Due to circumstances out of our control, this show has been postponed.
Join Chefs of the Meritage Collection Napa Valley as they team up with different comedians to bring you the Laugh Cellar original show, Cooking with Comedians. Participants gain culinary tips and tricks, a 3-course farm to fork meal and plenty of laughs along the way!
In the kitchen Friday, July 21, 2023
6:45PM
Chef Bryan Gardner
Comedian Jason Stuart
MENU:
First: Watermelon and Tomato Gazpacho – compressed melons, basil emulsion, crispy spiced chickpea
Second: Mary’s Chicken Roulade – pancetta wrapped, “smashed” peas, baby carrots, Isreali cous cous, roasted garlic jus
Third: Lemon Mousse Cake – candied preserved, almond/poppy tuile
In the kitchen Friday, July 21, 2023
6:45PM
Chef Bryan Gardner
Comedian Jason Stuart
MENU:
First: Watermelon and Tomato Gazpacho – compressed melons, basil emulsion, crispy spiced chickpea
Second: Mary’s Chicken Roulade – pancetta wrapped, “smashed” peas, baby carrots, Isreali cous cous, roasted garlic jus
Third: Lemon Mousse Cake – candied preserved, almond/poppy tuile
Meet the comedian and chef!
Jason Stuart recently won The Indie Series Award: Best Actor In a Comedy Series for his comedy series Smothered, now in its second season on Amazon Prime. Jason has appeared in the award-winning films Tangerine, Love Is Strange, Gia, Kindergarten Cop and Vegas Vacation. He has wowed TV audiences with guest roles on such shows as Goliath, Love (Judd Apatow), Sleepy Hollow, Real Rob, Entourage, The Closer, It's Al-\ways Sunny in Philadelphia, House, Everybody Hates Chris, George Lopez, Will & Grace, Charmed and as “Dr. Thomas" on My Wife and Kids. You've laughed with him on Gotham Comedy Live, Red Eye, One Night Stand Up, Wisecrack, Comics Unleashed, his comedy special Making It To The Middle, plus his new comedy album I’m The Daddy and I Have Candy. He wrote and released his autobiography Shut Up, I'm Talking! via CCB Publishing.
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.
$130 PER PERSON
Includes:
PLEASE NOTE: If you have a dietary restriction or allergy, please get in touch with us before purchasing tickets.
Chef is happy to accommodate you! EMAIL
FULL BAR AVAILABLE AND ACCEPTS CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS ONLY, NO CASH
Kitchen doors open at 6:00PM. Event starts at 6:45PM and ends by 8:30PM
21+ Event
Event Location:
Food & Wine Center - Grand Reserve at The Meritage Resort
850 Bordeaux Way, Napa, CA 94558
On-site lots offer complimentary parking
No restriction street parking also available directly in front of the resort
Includes:
- 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, craft beer, or non alcoholic beverage
PLEASE NOTE: If you have a dietary restriction or allergy, please get in touch with us before purchasing tickets.
Chef is happy to accommodate you! EMAIL
FULL BAR AVAILABLE AND ACCEPTS CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS ONLY, NO CASH
Kitchen doors open at 6:00PM. Event starts at 6:45PM and ends by 8:30PM
21+ Event
Event Location:
Food & Wine Center - Grand Reserve at The Meritage Resort
850 Bordeaux Way, Napa, CA 94558
On-site lots offer complimentary parking
No restriction street parking also available directly in front of the resort