November 3, 2011

Fellow AIWF Members and friends:

There are still a few seats available for our next event: Tuesday, November 15th, AIWF presents a dinner with Pamela - get all the delicious details just below (after the brief "Report" and "Save the Date" info)!  Email host Chuck Schoendorf at foodfan@optonline.net or visit Pamela's website for even more insight.

Report: It was hard to top the free-to-members dinner at delicious Turkish destination Bereket on October 4th, but we did it: our dinner at Artisan October 25th was wonderful.  All who attended can attest that Artisan is a worthy destination for foodies (some early reports suggested there was more style than substance).  Between us we tried everything on the menu (except the mesclun salad - although we did get to sample the excellent house made dressings on several green salads that appeared as garnish on other plates) and all was wonderful.  Local ingredients and a talent for gently updating classics combined with tasty invention on new dishes add up to a tip-top dining experience at Artisan.

Save the Date: Mark your calendars for the CT-AIWF Holiday Open House, Saturday December 10th from 3pm to 7pm at a lovely home in Fairfield.  We'll take our theme from and watch the 2008 movie "Bottle Shock".  Its topic is the famous 1976 Paris Tasting that pitted wines of Bordeaux against those of California.  California won - a shocking outcome at the time (especially to the all-French judge's panel) .  This BYOB event will be an affordable fundraiser for AIWF's charitable culinary education programs, with some rare and historic wines rumored to make an appearance.  Stay tuned for more details!

Cucina Povera, Tuscan Peasant Food

. . . is Pamela Sheldon Johns' latest cookbook

. . . is the theme of a cooking demo and dinner with Pamela

AIWF presents a dinner with Pamela

featuring Peposo, a Tuscan peasant beef stew

Tuesday November 15th, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Chuck Schoendorf's house in Rowayton CT

Pam will demonstrate a few favorites from the book,

serve a 3 Course Dinner,

and you receive a signed copy !

$75 per person, plus bring a bottle of wine to share with others

Optional $135 per couple includes one book per couple.

RSVP or questions to Chuck Schoendorf at foodfan@optonline.net

Space is very limited so don't delay reserving. Today would not be too soon.

Buon appetito !

 Hope to see you at one (or all) of the upcoming events!

 Cheers,

 Stu Baldwin