| 4:30 - Olive Oil Pairing |
| Starring: Texas Hill Country Olive Oil |
 Texas Hill Country Olive Company is a family run artisanal olive orchard that produces and sells high quality extra virgin olive oil. Texas Hill Country Olive Company also has a unique program that allows consumers to adopt an olive tree. Orchard patrons who adopt an olive tree for a year reap the rewards from that tree — high-quality, cold press, organically grown extra virgin olive oil, and have the option to have their olive oil bottles affixed with custom labels.
 Texas Hill Country Olive Company cultivates and mills olives and bottles the olive oil on-site at the orchard. They have three specialty blends: Terra Verde, Texas Hill Country, and Sola Texas Hill Country Olive Company provides high-quality olive oil to consumers as well as chefs, health and fitness professionals, high end culinary/specialty retailers and gift seekers. The idea to offer individuals an opportunity to adopt an olive tree in the Texas Hill Country was conceived by John Gambini in 2008. Together with the Mensik Family, John turned that idea into a reality.
Texas Hill Country Olive Company's mission is to provide the highest quality, organically grown extra virgin olive oil in Texas and to educate consumers why it is just as it was over two thousand years ago; olive oil is one of the most important food choices a person can make for not only their health, but their family's as well. Texas Hill Country Olive Company is located in Dripping Springs.
Sean Fulford, who the Austin American Statesman touted as one of The Best New Chefs in 2005, is the Executive Chef at The Bistro at Flat Creek. Having spent over 15 years perfecting his skills both locally & around the globe, he returns to the Hill Country with a beautiful menu featuring Texas Tuscan Cuisine to compliment Flat Creek's award-winning wines. Fulford already enjoys a substantial local following, having previously cooked downtown at Eddie V's, and acting as Executive Chef of both Vin Bistro & The Austin Club. Following a year abroad at The Pacific Island Club, a 5-star resort in Guam, there was a brief stint consulting on restaurant concepts & cooking in prviate homes in Houston. However, the allure of hanging his chef coat at the winery was just too good an offer to resist. |
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"Miss Jane" Nickles and Shields T. Hood claim to be the most experienced, most hilarious, and most in-love couple in the wine education world! Newlywed and still in that "we’re so in love that we glow" stage, Miss Jane and Shields T. are both award-winning wine educators and authors with a combined 45 years of wine education experience.
Have you ever wondered how wine experts can pick up a glass of wine and then talk - in what seems like a foreign language - about it? Ever wanted to be able to do that??? Well, being a real sommelier takes years of study, but in one hour you can learn how to sound like an expert – and have fun while doing it! Join Wine Educators Miss Jane and Shields T. Hood in this fun, interactive wine class (wine samples included), and learn some of the best "buzzwords" of wine!
Myrna began her culinary career at the Art Institute of Houston. Since then, she worked alongside some of the culinary industries top chefs and entertainers including Gourmet Magazine's Sara Moulton and Food Network and Bravo's Ted Allen. Chef Myrna was featured on the Food Network as a holiday cooking contest winner and has been named Iron Chef Houston by CBS 11’s Great Day Houston. Chef Myrna also performed cooking instruction for Central Market (Houston, Austin, San Antonio), Whole Foods, and Lake Austin Spa and Subzero Wolf.
Silver Whisk Cooking School offers a combination of services. Silver Whisk has an exclusive network of personal chefs that will perfectly fit your culinary needs and schedule. They offer dynamic team-building events that will boost morale and promote team-work with our Iron Chef Challenge or hands-on classes.
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Elegance. Pearls and Lace. Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. Port and Cigars. Do you know that cigars have tasting notes? Did it ever occur to you to try the art of pairing a cigar with a port? Come try an entirely new experience! Join Mark Tiedeken of Cigar Depot with Angela Moench of Stone House Vineyard, Madelyn Naber of Flat Creek Estate, and Sabrina Houser of Dry Comal Creek as you learn the accurate way to pair a classy sweet fruity cigar with an elegant Port.
Scott Reed has been the Executive Chef for Home Field Grill and Flix Brewhouse from the beginning. He was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Chef Reed began his career at age 16 as a dishwasher in an upscale seafood restaurant where he was quickly promoted to cook. Chef Reed graduated from the Texas Culinary Academy in 2004 and has helped start such restaurants as the FireHouse Pub and Grill in San Antonio. Chef Reed worked for Marriott Hotels for a total of five years, as an Executive Sous Chef and also as a member of their task force, travelling widely to ensure their superior company standards were being upheld.
Jordan Russell is a chef, music lover and a self-proclaimed nomad. Russell has landed back in California to enjoy the year-round growing season and to take advantage of the endless supply of farm-fresh produce. He has traveled throughout the country in pursuit of new experiences and inspiration for life and food. His travels have taken him through Honolulu, Austin, San Francisco, South Florida and San Diego.
After spending time learning about sustainable farming and harvesting raw ingredients, Russell’s philosophy on traditional cooking and conventionally grown ingredients changed. Russell’s cooking is now deeply rooted in the use of exceptional raw products. Although trained in classical techniques, he has adapted a more modern approach to his food by utilizing new techniques and ingredients. His food has been called "rustic food, refined". Russell feels constantly spoiled by the abundance of exceptional ingredients that are at his fingertips.