5th Annual Contra Costa College Food and Wine Gala | San Pablo | Apr 15 | $35

Description

Spend a spring Sunday afternoon tasting local foods and sipping California wines, all for a great cause.

The Annual Food and Wine Event is hosted by the Culinary Arts Department of Contra Costa College, and features over fifty local restaurants and wineries. The popular sip and taste gala offers a delicious diversion with celebrity chefs, fine wines, artisanal chocolates and old fashioned food entertainment including a live auction, a designer cake walk and gourmet mystery bags. A silent auction will offer array of unique beverages, dining and culinary accessories.

The event funds study abroad scholarships sending promising CCC culinary students on a two week endeavor in Europe. Previous settings for the study abroad scholarships included a tour of China with Martin Yan and a two week educational journey with Italy’s prestigious Marco Polo Culinary Institute in Parma and more.

The proceeds support the Culinary Arts Management Department of Contra Costa College, which offers students from diverse backgrounds an otherwise unattainable, affordable, high quality, professional vocational training. Students are prepared to enter into the exciting careers in restaurants, hotels, resorts, bakeries and related culinary fields.

Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door. The entrance fee includes a souvenir wine glass. Advance tickets are available now at www.contracostabooks.com

visit the Food and Wine Event web site.

Event Categories: Beer, Wine, & Cocktail Events, Contra Costa & Delta Food Events and Classes, Cornucopia of Foods, Food Types, Fun Food Fundraisers, Places, and Tastes & Meals.