The Dallas Arboretum Food and Wine Festival
2019 Food and Wine Festival supporting sponsors for A Grand Tasting include Dallas Southwest Osteopathic Physicians & The Rosewood Corporation, and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits.
Dates
March 21 – 23, 2019
The 2019 Dallas Arboretum Food & Wine Festival has been completely reimagined into a three day celebration of food, wine and the beauty of spring during Dallas Blooms.
Together with Farmer Lee Jones, The Chef’s Garden, and committee Chairwomen Chef Sharon Van Meter and Melissa Lewis, The Dallas Arboretum is excited to announce the 2019 Food and Wine Festival, Thursday March 21 – Saturday March 23. After a resounding success last year, our illustrious Chairwomen have taken bold steps to grow the event into a three-day, wine-and-harvest focused experience.
The Festival Continues
Friday, March 22
Vintners’ Dinner
6:00pm
On Friday night, guests can indulge in this unique culinary experience with a five-course meal at the Vintners’ Dinner from one of Dallas’ top chefs, while getting to interact and sip exclusive wine in A Tasteful Place, the most picturesque place to see the downtown Dallas skyline at sunset. This dinner is a truly exclusive opportunity any food and wine enthusiast would relish. Ten chefs, listed below, prepare a magnificent meal for a table, and vintners expertly pair fine wines to go along with each course
- Chef Bruno Davaillon, Bullion
- Chef Samir Dhurandhar, Nick and Sam’s
- Chef Peja Krstic, Mot Hai Ba
- Chef Matt McCallister, Homewood
- Chef Janice Provost, Parigi
- Chef Kent Rathbun, Imoto
- Chef Stephen Rogers, Gemma and Sachet
- Chef Jamie Simpson, The Chef ‘s Garden®
- Chef John Tesar, Knife
- Chef Tre Wilcox, Tre Wilcox Cooking Concepts
Guests also receive complimentary valet parking and the opportunity to mingle with each table’s chef and vintner. Dress is cocktail attire, and seating is limited. Cocktails start at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner
$500 per guest or $5,000 for a table of 10
$7,500 for a corporate table of 10
Please Contact Kristi Trail at ktrail@dallasarboretum.org or 214-515-6524 to get more information about reserving a plate or table.
Saturday, March 23
The Chef’s Garden’s® Roots on the Road
9:30am-5:30pm, A Tasteful Place
Thanks to the partnership with The Chef’s Garden® and Farmer Lee Jones, guests have the opportunity to experience The Chef’s Garden’s® Roots on the Road. The Chef’s Garden® holds its annual conference at the Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan, Ohio, where culinary influencers and industry professionals learn and share ways to cultivate change and solutions in their industry. Making its way to Dallas for the first-time ever, the conference includes four one-hour interactive panels. The Roots conference runs from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The day concludes with a seasonal farm-to table dinner, prepared from fresh, local grown produce starting at 5:30 p.m. with cocktails.
All Day Workshop Ticket and Dinner: $150
Dinner-only Ticket: $125
You may also call customer service 214.515.6615 to reserve your tickets.
Roots on the Road Schedule
| Time | Topic & Event |
| 9:30-10:30 am | Coffee & Noshes – Sponsorship by: Full City Roosters and Katherine Clapner- Dude, Sweet Chocolate-Kolaches Farmers Market – Produce from 1st panel farms |
| 10:45am-12:15pm | Farms: Big & Small, How can we help each other? Lead Panelist – Farmer Lee Jones Daron Babcock, Bonton Farms Jeff Bednar, Profound Microfarms Nelson Carter, Cartermere Farms Elizabeth Dry, Promise of Peace Gardens/ La Bajada Urban Youth Farm Sofia Martinez, Rae-Lili Farm |
| 12:30-2:00pm | 12:15pm-Lunch Buffet Work-Life Balance Panel Lead Panelist- Chef Mathew Peters, first American to win the coveted Bocuse d’Or award -Chef Junior Borges, Coming Soon! -Lisa Lavender, The Lisa Lavender -Nikky Phinyawatana, Asian Mint -Lisa Welch, Makeready |
| 2:15-3:45pm | How Can Green be Greener? Guide to better practices in a reusable world Presented by EarthxTaste – Lead Panelist – Chef Sharon Van Meter -Lauren Clarke, Turn Compost -Bob Curry, Urban Agriculture Director, City of Dallas -Kelly Freeman, Circle Terra -Jessie Zarazaga, Southern Methodist University |
| 4:00-5:30pm | Food Trends to Watch in 2019 Presented by Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Lead Panelist – Beth Rankin, The Dallas Observer -Randy DeWitt, Front Burner Concepts -Roger Kaplan, RK Innovations -Ron Ruggless, Nations Restaurant News -Graham Mitchell, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts |
| Dinner 5:30pm 6:30pm | Cocktails-Presented by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Waste Not; Want Not Dinner, Lead Chef: Peter Barlow |
Chefs
| Chef | Restaurant |
| Jamie Simpson | The Chef’s Garden |
| Graham Dodds | Graham Dodds |
| Peter Barlow | Niteshade Chef Collaborative |
| Jeffery Hobbs | Slow Bone |
| Robert Lyford | Patina Green Inc. |
| Chad Houser | Cafe Momentum |
| Katherine Clapner | Dude, Sweet Chocolate |
| David Anthony Temple | Chef DAT LTD |
| Andrea Shackelford | Harvest Seasonal Kitchen |
| Sean Jett | Humble Pies |
| Chef Junior Borges |
Farms
| Farmer | Farms |
| Jeff Bednar | Profound Farms |
| Sofia Martinez | Rae-Lili Farm |
| Daron Babcock | Bonton Farms |
| Elizabeth Dry | Promise of Peace Gardens |
| Nelson Carter | Cartermere Farms |
Local Vendors on Saturday, March 23
Join us as we have local vendors join us at our Food & Wine Festival, do not miss the opportunity to sample and purchase their unique and delicious products!
Rosine Hall – 9am-12pm
Jams Jelly Queens
Cita’s Salsas
Whiskey Coffee
Hive Coffee
Rosine Hall – 10am-1pm
Rakkasan Tea
Pajama Sweets
And I like it Cheesecake
Yelibelly
White Rock Granola
Wine Corks Art
Rosine Hall 11am-2pm
Philly Pretzel Factory
Letter Lounge
TX Wild Flower Honey
William Chris Vineyards JR’s Cookie Cottage
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