Gourmet & Grapes 2010

April 30 - May 2, 2010

"Second Annual Gourmet & Grapes Event at The Sanctuary"

A dazzling weekend that combines the culinary talents of the country's leading chefs with an assortment of wines from some of the most respected winemakers in the world.

Our Second Annual Gourmet & Grapes event features a black-tie dinner, an interactive wine symposium, a cooking demonstration luncheon, and grand wine odyssey. The Grand finale features live entertainment plus live and silent auctions. This five-star event benefits the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.

Our Goal

To raise funds and awareness that will benefit the Medical University of South Carolina, (MUSC), Hollings Cancer Center.

Mission

To create an unparalleled event by combining local and national culinary talent coupled with award winning wineries. The staff of local volunteers, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center & The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort will provide an unforgettable experience through genuine southern hospitality in a unique and natural setting.

About Hollings Cancer Center

Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina is a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center and the largest academic-based cancer program in South Carolina. The cancer center has more than $35M in cancer research funding and more than 200 people are currently participating on a cancer clinical trial at Hollings Cancer Center.

Hollings Cancer Center offers state-of-the-art diagnostic capabilities, therapies and surgical techniques and has multidisciplinary clinics that involve surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation therapists, radiologists, pathologists, psychologists and many other specialists seeing patients under one roof. Multidisciplinary care is provided in disease specific clinics such as thoracic, breast, head & neck, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, hematological, and pediatric cancers. For more information, please visit: www.hcc.musc.edu .

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Schedule of Events

FRIDAY: APRIL 30TH, 2010
Black Tie Dinner Featuring Chef Patrick O'Connell
$250.00 Per Person.

Four course dinner prepared by Patrick O'Connell, Chef/Proprietor of The Inn at Little Washington.

Chef O'Connell accolades include five time James Beard Foundation award winner including Restaurant of the Year in 1993, Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic Region and the prestigious Outstanding American Chef Award for 2001. Chef O'Connell will prepare an evening of culinary delicacies that will be paired with select wine from Trefethen Family Vineyards.

• 6:30pm: VIP Reception
• 7:30pm: Dinner - The Ocean Room
• 10:00pm: Afterglow

SATURDAY: MAY 1ST, 2010
Interactive Wine Tasting
$125.00 Per Person. 

• 11:00am - 12:15pm: Featuring wines presented by Janet Trefethen of Trefethen Family Vineyards, Italian winemaker Renato Spanu showcasing Sardinia's best wines, and Bill Phelps of Joseph Phelps Vineyard in Napa Valley.
• 12:15 - 1:00pm: Open discussion and reception with the winemakers.
CHEF TODD GRAY LUNCHEON
• 1:00pm - 3:00pm: A Four Course Cooking Demonstration Luncheon with Todd Gray of Equinox Restaurant in Washington, DC.
~Courses paired with wines from Landmark - Mike Calhoun will be here to educate guests on each course pairing.

SATURDAY EVENING
Wine Odyssey and Grand Finale
$200.00 Per Person. 

• 6:15pm - 7:00pm: Taste of Kiawah Reception ~ Featuring Kiawah Island Golf Resort's Finest Chefs.
• 7:00pm - 11:00pm: Twelve stations full of signature dishes prepared by Charleston's Top Chefs. ~ Live Entertainment ~ Live and silect auctions with all proceeds going to MUSC Hollings Cancer Center
• There will be no need for a designated driver when you choose to stay at one of the resort's accommodations.

 

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Highlights From 2009

Gourmet and Grapes Slideshow 2009