Events & Reunions

Sponsored by:

Tufts Alumni San Francisco

Location:
The Culinary Institute of Amercia at Greystone
2555 Main Street, St. Helena, CA | See Map

When: Saturday, February 06, 2010, 1:59 pm - 5:29 pm (iCal)

Description

Please join the San Francisco Tufts Alumni for the next chapter in the Tufts Alumni Food For Thought Series at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone. Presented by the Tufts Alumni Office in association with the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, we invite you an afternoon featuring tastings of artisan wine, cheese, and charcuterie and an address on “Sense of Place: Inspiration for Artisan Producers” by Richard Ward, the founder of Saintsbury Wines.

Please note: There is bus transportation available to and from the Culinary Institute. Boarding is at the Hyatt Regency (5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco) at noon (departure promptly at 12:15 pm). The bus departs from the Culinary Institute after the formal program ends, at 6:00 pm, arriving back in San Francisco at approximately 7:30 pm.

The bus departs from CIA before dinner; if guests would like to stay for dinner at the Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant, they must arrange their own transportation. The cost for one round trip bus fare is $30 (no one-way passengers). Space is very limited.

RSVP

Pre-registration is required. Please register online.

Cost

$40 per person (includes all food and beverages)
$30 per person for bus transportation, round trip.

Contact

Please contact the Regional Programs Office at regionalprograms@tufts.edu or 1-800-THE-ALUM (800-843-2586) with questions.

Itinerary

2 - 2:45 pm Registration & Refreshments Greystone Atrium (1st floor)

2:05 - 2:35 pm Small Group Campus Tours

2:50 pm Welcome & Opening Remarks Amy Myrdal Miller, MS, RD, N97

3:00 pm Keynote Address: “Sense of Place: Inspiration for Artisan Producers” Speaker: Richard Ward, E72 (Founder, Saintsbury Wines)

3:30 - 5:30 pm Small Group Tasting Seminars

Tasting Seminar A
A “Sense of Place” Wine Tasting Featuring Three Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs Leader: Richard Ward, E72 (Founder, Saintsbury Wines)

Tasting Seminar B
Great Pigs Make Great Products: A Salume & Bacon Tasting Leader: John Stewart (Co-Owner, zazu restaurant + farm, Santa Rosa; bovolo, Healdsburg; and Black Pig Meat Co., Santa Rosa, CA)

Tasting Seminar C
An Artisan, Organic Cheese Tasting Hosted by Cowgirl Creamery Leaders: Sue Conley (Co-founder, Cowgirl Creamery) Peggy Smith (Co-founder, Cowgirl Creamery)

Tasting Seminar D
An Olive Oil Tasting Hosted by the California Olive Oil Council

5:30 pm Closing Remarks Amy Myrdal Miller, MS, RD, N97

5:35 - 6:00 pm Shopping at the CIA Spice Island Campus Store Attendees of this event are eligible for preferred pricing (10% discount) at the CIA campus store.

6:00 pm Dinner (on your own) at the Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant

If you purchase anything at the Campus Store, you will be eligible to receive a special treat from the chef of the restaurant. Call (707) 967-1010 to make reservations at the Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant.