Join Chefs of The Meritage Resort Napa Valley as they team up with different comedians to bring you a Laugh Cellar original show, Cooking with Comedians. Participants gain culinary tips and tricks; with plenty of laughs and tastes along the way!
In the kitchen Friday, February 17, 2023
6:45 - 8:30PM
Chef Bryan Gardner
Comedian Jeff Capri
VALENTINE'S DAY MENU:
First: Meritage Garden Salad: Baby lettuce, radishes, celery, baby carrots, Heirloom tomato, fresh goat cheese, buttermilk and herbs dressing
Second: Surf & Turf:
Pan seared beef tenderloin, butter poached lobster tail, whipped potato, cabernet essence, Hollandaise sauce, asparagus
Third: Molten Chocolate Cake: bourbon vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce
In the kitchen Friday, February 17, 2023
6:45 - 8:30PM
Chef Bryan Gardner
Comedian Jeff Capri
VALENTINE'S DAY MENU:
First: Meritage Garden Salad: Baby lettuce, radishes, celery, baby carrots, Heirloom tomato, fresh goat cheese, buttermilk and herbs dressing
Second: Surf & Turf:
Pan seared beef tenderloin, butter poached lobster tail, whipped potato, cabernet essence, Hollandaise sauce, asparagus
Third: Molten Chocolate Cake: bourbon vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce
Meet the comedian and chef!
Jeff Capri's observational and physical style of comedy is timely and relatable. His improvising ability is sharpened to a level that makes every performance unique. Jeff shares his talents abroad bringing laughter to the United States Military. Jeff’s touring camaraderie with the USO and Armed Forces Entertainment has taken him everywhere from Micronesia to Afghanistan. Capri also stars in the acclaimed comedy documentary I Am Battle Comic a touching and funny film about entertaining U.S. troops in the Middle East. Some of Jeff’s television appearances include Comics Unleashed and Last Comic Standing. During quarantine 2020, Jeff released his Dry Bar Comedy Special: Capricious.
Chef Bryan Gardner
Chef Bryan Gardner: After studying English and History at the University of Southern Maine, Chef Bryan Gardner longed to fulfill his passion for food. He went on to study culinary arts at the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont. After graduating in 2005 he launched an impressive career working among some of Napa’s finest Michelin Star restaurants. He expanded his food horizons in 2008 and became the Executive Chef at the Relais & Châteaux property, Hotel de la Paix in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Bryan returned to Calistoga in 2012 and went on to leverage his culinary prowess in the Napa Valley. Bryan’s fondness for food began while he was growing up in New England; he was born into a family of foodies and raised on some of the finest seafood from the Coast of Maine.
$175 PER PERSON
Includes:
PLEASE NOTE: If you have a dietary restriction, please get in touch with us before purchasing tickets.
EMAIL
FULL BAR AVAILABLE IS AVAILABLE AND ACCEPTS CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS ONLY, NO CASH
Kitchen doors open at 6:00PM. Event starts at 6:45PM
Food & Wine Center
Grand Reserve at The Meritage Resort
850 Bordeaux Way, Napa, CA 94558
Includes:
- Stand-up comedy to start and end the evening, plus plenty of laughs along the way!
- Culinary tips and tricks to try at home
- 3-course gourmet farm to fork dinner
- Glass of award-winning wine, champagne or craft beer
PLEASE NOTE: If you have a dietary restriction, please get in touch with us before purchasing tickets.
FULL BAR AVAILABLE IS AVAILABLE AND ACCEPTS CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS ONLY, NO CASH
Kitchen doors open at 6:00PM. Event starts at 6:45PM
Food & Wine Center
Grand Reserve at The Meritage Resort
850 Bordeaux Way, Napa, CA 94558