Mark Your Calendar for The Boca Ratonâs Artisans of Wine & Food Weekend

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If prima and soil aren’t capable to lure you to Florida successful the bosom of winter, iconic The Boca Raton provides further enticement. Mark your calendars for January 17 – 19, 2025, erstwhile the prestigious Napa Valley Vintners partner with South Florida’s beloved edifice and backstage nine for the eagerly awaited Artisans of Wine & Food weekend. This inaugural lawsuit volition diagnostic 75 esteemed Napa winemakers and much than 20 renowned, Michelin-starred chefs, on with engaging programming that promises to marque for a memorable weekend.

Staying astatine The Boca Raton is an escapade successful itself. Originally opened successful 1926 arsenic The Ritz-Carlton Cloister Inn, the edifice and backstage nine reveals a singular translation arsenic it approaches its 100th anniversary. The spot offers a year-round retreat crossed 200 waterfront acres with 5 unsocial hotels: Cloister, Yacht Club, Beach Club, Tower, and Bungalows. Guests tin bask a backstage beach, the Forbes Five-Star Spa Palmera, an 18-hole play course, a full-service marina, a Racquet Club featuring 14 tennis courts and 12 pickleball courts, assorted retail shops, 7 swimming pools, divers h2o activities astatine Harborside Pool Club, and state-of-the-art fittingness facilities, on with wellness partnerships. Attendees of the Artisans of Wine & Food play volition person the accidental to research everything the edifice has to offer.

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This multi-day event, presented by Capital One, features Napa Valley Vintner wineries and winemakers pairing their varietals with the culinary brilliance of immoderate of the world's astir celebrated chefs, including the legendary Chef David Breeden and renowned Chef Mario Carbone, on with a meal curated by an exceptional all-female lineup of apical chefs paired with female-owned wineries and winemakers. The Napa Valley Vintners nonprofit commercialized relation has been cultivating excellence since 1944 by inspiring its astir 550 members to consistently nutrient wines of the highest quality, supply biology enactment and attraction for the bonzer spot they telephone home.

The play volition reason with a gala featuring a four-course meal crafted by Michelin-starred Chef Fabio Trabocchi, the mastermind down Washington DC's Fiola and Boca Raton's Fiolina Ristorante. As the evening progresses, guests volition person the accidental to bid connected exquisite wines, luxurious experiences, and tailored getaways during an exclusive auction led by planetary auctioneer Jacqueline Towers-Perkins.

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“For the archetypal time, we’re bringing the bosom of Napa Valley to the East Coast successful an unprecedented showcase of vino and culinary talent,” said Daniel A. Hostettler, President & CEO of The Boca Raton. “It’s a privilege to big these celebrated vintners and chefs, and we’ve crafted an bonzer lawsuit for Club members and edifice guests to toast to a genuinely worthy cause.”

SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

Friday, January 17

Choose from a bid of exclusive dinners hosted by celebrated vintners of Napa Valley:

* The Great Cabernets of Napa Valley four-course meal volition showcase a modern mentation of a chophouse menu with large vessel cabs, featuring Chefs Will Cox of The Boca Raton, Nathan Rich of Twin Farms, Chris Huerta of Old Edwards Inn, and Adam Young of Sift Bake Shop.

* At Bella Notte, dine similar household during an Italian feast by James Beard Award-winning Master Chef Mario Carbone of Michelin-starred restaurants Carbone and ZZ's Clam Bar.

* Dinner En Plein Air is curated by pistillate vintners and Relais & Châteaux chefs, Jennifer Backman of The Inn astatine Castle Hill, Sarah Steffan of Blackberry Farm, and Lindsay Autry of Honeybelle - PGA National, with a dessert people by Pastry Chef Jessica Quiet of Ocean House.

* The Premiere Napa Valley Dinner offers a tube tasting of Napa Valley’s rarest micro-lot wines, an accidental to prime and deterioration Lugano Diamonds during the tasting, and indulge in a multi-course menu by Michelin-starred Chef Stéphane Andrieux of Château de la Treyne and Sebastien Feneyrol of The Boca Raton.

* A Culinary Celebration of Caviar meal with Executive Chef Edgar Panchernikov boasts dishes from the world’s only Michelin-starred caviar house Caviar Russe.

* Icons of Napa Valley offers an intimate, al fresco eating acquisition showcasing exceptional Napa Valley wines with menus prepared by Chef David Breeden, erstwhile Chef de Cuisine at The French Laundry–a relation helium held for astir 20 years.

* Latin Flavors four-course meal by Chef Adriano Venturini of Eden Roc Cap Cana, a Relais & Châteaux edifice successful the Dominican Republic.

* An Argentine Asado BBQ served on The Boca Raton’s fairway, features food stations and dishes using accepted asado techniques and modern twists, unrecorded music, and single-site wines.

* An Artisans After Hours lawsuit presents chef-curated hors d'oeuvres, alongside premium wines and euphony by Vintner and DJ Jason Lede. Close retired the time successful benignant portion mingling with winemakers and celebrated chefs.

Photo by Alexander Rubin

Saturday, January 18

* Vintners Invitational Golf Tournament: Play broadside by broadside with vintners and chefs for prizes provided by Bugatchi and TaylorMade, implicit with continental meal astatine The Boca Raton Golf Club.

* Winemaker Series: Seven antithetic intimate acquisition tastings led by Napa Valley’s renowned winemakers and vintners. Take portion successful discussions that spotlight the unsocial terroir and signature wines of the region, featuring BOND Wine, Groth Vineyards & Winery, Oakville, among respective others. Topics see Mountain vs. Valley Floor, a Riedel show tasting, vino & caviar pairings, and more.

* The Discover Napa Valley Tasting Pavilion featuring much than 125 world-class wines and more than 20 restaurants: Guests tin drift done the tented Grand Lawn and relish successful large sips and decadent tastings on the way.

* Modern Meritage on the Spanish Terrace: 12 celebrated chefs hole their favourite burger recipes paired with trade brew successful an al fresco setting.

* Yacht Tour of Lake Boca: Enjoy a one-hour charter connected unfastened h2o accompanied by a vintner for relaxed and intimate conversations portion indulging successful world-class wines.

* Sip & Shop with Worth Avenue: Sip connected sparkling vino and rosé portion browsing done the postulation of six high-end boutiques from Palm Beach’s famed Worth Avenue. Boutiques include Brioni, Carolina Herrera, Anne Fontaine, among others.

* Artisans of Wine & Food Charity Auction and Gala featuring a four-course meal directed by Fabio Trabocchi, Michelin-Starred Chef and Restaurateur of Washington DC's Fiola and Boca Raton's Fiolina Ristorante: Bid on artisan-crafted bottles, luxurious delights, and bespoke getaways. Auction led by Jacqueline Towers-Perkins, with proceeds benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and Napa Valley.

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Sunday, January 19

* To the South with Love is simply a Southern brunch acquisition hosted by International BBQ Entertainer Jack Arnold and a curated enactment of Palm Beach restaurants. Delight successful a last send-off, implicit with unrecorded jazz music, and a sparkling vino bar.

The vino auction’s proceeds volition payment the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and Napa Valley. This charitable inaugural highlights The Boca Raton's dedication to supporting section neighborhoods and investing successful younker improvement done acquisition and enrichment programs.