“LUNCH & LEARN” IS SO HOT
The Dish
Lunch & Learn certainly has been a wild ride this summer. Perhaps the craziest adventure happened last weekend, when the a/c went down in the Sanctuary Camelback Mountain kitchen … while Vegas superstar chef Alex Stratta was preparing his 3-course lunch! You could cut the tension with a knife, but the guests never saw the chaos–just a perfectly orchestrated event. Everyone loved hearing Stratta’s tales of his early days at Mary Elaine’s at The Phoenician and his current life at Alex and Stratta restaurants in the Wynn Resort (even poking fun at the names of his restaurants, “I’m not an ego-maniac, I swear!”)
Next weekend, Lunch & Learn is actually more of Dinner & Learn, taking place at 6pm on Saturday. We’ve learned from years’ past that if you’re looking for the rowdiest one of the season, this dinner event is it. But as always, the focus will be on the food. The Chef in-town and doing the cooking demo is Michael Cimarusti of Providence Restaurant in LA. He BEAT Miromoto at his own game (blackfish) on Iron Chef back in the day. Cimarusti’s menu for this weekend goes a little something like this:
Japanese kanpachi – heirloom tomato, shiso leaf, crispy nori cracker
Wild Alaskan day boat halibut – yukon gold potatoes, calamari, manila clams, lemon
Dulce de leche panna cotta – blueberries, passion fruit, caramelized rice crispies
You’ll learn how to cook these dishes during the demo, then see how they pair with wine and spirits as you dine. Tickets are $95, and you can still cap the night with a room (plus free upgrade) for another $169. Also on the schedule, a dinner that will blow your freakin’ mind the night before – that’ll take place in the 12-seat private dining room at elements. Details are here: www.sanctuaryoncamelback.com and you can find the menu on our Facebook page later this week.
Plus, we still haven’t chosen a winner for this week, so simply visit the contest page to find out how to enter for a pair of free tix! Meanwhile, watch Sanctuary’s host chef Beau MacMillan talk to crabs in the video here. It’s pretty funny.
Reservations: 480-607-2300
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