POP UP RESTAURANT

Nov 5 / 2012

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CHEF MAGANA’S POP-UP RESTAURANT!! If you’d like to be in-the-know, sign up for the underground email notification list and be informed of our upcoming pop-up restaurant event date and location!

Summing up Summer Catering 2012

Oct 17 / 2012

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A Wine Country Chef’s Summer Whew! I made it! What a busy and productive summer catering season it has been! I have run myself- and my amazing staff- from here to there and ALL around Eastern Washington. It was truly a spectacular season with fairly mild weather and as always, such beautiful surroundings. I’ll try to sum it up in a brief (or somewhat brief) paragraph below…

The Mysterious American Chef

Jan 4 / 2012

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Blue Flame Spirits

Jul 23 / 2010

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Today I had the privilege to hang with owner Brian Morton and get a sneak peak of Prosser’s Blue Flame Spirits- Washington’s second commercial craft distillery.  The Craft Distillery & Tasting Room (yes, I said tasting room) is located in Prosser’s Food & Wine Park on Lee Road- next door to Hogue Cellars, Alexandria Nicole Cellars, Heaven’s Cave, and just a short walk up from Mercer Estates and Kestrel Winery.

Winemaker’s dinner, a chance to engage and learn about the best in food and wine

May 4 / 2010

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My first trip to Washington wine country was to Apex Cellars’ Winemaker Dinner with Brian Carter in 2001. My wife still remembers the final course… a dense pound cake served with fresh plump blueberries and drizzled with the winemakers Late Harvest Riesling, served with a dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream. This was the trip that started me thinking about the endless possibilities available for me here in wine country.

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