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Masters of Taste 2023!

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(Gerry Furth-Sides) The sixth annual Masters of Taste premier outdoor food and beverage festival is on Sunday, April 2, from 3 to 7 p.m. promises to be as exciting as ever this year! Just look at the Media Preview below!

Please see www.MastersofTasteLA.com for details and tickets. General Admission opens from 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets start at $155. 1001 Rose Bowl Drive (626)791-6677.

The “priceless” event Rose Bowl venue for Master’s of Taste 2023!

The stage for this one-day event in the historic Rose Bowl stadium features 100 culinary and beverage masters. The hosts for the 2023 Masters of Taste are chef Michael Reed and Kwini Reed, known for their two restaurants Poppy + Rose in downtown LA, and Poppy & Seed in Anaheim.

Michael Reed and Kwini Reed of Poppy + Rose in downtown LA, and Poppy & Seed in Anaheim.

The restaurants and wineries are each unique and “put out a spread” to impress and delight guests. Below Chef Richard Archuleta of exciting Alexander’s Steakhouse; Chef Isaias Pena from Hank’s;  Event Host and Chef Michael Reed of Poppy + Rose, DTLA, Poppy + Seed, Anaheim;  Paul Watson of Moraga Winery, Bel Air off the 405, (shown here with Philip Dobard, Center for Culinary Culture

Masters of Taste 2023: Los Angeles’ finest chefs and wineries including chef Michael Reed, David Joyce of Soulmate WeHo, chef Isaias Pena from Hank’s and chef Richard Archuleta of Alexander’s Steakhouse.

Sample culinary delights from Pez Cantina. Owners Lucy and Bret Thompson’s spirits alone are worth the ticket!

Owners Lucy and Bret Thompson of Pez Cantina previewing Masters of Taste 2023

More than 25 spirit brands are participating, and a premier 50-yard-line cocktail bar will offer select wines, local craft beers, cold-pressed juices, cold brew coffee and live entertainment.

Know & Dobson front and center at Masters of Taste 2023!

In the last five years Masters of Taste has raised over $2.7 million in support of Union Station Homeless Services life-saving programs. The event continues to provide 100% of the proceeds to Union Station Homeless Services to help rebuild homeless lives and provide housing.

The pied piper who sparks the media get the Masters of Taste 2023 word out, Lawrence Moore.  

Guests will receive their own utensils and hand sanitizers will be provided throughout the event. This 21+ event has a VIP Power Hour from 3 to 4 p.m. General Admission opens from 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets start at $155 at mastersoftastela.com. 1001 Rose Bowl Drive (626)791-6677.

3rd Annual Masters of Taste May 6: Eating Citywide

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3rd Annual Masters of Taste(Gerry Furth-Sides) The 3rd Annual Masters of Taste, L.A.’s premier outdoor, luxury food and beverage festival on Sunday, May 6th, 2018 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the field of the Historic Pasadena Rose Bowl is the perfect and easy way to sample food from over 40 of the top LA  (savory) Culinary Masters and restaurants and L.A.’s Sweet Masters.  

The layout, starting with complimentary parking is easy, easy easy to manage, and the field so big and filled with sheltered sit-down areas that there are rarely lines.

3rd Annual Masters of Taste Registration

Beverage Masters will feature signature handcrafted cocktail tastings from 25 spirit brands and bars, a premier 50 yard-line cocktail bar featuring top Mixologists from L.A.’s most distinguished drinking destinations, select wineries, local craft breweries, cold-pressed juices cold brew coffee and live entertainment.

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(photo courtesy of Masters of Taste)

This year’s Masters of Taste 2018 participating Culinary Masters and Restaurants include:

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Chef Calogero Drago

 

Chef Neal Fraser

Chef Neal Fraser at Masters of Taste

Sweet Masters: Los Angeles Top Sweet Masters showcasing delectable housemade, scratch desserts include Butter Cake Shoppe, Crème Caramel,  Fatamorgana Gelato, homemade premium sorbets from Helados Pops, Chocolatier to the Stars Mignon Chocolate, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Porto’s Bakery, Zooies Cookies and much more.

Beverage Masters who specialize in barley and hops include  Indie Brewing Company, Iron triangle Brewing, Lincoln Beer Company, MacLeod Ale Brewing Co., San Fernando Brewing Co., State Brewing Co. and more.

Wineries: A specially curated collection of Wine Masters  are: Ascension Cellars, Cosentino Winery, Foris Winery & Vineyards, Hitching Post Winery, Y3 by Jax Vineyards, Kieu Hoang Winery, Lorimar Vineyard and Winery, Anderson Valley’s Navarro Vineyards and Wrath Wines to name a few.

Bars & Spirits: The list of L.A.’s top bartenders and cocktail bars include Pieter Lloyd-Jones of 1886, Devon Espinosa of Sunset & Vinyl, Colin Pflugradt of SOL Cocina, and Pasadena’sMagnolia House. Top brands showcasing their finest spirits will also include American Born Moonshine, Dulce Vida Tequila, Woodford Reserve and ZYR Russian Vodka and many more.

Non-Alcoholic Beverages: A variety of premium non-alcoholic Beverage Masters will also be on hand for those who wish to hydrate, caffeinate or regenerate, such as Bai, Boxed Water, Califia Farms Juices and Cold Brew Coffees, Dry Sparkling, Groundwork Coffee, Immordl energy elixirs, cold-pressed juices from Nekter Juice Bar and Zico Coconut Water and more.

100% of the proceeds from Masters of Taste 2018 will directly benefit Union Station Homeless Services, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to helping homeless men, women, and children rebuild their lives. Union Station is part of a premier group of human services agencies in Los Angeles County that are leading the way to end homelessness in our community and offers an array of services including street outreach, meals, shelter, housing, case management and career development. In the last two years, Masters of Taste has raised nearly $1 Million in support of Union Station’s life-saving programs

Sponsors: Masters of Taste 2018 is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors, which include HomeStreet Bank, Judith L Chiara Foundation, Western Asset Management, Woodford Reserve, Kaiser Permanente, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Kauffman Wealth Management and Zonin USA.

Ticket Information and more details: please visit www.MastersofTasteLA.com/Tickets.

Location:  Pasadena Rose Bowl – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena, CA 91103.

 

Brand New Masters of Taste Features Global Cuisine

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Birch Chef, Brendon Collins

(Gerry Furth-Sides) When people ask me for favorite restaurants of mine to try I recommend going to an events and try a lot at one time!  For everyone looking to sample a number of gourmet global dishes from a variety of   unique restaurants in the Pasadena area, as well as new restaurants to Los Angeles,  Masters of Taste, presents a new, outdoor, luxury festival on Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the field of the Historic Pasadena Rose Bowl.  

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Masters of Taste brings L.A.’s Top Master Tastemakers together for one afternoon to celebrate all realms of taste.  Culinary Masters and restaurants number 40, along with an array of signature sweets prepared by L.A.’s finest Sweet Masters.  Signature handcrafted cocktails and tastings from over 25 Beverage Masters include cocktail bars, wineries, local craft breweries, pressed juices and hand roasted coffee.  Lifestyle activations, live entertainment add to the day.  Approximately 2,500 influential food and beverage enthusiasts from throughout the Greater Los Angeles area purchased tickets.

Just seeing the light in the eye of Chef Calagero Drago of the family Drago family (here looking like a member of Andy Garcia’s family) and specifically of Drago Ristorante & Panzanella,  is proof of the high calibre and excitement of the event. Chef Calagero Drago, Celestino ristorante &nPanzanella

The hit of the recent spring Food Fare was a Drago family recipe for mushroom soup with truffles.  Their pasta dishes make a paleo love a complete meal of carbs.

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Chefs include the former  “bad boy” of offals Brendan Collins, formerly of Waterloo & City, currently  of Birch Restaurant.  Executive Chef Collins who has always delighted with something special at food events is now even more of an attraction as an elder statesman of the Los Angeles culinary world with two successful restaurants.Chef Brendan Collins, Birch

Collins has worked closely with Inothetke’s Executive Chef-owner Carolos Tomazos, which opened early this year and is a rare restaurant offering Greek gourmet cuisine.  Tomazos himself has an impressive track record of helping extraordinary restaurants achieve their success, including Thomas Keller’s Per Se in New York.  (You can read about Inothetke at://localfoodeater.com/inotheke-modern-greek-cuisine-comes-to-santa-monica, and at http:localfoodeater.com/inothetke.)

IMG_4800SOL COCINA Playa Vista adds the dishes of Chef de Cuisine, Tia Baker.  This new restaurant pulled out all the stops at its opening — with a tray of tequila drinks greeting guests even before they stepped in the door.  (Read about SOL at: //localfoodeater.com/baja-streetfare-inspires-sol-cocina)Sol Chef Tia Baker

unspecified-5Toca Maderas Chef Raymond Alvarez (see below) will provide the impetus and the complement to SOL as the second Latin restaurant.

Toca Maders Chef Raymond Alvarez

The beneficiary of Masters of Taste will be Union Station Homeless Services, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to helping homeless men, women and children rebuild their lives. Headquartered in Pasadena, the agency is the San Gabriel Valley’s largest social service agency assisting homeless and very low-income adults and families through an array of services including street outreach, meals, shelter, housing, case management and career development. Since 1973, Union Station Homeless Services has helped thousands of people who were once homeless and without hope. 100% of the proceeds from this year’s event will go directly to Union Station Homeless Services.

Ticket Information:  Masters of Taste will take place on Sunday, April 3rd, 2016. A VIP Power Hour will be held from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm and General Admission will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. For more information on Masters of Taste or to book your tickets directly, please visit www.MastersofTasteLA.com/Tickets.  A full list of Masters of Taste participants is also on the website.

Photo Credit:  Courtesy of the Historic Pasadena Rose Bowl

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