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A 2008 Best Cellars
Food and Wine Weekend
Benefiting the T.J. Martell Foundation
One Premier Weekend - Two Featured Events
Enjoy a premier weekend of food and wine with two events to help raise vital dollars for the T.J. Martell Foundation’s mission of funding innovative cancer research at the Frances Williams Preston Laboratories at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
The Home of Stephen and Robin Collins
2442 Old Natchez Trace Road
Nashville, Tennessee
Featuring Cuisine offered by Michelin starred Chef Marc Fosh of Bacchus Restaurant at Read’s Hotel in Majorca, Spain
Saturday, October 25
Chef’s Table Experience- A Wine Tasting & Dinner
Limited to 20 guests
Co-Hosted by Stephen and Robin Collins and Pritam Banerji
with special guest Jeff Fisher, Head Coach of the Tennessee Titans
5:30 p.m. to 6:15p.m. Guests picked-up by Arranged Car Service
6:30 p.m. to 7:30p.m. Champagne Tasting and Amuse Bouche
7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Dinner & Primary Tasting
Featuring a vertical tasting of the wines of Chateau Cheval Blanc, St. Emilion Gran Cru Classe A. Vintages to be presented include 1947, 1959, 1964, 1975, 1982, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2000 (Petit Cheval) and 2004.
And also featuring a mini-vertical of the white wine of Chateau Haut Brion. Vintages to be presented include 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000.
Guest will experience a number of additional “surprise” wines and spirits will be presented throughout the evening.
Cocktail Attire
$1,200 per person PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Sunday, October 26
An Afternoon of Food and Wine –
Spanish Influence Served Family Style
Prepared by Chef Marc Fosh
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Guests will park at a local parking lot and be shuttled to the home of Stephen and Robin Collins. Please contact the T.J. Martell Foundation at (615) 256-2002 regarding the parking details.
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Enjoy a selection of Spanish wine, tapas, the silent auction and the beautiful setting surrounding Stephen and Robin’s Home. Guests will enjoy over 40 different Spanish wines with wine expert, guest Sabin Bokus, owner of Vinucation.
3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Paella dinner prepared by Chef Marc Fosh
Casual Attire
$125 Per Person PURCHASE TICKETS HERE EVENT SOLD OUT!
Contact the T.J. Martell Foundation at (615) 256-2002 or email Lheatherly@tjmartellfoundation.org to make your reservation or you may order tickets by clicking http://www.tjmartellfoundation.org/store/productslist.aspx?CategoryID=27&selection=1
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About Marc Fosh:
Chef Fosh is the executive chef and director of Bacchus Restaurant at the Read’s Hotel in Majorca, Spain. In the 2008 edition of Spain’s top restaurant guide “Gourmetour,” Bacchus is rated one of the top 20 restaurants in the whole of Spain. Other awards include:
· Restaurant of the Year 2005 - Marcellinos Guide
· Restaurant Service of the Year 2004 - Al Punto Gastronomic Guide
· “Most Excellent Hotel Restaurant 2006” - Condè Nast Johansens
Both Marc Fosh and the restaurant are rated by experts as one of the best in Spain and were awarded a Michelin Star in 2003.
Marc describes his cuisine as follows:
"My cuisine is creative, a blend of traditional French, modern mediterranean and asian minimalism. To me, food should be light and fresh, with direct flavours, using seasonal produce that let the ingredients speak for themselves."
Marc, a fluent Spanish speaker, already had a background in Michelin-starred restaurants in both the U.K. and France before moving to San Sebastian, the heart of Spanish gastronomy in the Basque country. He eventually settled in Majorca. In 2004 Marc opened Fosh Food, a new culinary centre to present the best of food and wine. Reads, alongside Fosh Food, offers year round cooking classes.
About Pritam Banerji
For over 30 years, Pritam Banerji has been collecting, tasting and sourcing fine wines. Owner and CEO of Irvine Wine Imports based at Irvine, California, Pritam's first exposure to wine started in Switzerland where he spent 25 years. During his monthly trips to Burgundy, Pritam deepened his knowledge about Burgundy by developing personal relationships with such famous wine growers as Jean-Frnaçois Coche-Dury, Laurent Ponsot and Jean-Nicolas Méo. Thereafter, his subsquent visits to Chateauneuf-du-Pape ushered him one day into the magical cellar of Henri Bonneau, one of the most incredible personalities in the wine world. After having worked for 18 years with Caterpillar, Pritam switched over to the wine profession in 1997 when he joined the Swiss company, Internet Wine Consulting, as CEO and managing partner. Pritam regularly organized wine tasting dinners with collectors at various 3 star Michelin restaurants in Europe. Some of the greatest wines he tasted on such occasions include 1900 Ch. Margaux, 1921 Cheval Blanc, 1947 Ch. Lafleur, 1975 Ch. Lafleur, 1979 Ch. Lafleur, 1947 Cheval Blanc, 1947 Pétrus, 1945 Mouton Rothschild, 1953 Lafite Rothschild, 1959 Lafite Rothschild, 1959 Ch. Latour, 1959 Ch. Mouton Rotschild, 1945 Yquem, 1921 Yquem, 1967 Yquem, 1947 Mission Haut Brion, 1961 Hermitage La Chapelle, 1949 Musigny v.v. Comte de Voguë, 1949 Musigny Leroy, 1959 Romanée Conti, 1983 Montrachet DRC, Krug Collection 1962, just to name a few. A university graduate with major in English literature, Pritam speaks fluent German, French, Italian, Spanish, Swiss German, Bengali and Hindi.
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