SF Chefs 2013

SF Chefs is a week-long festival, celebrating all things food, wine and spirits. This was the 5th annual event. There were tasting events, dinners, seminars, cooking demonstrations and chef challenges. I attended the Grand Tasting Event on Saturday, held in a giant tent on Union Square. There were 30 participating restaurants celebrating the five tastes--bitter, sour, salty, sweet and umami. There were also 47 wine, beer & spirit booths.

It's an expensive event--$175 ($140 if you have a VISA Signature card) for VIP tickets, which allowed you to enter early at 12:30 pm. General admission tickets were $140 ($112 for VISA Signature card holders) and entry was allowed at 1:15 pm. It was incredibly crowded but by 3 pm, the crowds thinned.

Each restaurant served a signature dish and the chefs were present to answer questions. You could also sample wine, beer and spirits from around the world.

There were 4 cooking demonstrations, with samples to taste, which is always my favorite part.

Chef Jeffrey Saad did one of the cooking demonstrations. He is host of Cooking Channel's "United Tastes of America." His dish--Shrimp in Thai Curry was quite tasty and had just the right amount of spice.

 

 

 



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