array of Remy luxury spirits for late night enjoyment. Midnight bites will also be available.
Schedule:
• 6:30-7 p.m. – Patron admission and private champagne reception
• 7-9 p.m. – General admission, wine-food pairing stations
• 9 p.m. – Sit down dessert
• 9:15-10 p.m. – Awards ceremony and live auction
• 10 – 1 a.m. – After Hours event
Pricing: Patron - $350; General - $250; Young adult general (ages 21-30) - $125; After Hours event - $65 * For young adults, IDs will be checked at the door to ensure you meet the age requirements for this ticket pricing.
All proceeds will benefit the Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan.
Reservations are required. Please visit
http://www.crushmichigan.com for more information and to purchase tickets.
CRUSH BIRMINGHAM 2011 HOST COMMITTEE
Wendy and Tom Alterman
Debra and Jim Berline
Andria and Dr. Dennis Bojrab
Mariann and William Bolton
Barbara Day
Julie and Steve DeBacco
Lorri and Dr. James Delaney
Eric Fearon, M.D., PhD
Chris and Gary Gonzalez
Debra Griffith
Cindy and Dr. Marc Kahn
Carol and John Kanan
Elizabeth and Michael Kojaian
Patti and Geoff O’Brien
Denice and Greg Richmond
Gina and Brett Rendeiro
Nancy Richmond
Susan and William Seklar
Moshe Talpaz, M.D.
Tina and James Turner
Kristin Turner
Stephanie and Jeff Wiegel
