Keystone Culinary Event Details March 4-6, 2011
Grand Tasting Lodge presented by 5280 Magazine & Stella Artois 5:30 – 9pm is our Signature Event on Saturday, March 5th
Come experience a sampling of local specialties from Keystone's award-winning restaurants including the Keystone Ranch, Ski Tip Lodge, Alpenglow Stube, Bighorn and more! The Outpost, located atop Keystone's North Peak will be transformed into a tasting lodge for guests to pamper their palates and delight their taste buds. Includes wine and beer pairings with each tasting. Chefs will be serving sustainable and organic ingredients in several dishes.
Location: Outpost
Pricing: $100 per person. Purchase through the 4FUN office. 15% Homeowners. 25% Employees.
Total Attendees: 300. Reservations Required.
* Travel time to Outpost is 30 mins via 2 gondola rides. Please wear warm winter clothes for your travels!
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FRIDAY March 4th
Welcome Wine Dinner Event
World Celebration of Wine Dinner – 6pm
Join Chef Kevin McCombs and Sommelier Megan Morgan for a tour around the globe, as we explore the viticulture and culinary arts of the seven continents of the world. With seven courses and six wines, your experience will span the world. No luggage needed!
Location: Ski Tip Lodge
Cost: $100 Reservations Required.
Duration: 3 hrs
Seating: 50ppl
Continuing Education
FRIDAY March 4th
Alpenglow Stube Show Kitchen Demo - 10:30am
Welcome to the Alpenglow Stube Show Kitchen located atop North Peak at Keystone. During this one hour demo, you will enjoy a first hand look into a chefs gourmet kitchen. Stay for Lunch and receive 10% off your dining experience.
Location: Alpenglow Stube
Cost: Free $8 foot passenger ticket available for non-skiers/riders.
Duration:1 hour (The demo starts at 10:30am, if guests arrive late they may miss the demo, this is a standing demo)
Seating: 25 ppl max. First Come First Served.
Chocolate Demo – 2pm
Executive Pastry Chef Ned Archibald shares his talent with you during this Chocolate Demo Class. This class can accommodate up to 25 people for a 2 hour long demonstration. Watch Ned demonstrate how to make various desserts. Learn the tricks of the trade when working with chocolate.
Location: Keystone Conference Center.
Cost: $15 per person. Reservations Required.
Duration: 2 hours
Seating: 25
Unique red varietals and blends – 3:30pm
This wine tasting at the Ski Tip Lodge, featuring unique red varietals and blends, will be hosted by resident sommelier Megan Morgan. Megan will share her knowledge about new and interesting wines, many from unexpected regions or an unusual grape varietals. A complimentary cheese plate will also be available. All guests that attend will receive a 15% off coupon for dinner at the Ski Tip, good anytime over the next year.Call 4FUN to reserve your spot!
Location: Ski Tip Lodge
Cost: $15 Reservations Required.
Duration: 2 hours
Seating: 30 ppl
Martini Tasting – 5pm & 6:30pm
Experience unique martini recipes from our master mixologist. Must be 21 years or older. Call 4FUN to reserve your spot!
Location: Black Bear Grill at Keystone
Cost: $15 Reservations Required.
Duration: 1 hour
Seating: 20 ppl
SATURDAY March 5th
Ice Carving Demo with Chef Steve Nguyen 11am
Watch as Conference Center Chef and Ice Carving Master Chef Steve Nguyen transforms blocks of ice into sculptures with his various power tools. Learn various facts about ice, how it is made, lighting effects and where Chef gets his creativity for such lavish sculptures! Don’t miss this demo full of chain saws and power tools as a masterpiece is produced!
Location: Base of the Gondola
Cost: Free Demo
Decadent Wellness: Presented by the Keystone Spa – 11:30am
Join us for an informative seminar on the benefits of wellness. Learn stress reduction and massage techniques while sampling savory spa cuisine with wine pairing. Hosted by Leya Nicolait. 20% off spa coupon included!
Cost $15
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Lakeside Suite. Keystone Lodge
Seating: 30 ppl
Farm to Table Seminar - 1pm
Our community’s journey to local! From community gardens to backyard chickens, come learn how we’re taking back our local food system by bringing the farm closer to the table. Jennifer Santry, Executive Director of the High Country Conservation Center and Co-Chair of the Summit County Food Policy Council, and Kevin Cannel, Farmer and Ranch Manager of Our Sustainable Village in Leadville, will present ongoing efforts to bring locally based agriculture via food policy and education to our schools, restaurants, and families.
Seating: 50 ppl
Location: Warren Station
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $15
Culinary Trends Cooking Class – 2pm
Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute at Keystone Presents: Culinary Trends. Learn how blend culinary trends with Colorado product to create great tasting cuisine sure to make your friends smile. The demonstration will focus on using Colorado grown and raised products to produce internationally inspired appetizers and entrees.
Location: Lakeside Suite. Keystone Lodge.
Seating: 30 ppl
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $15
Champagne Seminar – 3pm
Learn from our expert about champagne with this informative seminar at the Ranch. A complimentary cheese plate will also be available.
Location: The Ranch
Cost: $15 Reservations Required.
Duration: 2 hours
Seating: 40 ppl
*Free Shuttle provided from Keystone Lodge at 2:30pm to the Ranch and back after the seminar.
Unique red varietals and blends - 3:30pm.
This wine tasting at the Ski Tip Lodge, featuring unique red varietals and blends, will be hosted by resident sommelier Megan Morgan. Megan will share her knowledge about new and interesting wines, many from unexpected regions or an unusual grape varietals. A complimentary cheese plate will also be available. All guests that attend will receive a 15% off coupon for dinner at the Ski Tip, good anytime over the next year. Call 4FUN to reserve your spot!
Location: Ski Tip Lodge
Cost: $15 Reservations Required.
Duration: 2 hours
Seating: 30 ppl
SUNDAY March 6th
Champagne Brunch at 11,444ft - Starts at 10:30am.
Ranked as one of the best on-mountain restaurants in the country, Alpenglow Stube is described by Zagat Survey as "Fabulous old-world food and service and the best setting in the state." Head to the top of North Peak at 11,444 ft , where your boots are exchanged for warm, fuzzy slippers. This unique menu includes a Mimosa, your choice of soup du jour, selection of entrée and an array of magnificent desserts. Don't miss this ski in/ski out lunch at the highest AAA four Diamond restaurant in North America. If choose to ride the gondola instead of skiing in for brunch, then you must purchase a $8 Gondola Foot Passenger ticket at the Mountain Services Center, located in River Run Village across from the Gondola.
Pricing: $47 per person. Reservations Required. Call 4FUN to reserve your spot! Payment at Restaurant
Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Class – 1pm
Calling All Kid Chefs! Mixing and Measuring and Knife Skills, Oh My! Join Sticky Fingers Cooking for an hour of mixing, and get ready for a culinary adventure! In our one hour class, we’ll celebrate all the fresh tastes that spring has to offer and ... well, get our fingers sticky ... whipping up a creative (yet healthy ... shhh!) recipe. Our wonderful teachers will incorporate nutrition, food history, math skills and jokes for an hour of fun! All chefs will enjoy eating the 'fruits' of their labors at the end of class.
Location: Warren Station
Cost: $15 Reservations Required.
Duration: 1 hour
Seating: 30 ppl
Ticket Packages
Grand Plus Package: $125
Includes 1 ticket to the Grand Tasting Plus Three Seminars.