Tuesday, August 26, 2014

LA Food & Wine Festival: the Recap!

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Event Details
The Lexus Grand Tasting at Los Angeles Food & Wine is the most spectacular opportunity to enjoy over 300 wines from some of the world's most prestigious wineries. 25 Celebrity Chefs will showcase their culinary skills and provide delicious and decadent tasting samples of their cuisine. During this remarkable strolling event you will have access to book signings and photo sessions with some of the weekend's biggest chef celebrities. Don't miss this great opportunity to experience food and wine at its best.
- See more at: http://www.lafw.com/index.cfm/event-Lexus_Grand_Tasting_Sunday_1031.htm#sthash.bYIjbvLF.dpuf
Corn Agnolotti w/ Shaved Black Truffles


Edible Skinny was lucky enough to attend the Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival at the Lexus Grand Tasting on Sunday and all we can say is Yummm (with 3 Ms!)!

Now in its fourth year, the Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival is a four-day epicurean event showcasing the finest in food and drink culture throughout Los Angeles, and culinary personalities from throughout the world.  And the granddaddy event of the festival is the Lexus Grand Tasting held at the LA Center Studios. 

This multi sound stage event is a spectacular opportunity to enjoy over 300 wines from some of the world's most prestigious wineries.  Along with tons of imbibing, twenty-five Celebrity Chefs showcased their culinary skills and provided delicious and decadent tasting samples of their cuisine.

Kracher TBA
From Santa Rita Hills’ Brewer-Clifton to France’s Perrier-Jouët there were a multitude wines from around the globe; a great opportunity to discovery you next favorite bottle!  And one of my favorites explorations was Austria’s Kracher Winery. 

Pouring the ever popular (but new to me!) Austrian varietal of Grüner Veltliner my glass was tickled with a tasty florally mineral wine that is very food friendly (it’s known to be the Austrian Sauv. Blanc for this reason).  The nose on this yellow/green wine is one of apple, hay, and mango while the wine is a refreshing wuzzle of pear, oranges, and white pepper.
Potato Crisp with Broccamole

The other varietal Kracher was pouring was a Trockenbeerenauslese dessert wine, which is the highest in sugar content in the Prädikatswein (this is Germany and Austria’s highest quality designation) category.  Trockenbeerenausles (aka "TBA" for short) are full body dessert wines made from individually selected grapes affected by noble rot (a gray mold that is deliberately cultivated on grapes to enhance the making of certain sweet wines.). This charming finishing wine began with apricot and honey flavors with then evolving into a lively and creamy finish.  

Bouquet of Truffles
In terms of foodie bites naturally my choices were limited being a Veggie (everyone wants to show off with Pork Belly, Stone Crab, and Lobster at these types of events…), but I was definitely surprised to find some delights at the Lexus Grand Tasting.  
  
The perfect Vegan starter bite was Kennel Potato Crisps with Broccamole from John Sedlar of Rivera.  Tasty, green, and healthy! Très Veg!
Chocolate Passion Fruit Black Sesame Coupe

The highlight of the Veggie food bites was found in a bouquet of thousands of dollars worth of truffles for a delightful pasta dish.  Corn Agnolotti, fresh shaved black truffle, & Parmesan butter (the ultimate food porn!) from Riva Bella.  Definitely divinity in a bite!

For sweets it was nothing but net with the soon to be Culver City based Craftsman and Wolves!  That’s right the James Beard-nominated pastry chef William Werner is opening a branch of the high-end patisserie in Culver City's The Platform in the spring of 2015.  They offered four different desserts at the Lexus Grand Tasting, but their Chocolate Passion Fruit Black Sesame Coupe was singled out as stupendously delicious!

Chocolate Creama w/ Earl Grey Carmel
I was also a huge Superfan of the Dark Chocolate Creama w/ Earl Grey Carmel, Candied Hazelnuts, & lightly Sweetened Whip Cream by Tracy Magana of Michaels Restaurant in Santa Monica (I sampled this one 3 times!).  Creamy ooey gooey goodness it was the perfect finish to an afternoon of epicurean luxury!










 32 91
Event Details
The Lexus Grand Tasting at Los Angeles Food & Wine is the most spectacular opportunity to enjoy over 300 wines from some of the world's most prestigious wineries. 25 Celebrity Chefs will showcase their culinary skills and provide delicious and decadent tasting samples of their cuisine. During this remarkable strolling event you will have access to book signings and photo sessions with some of the weekend's biggest chef celebrities. Don't miss this great opportunity to experience food and wine at its best.
- See more at: http://www.lafw.com/index.cfm/event-Lexus_Grand_Tasting_Sunday_1031.htm#sthash.bYIjbvLF.dpuf
 32 91
Event Details
The Lexus Grand Tasting at Los Angeles Food & Wine is the most spectacular opportunity to enjoy over 300 wines from some of the world's most prestigious wineries. 25 Celebrity Chefs will showcase their culinary skills and provide delicious and decadent tasting samples of their cuisine. During this remarkable strolling event you will have access to book signings and photo sessions with some of the weekend's biggest chef celebrities. Don't miss this great opportunity to experience food and wine at its best.
- See more at: http://www.lafw.com/index.cfm/event-Lexus_Grand_Tasting_Sunday_1031.htm#sthash.bYIjbvLF.dpuf

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