It’s that time of year again, when pork/Pinot Noir fans gather at Charlie Palmer’sDry Creek Kitchenin Healdsburg forPigs & Pinot, the sixth annual high-class orgy of eating and drinking, Sonoma-style. Attendees get to taste 50 excellent wines alongside a bevy of porky dishes prepared by local and celebrity chefs, and there are also various seminars and a big gala dinner on March 19. Back again this year for the fun is Palmer acolyte andTop Chefrunner-up Bryan Voltaggio along with his brother Michael this time, so expect a lot of talk about that brotherly rivalry. Regular tickets to the weekend’s events go on sale January 21, and will sell out in, like, hours. But due to the crazy demand last year which resulted in many unhappy people not getting tickets,the Hotel Healdsburg is doing a lotteryfor weekend packages, which closes just before midnight tomorrow, January 12.
The participating celebrity chefs this year:
Marc Forgione (Marc ForgioneandThe Next Iron ChefSeason 3 Winner)
Nancy Oakes (BoulevardandProspectrestaurants)
Philippe Rispoli (Boulangerie Bistro in Paris)
Bryan Voltaggio (Volt restaurant andTop ChefSeason 6 Finalist)
Michael Voltaggio (formerly of The Dining Room atThe Langham, but soon to openInk in Los AngelesandTop ChefSeason 6 Winner)
See the full schedule of events here. Thefull weekend package is explained hereand costs $2,018 (Visa Signature price: $1,715.30). There’s also a Visa Signature pre-sale thing January 18-20.
Earlier:What You Missed at Pigs & Pinot in Healdsburg (’10)[Grub Street]
Meet the Pigs of Pigs & Pinot Fame[Grub Street]
