New Jersey Wine Growers Events: The New Jersey Wines Culinary Series, which brings leading New Jersey winemakers and chefs together, will have its second event on Thursday May 23rd at 6:00 pm at the renowned A Toute Heure restaurant in Cranford, New Jersey. AJ Capella, winner of the 2017 Garden State Culinary Arts Award as Rising Star Chef will team up with winemaker Conor Quilty of Unionville Vineyards in Ringoes. The evening will feature a six-course meal paired with Unionville wines.
The Garden State Wine Growers Association (GSWGA) has launched this New Jersey winemaker and chef star series to give consumers a unique opportunity to enjoy dinner, drink wines and talk with vintners producing New Jersey’s boutique wines and the chefs creating cutting-edge, seasonal cuisine. The GSWGA received funding for the New Jersey Wines Culinary Series through a grant from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism.
To develop the Culinary Series, the GSWGA teamed up with the Garden State Culinary Arts Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides a unified, comprehensive statewide support to New Jersey’s food ways, economy and professionals in the culinary, hospitality and beverage enterprises.
Winemaker Conor Quilty and Chef AJ Capella will present a highly personal bill of fare and drink that proves the Garden State’s world-class status when it comes to everything culinary. Guests will be invited to ask questions, experience what just might be wines and foods that are new to you, and come away better educated and enlightened.
There are only 36 available seats for this event. Purchase your tickets now.
“It was easy to make a menu paired with Unionville Vineyards,” noted Chef Capella. “Once I realized the complexities of their wines I knew I could basically make anything I wanted because we would complement each other.”
“The collaboration between culinary stars like AJ and Unionville is a real win for the local movement. With so much focus on our end on crafting food-friendly wines at our agriculturally focused winery, the opportunity to put together dinners like this truly represents the highest echelon of local farm-to-table dining experiences,” noted Conor Quilty, Unionville Vineyards winemaker.
A Toute Heure (ATH) has been a mainstay of Cranford, New Jersey since 2007. An early adopter of the farm to table movement, ATH is dedicated to supporting local purveyors and using only the freshest seasonal ingredients. Under the ownership of husband and wife, Marco and Nathally Florio, the restaurant prides itself on being attentive to detail.
By mining New Jersey’s farms and waterways, artisan food products and homegrown beverages for the best and only the best, A Toute Heure’s Executive Chef AJ Capella has become the leading under-30 voice working today in a Garden State restaurant kitchen. He was the winner of the Garden State Culinary Arts Foundation 2017 Rising Star Chef Award.
Unionville Vineyards has been named one of the 500 best wineries in America by Food & Wine magazine. The Unionville Vineyards team manages and sources grapes from six vineyards, spread across three New Jersey counties.
The GSWGA is a coalition of over 50 wineries, grape growers and vineyard owners across New Jersey, dedicated to raising the quality and awareness of the New Jersey wine industry. For more information visit www.newjerseywines.com.
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