Calling all Foodies:

06-08-2009

Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Serves Up its Summer “lunch & learn” Series

For a Mini-Vacation, Pair a Class with a Saturday Night Stay for $234

Scottsdale, AZ. (June 8, 2009) – Since opening in 2001, Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain (Scottsdale, Ariz.) has welcomed star chefs, wine makers and culinary experts to the resort, introducing guests and locals to the greats of the business during summer afternoons of good food and conversation.  The tradition continues this July and August as Sanctuary announces its eighth annual “lunch & learn” series, featuring another inspired line-up of epicurean power-players.

Led by Sanctuary’s Executive Chef Beau MacMillan, lunch & learn classes are held every Saturday between July 11 and Aug. 15, 2009 from 12:00 – 2:30 p.m. in The Views ballroom.  Classes cost $65 per person and include lunch, beverages, tax and service charge, along with take-home recipes.  Two special evening engagements on Aug. 1 and Aug. 15, 2009 from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. will feature a three-course dinner with entertainment for $95 per person.  Local foodies can turn their excursion into a mini “staycation,” pairing a lunch & learn class with a Saturday evening stay for a special one-night rate of $169 – including complimentary upgrade to a mountain casita suite when available. For more information or to make a reservation, visit www.SanctuaryAZ.com or call 1-800-245-2051. 

          The 2009 lunch & learn series includes:

 

July 11: “Let’s Duck Around” with Chef Christopher Gross

Executive chef and owner of Christopher’s & Crush Lounge in Phoenix, Ariz., Chef Gross has prepared an afternoon of all things duck.  His work has garnered him coveted accolades including Food & Wine’s “America’s 10 Best New Chefs 1998” and James Bear Foundation’s “Best Chef Southwest.”

 

July 18: “Summertime Sweetness” with Chef David Bull

Chef Bull, Executive Chef of The Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa and Bolla restaurant in Dallas, Texas, showcases light, approachable dishes perfect for hot summer days.  Like Sanctuary’s Chef MacMillan, Chef Bull competed on The Food Network’s Iron Chef America show.  He was also named one of Food & Wine’s “Best New Chefs 2003.”

 

July 25: “Flavors of New Zealand” with Chef Josh Emett

For a taste of Kiwi culture, Emett, executive chef of Gordon Ramsey at The London, NYC, will prepare a menu inspired by his native New Zealand.  Under his direction, Gordon Ramsey at The London, NYC was awarded two Michelin stars, and continues to be rated among the city’s top dining establishments.

 

Aug. 1: “Tennessee BBQ Nighttime Bash”

An evening engagement, Chef MacMillan is joined by three local chefs – Glenn Humphrey, placement director for the Arizona Culinary Institute, Patrick Finney, one of the area’s most sought-after private chefs, and Mike Turcotte, culinary arts director of the East Valley Institute of Technology. Following a champagne and hors d‘ oeuvre reception, the chefs will present a three course Tennessee BBQ-style menu. Après-dinner entertainment includes celebrity comedian Michael Finney and country music star Dillon Dixon.

 

Aug. 8: “You Say Tomato” with Chef Stephanie Izard

Get the juicy details on summer’s best tomatoes – including tomato ice cream –  with Chef Stephanie Izard, winner of season four of Bravo’s hit series, “Top Chef.”  Izard is planning the Fall 2009 debut of her new Chicago restaurant, The Drunken Goat.

 

Aug. 15: “Celebrating Food & Music” Evening Event with Chef Justin Pfeilsticker

 

Chef Justin Pfeilsticker of Hotel Valley Ho’s (Scottsdale, Ariz.) Café ZuZu and Trader Vic’s joins Chef MacMillan for a New Orleans-style celebration of good food and music. The three-course dinner is followed with entertainment by award-winning country musicians, D. Vincent Williams and James Dean Hicks.

 

About Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain:  One of the country’s most lauded luxury resorts, Sanctuary is a striking boutique property on Camelback Mountain in Paradise Valley, Arizona, just minutes from downtown Scottsdale.  Under the direction of Westroc Hospitality, Sanctuary enjoys international acclaim for its contemporary design, and award-winning elements restaurant and Sanctuary Spa.  A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Sanctuary was recognized in 2006 as the “top resort” in the United States by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler and was included on the Travel & Leisure “T + L 500” list.  Sanctuary has been a Condé Nast Traveler “Gold List” and “Reader’s Choice” winner since opening in 2001.

 

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