Due to circumstances out of our control this show has been canceled.  We apologize for any inconvenience.  Current ticket holders have been issued a refund. 

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 Saturday, June 10, 2023
Lunch show in conjunction with the Chardonnay Pinot Classic at The Meritage Resort
Chef Bryan Gardner
Comedian Courtney Cronin Dold 

MENU: 
First: Little Gem and Shaved Vegetable Salad –  candied pecans, pickled green strawberries, avocado green goddess dressing
Second: Grilled Hanger Steak – early summer romesco, smashed marble potatoes, baby squash, garden micro herbs
Third: Buttermilk Panna Cotta – vanilla poached and shaved rhubarb, brown butter crumble

Meet the comedian and chef!  

Courtney Cronin Dold is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, comedy writer, television and digital media producer, development consultant and owner of Find Your Funny Comedy Consulting. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for The Wayne Brady Show where she worked as the comedy producer and writer for Wayne.  She provides comedy material and roast jokes for comedians, influencers, rockstars, actors, athletes, television hosts and reality stars. She has provided comedy material for hundreds of live events, as well as over 40 television series and pilots. Collectively her private clients have over 100M views, likes, and followers on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram; several of her clients are Emmy Award Winning television personalities. Courtney performs comedy in Los Angeles and beyond.  

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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:

• Comedy to start and end the experience, plus plenty of laughs along the way! ​
• Culinary tips and tricks to try at home
• 3-course gourmet farm to fork lunch
  
• 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 12noon.  Event starts at 12:30PM and ends by 2:00pm
21+ Event 
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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