CLOSING TIME
Gettlove and Share our Strength Come together for Test Kitchen’s closing Dinner December 13.
Send an email to info@testkitchenla.com to join the wait list, or stop by the bar for a drink.
8 Courses Dinner $150/ wine pairing or $20 corkage /$12 cocktails
Ricardo Zarate: Lobster Tartar, Cucumber Mango Ceviche Sauce, Caviar, Sweet Potato Chip
2009 Baker Derby Wine Estates Sprarking Rosé
Alain Giraud: Oxtail Consomme, Mushroom Royale, Truffles
2009 Baker Lane Syrah Rosé
Walter Manzke: Scallops. Hazelnuts, Cauliflower
2008 Stoller Vineyards Dundee Hills Chardonnay
Michael Voltaggio: “EcoPez” Turbot, Earth, Ash, & Sea
2009 Martian Ranch Santa Ynez Viognier
Steve Samson & Zach Pollack: Toasted Wheat Strascinate w Lamb Ragu, Braised Greens, Pecorino
2008 Torbreck Woodcutter Shiraz
Neal Fraser: Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Squash, Chestnuts, Bacon, Violet Mustard
2008 Josh Klapper La Fenêtre Pinot Noir
Amy Pressman: Pear Pandowdy with Gingerbread Ice Cream Pear Bourbon Hard Sauce
Intelligentsia Coffee
Jonathan Grahm of Compartes Chocolatier: Special flavors created for Test Kitchen
Vegetarian options are not available during this special meal. Substitutions politely declined. All guest checks include a service charge of 18%. While additional gratuities are appreciated, they are neither required nor expected.
SPONSORS INCLUDE: LA Specialty, Eco Pez distributed by Universal Seafood, National Pork Board, Youngs Market, Wine Warehouse , Intelligentsia Coffee, and the above wineries
Dan Fredman and Joyce Stein Guest Sommeliers
Julian Cox Mixologist
Josh Harris & Scott Baird The Bon Vivants Guest Mixologists
Alex Straus Guest Mixologists
With proceeds to Gettlove & Share our Strength
About Gettlove Founded in in 2005 by Aileen Getty, a resident of Hollywood. Gettlove is a non profit organization operating daily from Blessed Sacrament Social Services in Hollywood. Gettlove provides a full range of services including fresh and nutritious foods, case management, counseling, housing advocacy, placement in residential treatment for substance abuse and detox, and companionship programs. Most importantly, Gettlove strives to create a strong and loving sense of community and a sense of belonging. Gettlove is a member of Hollywood 4WRD (4 Walls, a Roof, and a Door), a coalition of business representatives, local government representatives, social service providers, non profit organizations, and faith organizations working to end homelessness within its community. Gettlove and Hollywood 4WRDare part of United Way’s “Home For Good”- a comprehensive action plan to end chronic and veteran homelessness in Los Angeles by 2016.
About Share Our Strength
Share Our Strength® is the leading national organization working to make sure no kid in America grows up hungry. By weaving together a net of community groups, activists and food programs, Share Our Strength catches children who are struggling with hunger and ensures they have nutritious food where they live, learn and play. Working closely with the culinary industry, Share Our Strength creates engaging, pioneering programs like Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation®, the nation’s premier culinary benefit; Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale®, a national grassroots effort; Share Our Strength’s A Tasteful Pursuit®, a touring dinner series; Share Our Strength’s Great American Dine Out ®, a week-long program involving thousands of restaurants nationwide; and Share Our Strength’s Operation Frontline®, a cooking-based nutrition education program. Through these programs, Share Our Strength raises funds to support No Kid Hungry™, our national campaign to end childhood hunger in America by 2015. Visit Strength.org and learn how you can help.
Dan Fredman
Dan Fredman has spent the past several decades working in and around the wine industry for the likes of importers Kermit Lynch and The Grateful Palate, as well as retailers such as the Wine House, Wine Expo, and 20-20 Wines. As the owner of a wine-focused public relations firm, Dan serves as an advocate for artisan wine producers and sustainable viticultural and enological practices. He was the 2007 recipient of Hospice du Rhône’s “Person of the Year” award, has spent valuable time in the Master of Wine program, and oversees the sommelier teams at Hospice du Rhone as Chief Sommelier and at the annual World of Pinot Noir symposium as its Co-Chief Sommelier. Most importantly, he still enjoys being involved in every aspect of wine enjoyment.
Joyce Stein
Joyce Stein was raised in the restaurant industry in her parents’ Italian restaurants in Atlanta. Her passion followed her to New Orleans where she worked at Brennan’s restaurant while going to school at Tulane University. After years spent toiling in the salt mines of the entertainment industry in finance, sales and marketing, Joyce followed her passion for wine and has been a top performing salesperson in the wine industry for the past five years, working initially for a boutique import/distribution company and currently with The Henry Wine Group. Joyce has served as a sommelier at top wine events, including Hospice du Rhône and the Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival; food and wine are both keystones in her passion for life.
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