If you missed the Affair, you missed one incredible weekend of events. The Minneapolis Convention Center was filled to the brim with unique ideas, and inspiration for all things involved in home entertaining. Attendees experienced everything from a seminar about “Entertaining the “Raw” Way” by Pure Market Express to a “Fashion Meets Confection” style show, featuring looks created by the U of M fashion design students and Le Cordon Bleu culinary students.
The Star Tribune Taste Kitchen featured a step by step tutorial on how to choose and carve your Thanksgiving turkey, hosted by Wild Acres Game Farm, located in Pequot Lakes, MN. Executive Chef Asher Miller of 20.21 demonstrated the proper technique for carving the holiday's "main attraction". Pat Ebnet, owner of Wild Acres, led a discussion with local chefs (Asher Miller - 20.21, Mike Decamp - La Belle Vie and Marshall Paulson - Birchwood Cafe), about each of their individual recommendations on how to prepare a perfect Thanksgiving turkey. (Interesting note: when asked, each chef admitted to being responsible for the turkey at their respective dinners and each of them was planning to prepare a Wild Acres turkey.)
In the Vault, the Affair’s premium wine tasting experience, guests discovered the keys to pairing wines with cheese with guidance from Minneapolis’ own, Patrick the Cheese Guy. The Style, offered insight into the season’s hottest fashions (both for home and person), all while seated at some of the most breathtaking tables designed by members of the Twin Cities Chapter of the International Special Events Society (ISES).
On Saturday night, the Hotel Ivy welcomed attendees for the Progressive, an appropriately named “progressive” dinner featuring Wild Acres Duck and Turkey as well as gourmet truffle oil courtesy of Bistro Blends. The evening ended on the third floor with a live auction benefiting People Serving People, desserts and dancing.
At the Expo, Sample Circuit announced five of the ten Sample Circuit events scheduled for the 2010 season including:
Tickets are available by clicking HERE.
Check back often, the additional five Sample Circuit events will be announced over the next couple of months.
We can't wait to get started sampling our way through some of the best restaurants the Twin Cities has to offer!
We'll see you in 2010!
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