Wine Bar
Texas’ original golf and lakeside resort located in the picturesque Texas Hill Country Wine and Lake Region, will celebrate its 14th annual Wine, Dine and Jazz Festival on Friday, November 16th and Saturday, November 17th. The Hill Country resort will present a weekend full of celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, live music from outstanding jazz musicians, Texas Hill Country wine tastings with food pairings and more. Weekend hotel packages including access to all festival events are available for purchase online at https://hsbresort.com/packages/
The star-studded chef lineup includes celebrity chefs Sarah Penrod, author of The Urban Cowgirl Cookbook and finalist for Food Network Star, James Beard Award nominee Roberto Madrid, CHOPPED winner Shehu Fitzgerald and Horseshoe Bay Resort Executive Chef Jay Hunter.
Limited tickets are available for qualified media upon request.
WHEN:
Friday, November 16th and Saturday, November 17th
SCHEDULE:
Friday, November 16th
Wine Dinner and Auction, Horseshoe Bay Resort
6:30 p.m. Reception | 7 p.m. Dinner
The weekend will kick off with a seated five-course dinner and wine pairing prepared by the Horseshoe Bay Resort Culinary Team and celebrity chefs from across the country. Each dish will be be expertly paired with wine from a Hill Country Winery. Jon Klekman Trio will provide lively and atmospheric jazz and swing music.
Saturday, November 17th
Celebrity Chef Cooking Demonstrations, Whitewater Palm D‘Or Pavilion
11 a.m. | Chef Roberto Madrid
Noon | Chef Sarah Penrod
1 p.m. | Chef Shehu Fitzgerald
Professional Chef Roberto Madrid will begin the cooking demonstration for the afternoon with cultural foods influenced by his travels across the globe. Throughout his 30+ year career, Madrid has worked with the cuisines of multiple countries, providing him with a strong foundation for combining different flavors into new dishes. Afterwards, Executive Chef and The Urban Cowgirl Cookbook author Sarah Penrod will take the stage. The demonstration will close out with an appearance from former CHOPPED champion and Executive Chef Shehu Fitzgerald.
Horseshoe Bay Resort Wine and Dine Stroll, Live Oak Event Lawn
2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Wine and Dine Stroll is a celebrated favorite that includes an immense variety of wine tastings from Hill Country wineries along with exquisite bites from local restaurants and wineries such as True Food Kitchen, Wild Kitchen, Mandola’s and the Mark Wine Group. Attendees can sip and stroll while enjoying the beautiful fall weather as food vendors compete for the highly-acclaimed “Silver Spoon Award,” which is given to the best taste of the festival. The Huntertones will perform high energy, horn-driven music that melds jazz, funk, rock and soul.
WHO:
Celebrity Chef Cooking Demonstrations:
Executive Chef Roberto Madrid
Executive Chef Sarah Penrod
Executive Chef Shehu Fitzgerald
Executive Chef Jay Hunter
Live Music:
Urban Achievers Brass Band
Jon Klekman Trio
The Huntertones
Food Vendors:
Becca Schaffer
Flat Creek Enoteca
Horseshoe Bay Yacht Club
Lantana
Mandola’s
My Chocolate Kit
Numinous Coffee Roasters
Pop’topia
Sugar Mama Cookies
Texas Hill Country Olive Co.
True Food Kitchen
Vivere
Whitewater Cafe 360
Wild Kitchen
Wine Vendors:
Fall Creek
Flat Creek Winery
Halter Ranch
Infinite Monkey Theorem
Lost Draw
Mark Wine Group
Mastroberardino
Pedernales
Perissos
Spicewood
Stonehouse
Torr Na Lochs Vineyard & Winery
Wedding Oak
WHERE:
Horseshoe Bay Resort
200 Hi Circle North
Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657
PARKING & DIRECTIONS:
Directions here
*Free self parking in hotel lot or $20 overnight valet
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