Food and Wine Classic at Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga: nearly sold out

Montalvo Arts Center hosts the ninth annual Food and Wine Classic Sunday with 21 chefs from prestigious Bay Area restaurants and 22 wineries. Held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on June 3, the gourmet event benefits Montalvo’s arts and education outreach programs.

The evening includes a silent and live auction with items such as rare and limited-edition wines and deluxe dining and travel packages. Event tickets are $175 ($150 for Montalvo members): note that as of this article’s publication, there are less than 15 tickets remaining for purchase. For tickets, call Chris Wilcox at (408) 961-5849.

Participating restaurants include:

Acquerello, San Francisco * The Ahwahnee Dining Room, Yosemite * Arka, Sunnyvale * Bistro Moulin, Monterey * Chez Panisse, Berkeley * Chez TJ, Mountain View * Cin-Cin Restaurant, Los Gatos * Dolce Bella Chocolates and Café, San Jose * Farallon Restaurant, San Francisco * Flea Street, Menlo Park * Kokkari Estiatorio, San Francisco * Le Papillon, San Jose * Madera, Rosewood Sand Hill Hotel, Menlo Park * Manresa, Los Gatos * Navio, Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay * Plumed Horse, Saratoga * Sent Sovi, Saratoga * Viognier, San Mateo

Participating wineries include:

Bernardus Winery, Carmel Valley * Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains * Domain Eden, Santa Cruz Mountains * Faust, Napa Valley * Grgich Hills Estate, Napa Valley * House Family Winery, Santa Cruz Mountains * J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, Santa Clara Valley * Joyce Vineyards, Carmel Valley * Kathryn Kennedy Winery, Santa Cruz Mountains * Oakville Ranch, Napa Valley * Paloma Vineyard, Napa Valley * Ridge Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains * Rombauer Vineyards, Napa Valley * Silver Oak, Napa Valley * Sojourn Cellars, Sonoma Coast/Russian River/Howell Mountain * Tablas Creek Vineyard, Paso Robles * Talbott Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands * Testarossa Winery, Santa Cruz Mountains * Thomas Fogarty Winery, Santa Cruz Mountains * Twomey Cellars, Napa Valley

Montalvo Arts Center’s arts and education programs reach over 15,000 youth each year and enable more than 60 artists to participate in the Sally and Don Lucas Artists Residency Program.

Event location: Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga 95071

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