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FLAVORS —

VANCOUVE

PARTICIPANTS in last year’s Cornucopia were entertained, wined and dined at t Umberto Menghi

Tuscany seminar.

FOOD and wine
lovers, mark your cal-
enders now.

On Nov. 13 to 15 you’re
going to want to be in
Whistler for the second annu-
al Cornucopia — a fantastic
celebration of
delights.

¢ weekend will kick off,
as it did last year, with Crush!,
a gala tasting to be held in the
at the Chateau
Whistler, which is co feature
50 top wineries from B.C.,
Washington, Oregon and
California.

The Culinary Grand Prix
is a Crush! highlight show-

ente -and-coming chefs in
an exhilarating head-to-head

competition. Proceeds benefit

the Heart and Stroke
Foundation of BC and
Yukon.

epicurean .

casing the region’s most tal- -

Twenty-four 4 Ja carte
food and wine seminars offer
tantalizing choices to visiting
gastronomes. —-

New wine enthusiasts will
enjoy the introductory
“Grape Expectations” led by
the Vancouver Wine
Academy, while seasoned afi-
cionados will enjoy . the
Dream Team expert panel of
Bartholomew __ Broadbent,
David Scholefield, and
Robert Simpson, who will
lead both the “Best of the
West” reserve Chardonnay

. comparison, and “The Agony

and the Ecstasy” Pinot Noir
blind tasting.

In Joshua § Wesson’s
“Breaking the Rules” and
Tim: Hanni’s “Playing with
Your Food,” two of North
America’s most respected and
engaging wine authorities
show us that rules are meant
to be broken, even in the tra-

Restaurant
reviews

that cut the
mustard.

Every Wednesday

Renshaw
table hopping

north

ditionally conservative world
of wine.

Food seminars are equally :

fulfilling, in some cases quite
literally!

Coast obbly
the festive seasoi

Get down to basics with ” jazz.

the hands-on “Rustic Breads ~

from. Scratch” or ' “Oysters
101.” Mix in a little “Wild
Mushrooms of the Pacific
Northwest,”
Influences in
Cuisine,”
Cvurse,” and you’ve got an
appetizing plateful of options.
Celebrity Chef Showcases
will demonstrate the: secrets
of acclaimed chefs Bernard
Casavant and Tim
Muchibauer of Whistler, John
Bishop of. Vancouver, and
Monique Barbeau of Seattle.
Saturday night is. Wine &
Dine time, with guests choos-
ing from fifteen Winemaker
Dinners at various Whistler
restaurants,

“Asian '.
West... Coast...
or “The Dessert ~

and Sparkling

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