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The Official Publication of the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival® EN BOUCHE EN BOUCHE CRAVEWORTHY SoCal’s Largest Wine & Food Festival Returns Nov. 16 - 22 Wine Geeks Unite! SommCon® Heads to San Diego Schedule on Page 44 One Bite Changed My Life Epic Star-Studded Dinner Turns Culinary Mastery Into Opportunity SOUTHERN EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2015 How Baja Will Change The Way You Eat & Drink 12TH ANNUAL CLASSIC ® Tickets for the Festival Available Online: sandiegowineclassic.com NOVEMBER 16-22, 2015 *All guests must be over 21 years of age, with valid photo ID to attend all Festival Events. All events are rain or shine. Without a heart, it’s just a machine. So in 1971, a little heart built a different kind of airline—one that made sure everyone could fly. Everyone has important places to go. So we invented low-fares to help them get there. To us, you’re not 1A or 17B. You’re a person with a name, like Steve. Here, we think everyone deserves to feel special, no matter where you sit or how much you fly. And with all the places we’re going next, we’ll always put you first, because our love of People is still our most powerful fuel. Some say we do things differently. We say, why would we do things any other way? Without a heart, it’s just a machine. Southwest Spirit Magazine Mike F SWAADV14105 7.5 x 10.5 Liz H Without A Heart 7 x 10 Elizabeth S 300A 7.75 x 10.75 Leigh Ann 一漀瘀攀洀戀攀爀 㘀ⴀ㈀㈀Ⰰ ㈀ 㔀 ® DINERead. OUT. ENJOY. REPEAT. SAM WELLS SUBSCRIBE 12 ISSUES FOR $10 VISIT sandiegomagazine.com USE CODE: SDMGOURMET Features 22 Ocean-To-Table Inspired by the Local Bounty 26 Indulgence. Pure and Simple The Delight of Italian White Truffles 48 The Business of Wine Introducing SommCon® 66 How Baja Will Change the Way You Eat & Drink The Story of the Baja Boom 74 If You Think You Don’t Like Chardonnay, Think Again Rethinking a Classic Varietal Chef Nate Appleman, 2014 Comer Comigo Dinner at Comun NOVEMBER 2015 San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival® EN BOUCHE 3 Craveworthy CONTENT NOV. 2015 Eat 10 Play 34 Explore 44 Travel 66 Drink 74 Articles ON THE COVER Chef Katsuya Fukushima’s “Caesar Food for Thought 10 Salad” from the 2014 San Diego Bay Top Cookbooks from Celebrity Chefs Wine + Food Festival® event, 100 Years of Inspiration & Innovation: Let’s TACO-About It! 14 A New Look At Timeless Classics. It The Ultimate Fish Taco Competition is composed of Boquerones, Quail Egg, Jicama and Toasted Brioche. Take a Bite. Change a Life. 16 Celebrity Chefs Come Together to Pave the Way for Aspiring Culinarians Where are They Now? 21 A Glimpse into the Lives of Festival Scholarship Winners Ocean-To-Table 22 Inspired by the Local Bounty Indulgence. Pure and Simple 26 The Delight of Italian White Truffles Chef of the Fest 30 San Diego Chefs Roll Up Their Sleeves In Fierce Competition Photography by Denise Jones The Business of Wine 48 Introducing SommCon® Motorcycles, Classic Cars, Dew-Covered Fruit, 62 or Fine Bottles of Wine Web Extras Meet the Official Festival Artist, Scott Jacobs For bonus articles and exclusive event Southern Exposure 66 information visit: The Story of the Baja Boom sandiegowineclassic.com If You Think You Don’t Like Chardonnay, Think Again 74 Rethinking a Classic Varietal A PERFECT COMBINATION OF EDGY FASHION AND FORWARD-THINKING FUNCTIONALITY. 800.372.6621 | to view entire URBAN COLLECTION | www.chefworks.com (on Thiago Silva) GRAMERCY CHEF COAT EXDZ001-BLK (black) (on Dominique Crenn) GRAMERCY WOMEN’S CHEF COAT EXWDZ002-BLK (black) Artwork by Gina Faulk aka “Gina the Artist” Eat 10 Play 34 Explore 44 Travel 66 NOV. 2015 NOV. Drink 74 Events Monday, November 16 35 San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival® Golf Invitational 35 Bayless, Plascencia and White Opening Feast Tuesday, November 17 36 The Taco TKO featuring Fish Tacos & Craft Beer Presented By DiningOut Magazine Wednesday, November 18 36 Bernard Guillas & Friends Host an Ocean-To-Table Lunch 37 Black and White Truffle Dinner Presented by Antinori Thursday, November 19 37 Expedition: BAJA 38 Celebrity Chef Dinner & Big Bottle Live Auction Friday, November 20 39 A Taste For Tapas Presented by Cooking Light 39 Ohh La La! Paris Pastries with Chef Gale Gand 40 Cheese: A Class to Make You Melt 40 SommCon® Tasting & Silent Auction 41 The Collection at the SommCon® Tasting Saturday, November 21 42 Lexus Grand Tasting 43 The Official After Party Presented by Stella Artois Also Inside Sunday, November 22 Welcome from the Publisher - 8 Exhibitor Listing - 55 44 Sail with Gale Celebrity Brunch Event Schedule - 33 Festival Sponsors - 80 aboard the Adventuress Events at a Glance - 34 Pick up a copy of Pacific magazine’s ninth annual Dining Issue. INSIDE: San Diego’s top 10 must-eats (the city’s premiere chefs pick their faves) The Latest Dish dining guide (showcasing America’s Finest dining scene) A chance to win $2,000 (in the form of $50 gift certificates to the city’s top restaurants) 150,000 magazine readers • 29,000 Facebook fans • 26,000 Twitter followers • 20,000 e-mail subscribers 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 pacificsandiego.com PRODUCERS/PUBLISHERS Michelle Metter Ken Loyst EDITOR IN CHIEF Christian Piencka EVENT OPERATIONS En Bouche Colleen M. Connor, CMP, Assoc. Vice President, Events & Sponsorship Activation Karen Mvrich, Finance Joyce Agagas, Associate Event Director Elizabeth Pun, Senior Event & Sponsorship Coordinator Caitlin Purkey, Senior Event Coordinator Katie Klimuszko, Senior Event Coordinator WELCOME Josh DeCarl, Operations Manager Gaby Edmead, Intern Brenna Landstrom, Intern Flora Leung, Intern Nicole Urbina, Intern MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Christian Piencka, Director, Marketing & PR Haley Messner, Senior Marketing Coordinator Morgan Woehrmann, Public Relations Assistant elcome to the 12th Annual San Diego SPONSORSHIP AND SALES ® Bay Wine + Food Festival where for Lauryn Edwards, Director of Sales & New Business Development one solid week all eyes turn toward Chris Finn, Senior Account Manager W Chelsy Clark, Account Executive America’s Finest City and the exceptional culinary CONTRIBUTING WRITERS talent, artisans, and purveyors, who make the region Michael Esposito, Snakeoil Cocktail Company Amy Finley, Writer deliciously vibrant. From points throughout the Suzette Gresham-Tognetti, Acquerello Bernard Guillas, The Marine Room country, just over our nearby Mexico border, and Katie Klimuszko, Fast Forward Events abroad, winemakers converge to present close to Michelle Metter, Fast Forward Events Christian Piencka, Fast Forward Events 800 different wines for your discovery. Elizabeth Pun, Fast Forward Events Caitlin Purkey, Fast Forward Events Lisa Redwine, Advanced Sommelier New this year, the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival® joins forces with Christian Siglin, Bracero Randy Smerik, Solare Ristorante SommCon® a four-day educational conference for the most serious of oenophiles Andrew Spurgin, Bespoke Event Styling & Menu Design Morgan Woehrmann, Fast Forward Events and self-professed wine geeks. With over 50 tasting and educational sessions, ® FESTIVAL SUPPORT STAFF SommCon brings the who’s who of the wine world together with some of today’s Jonna Talbott, Culinary Liaison leading experts, educators and panelists. Lindsay Maiorano, Culinary Liaison Doug Harrigan, Culinary Support Greg Wuerfel, Housing Registration Amy Riggio, Operations Support What’s to eat, you ask? Where do we start? There is much to choose from, Barbara & Dave Skydel, Operations Support including our opening night Feast at Bracero with celebrated chefs Rick Bayless, Bob Loyst, Operations Support Joe Brame, Operations Support Javier Plascencia and Chad White to Chef Suzette Gresham and Chef Accursio Mark Flahan Jr., Operations Support Mark Flahan, Operations Support Lota’s Truffle Experience at Solare Ristorante, and cheese classes and pairing Michael Hill, Operations Support Don Williamson, Operations experiences with James Beard Award Winner Laura Werlin, or “Sail with Gale” Sophia Mellow, Registration Services during the Festival’s finale brunch and sailing event through San Diego Bay. Albert Navarro, Registration Services TEAM SOMMCON® Molly Brooks-Thornton, Certified Sommelier and Cicerone Both food and wine combine at the Lexus Grand Tasting on November 20 Amy Christine, Master of Wine featuring over 200 tasting stations, live musical acts, the Mission Federal VIP Skip Coomber, Coomber Family Ranch Wines Brian Donegan, Advanced Sommelier experiences, Chef of the Fest competition, Big Green Egg Grill Zone, The Cooking Eric Entrikin, Master Sommelier Patrick Farrell, Master of Wine Light Pavilion, Stella’s Belgian Beer Experience and more. David Glancy, Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein, Master Sommelier Mary Gorman, Master of Wine Lastly this year we are thrilled to once again award scholarships to deserving Bonnie Graves, Certified Sommelier Mindy Hewitson, D WSET and Certified Wine Educator students and professionals in pursuit of higher education in the wine, culinary, and Jeff Josenhans, Certified Sommelier and Cicerone Jörn Kleinhans, Certified Specialist of Wine hospitality industries. It is through our partners, exhibitors, sponsors and YOU that Geoff Labitzke, Master of Wine over 100 individuals have been supported in making their dreams a reality. We Ira Norof, Certified Wine Educator Joshua Orr, Advanced Sommelier thank the American Institute of Wine & Food and the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs for Eddie Osterland, Master Sommelier Steve Pagano, Hotelier believing in this purpose and making it part of their mission. Lindsay Pomeroy, Master of Wine Candidate, CWE, WSET, FWS Lisa Redwine, Advanced Sommelier Jennifer Roberts, Certified Sommelier Jesse Rodriguez, Advanced Sommelier, CWE, D WSET Eric Runyon, Certified Sommelier, CSW Cheers! Adam Sensney, Certified Sommelier Wendy Shoemaker, Advanced Sommelier Joseph Spellman, Master Sommelier Michelle Metter & Ken Loyst Rebekah Turpin, Certified Sommelier, CSW, FWS Tami Wong, Certified Sommelier Co-Founders and Producers ® MAGAZINE/WEBSITE DESIGN San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival Richelle Farley, Keep-It-Growing.com PUBLISHED BY World of Wine Events, LLC PRODUCED BY Fast Forward Ventures, LLC 1399 N.