THE PEBBLE BEACH FOOD AND WINE EVENT

Tisa and I attended the Pebble Beach Food and Wine event last Sunday, compliments of the great folks at Classic Party Rentals.

Huge tents at the equestrian center in Pebble Beach were filled with booths from over two hundred different wineries and samples from several of the country’s top chefs. It was fun running into chefs I hadn’t seen in years, including Todd Fischer who was preparing the tasty Pan Fried Trout with Lobster and Fresh Peas pictured above. Our favorite sample of the day was a Chocolate Praline Truffle and Olive Oil Milkshake from the pastry chef at Coi in SF.

Unfortunately, at these types of events most of the food ends up being rather mediocre and this was no exception. It is a challenge translating a restaurant dish into a sample (prepared in a tent) for a couple thousand people.

We enjoyed some great wines but the highlight ended up being an incredible wine we had at our favorite casual spot in Carmel. It was so good I’m going to give it a separate post.