Travel,Wine and Cuisine by Christopher J Davies

Geoffrey Groditski Geoffrey Groditski, Executive Chef, The Fort Shares his Dishes From the Taste of Elegance!  Story and photos by Christopher J. Davies The 2010 Denver International Wine Festival Taste of Elegance Chefs Food and Wine Competition took place ion Thursday November 4, 2010. The event celebrates the gold medal wines from the Denver International Wine Competition. Twelve Master Colorado Chefs were assigned two gold medal wine each and had just 7 days to create custom paired dishes for 450 guests. The dishes were tasted by a prestigious panel of judges:  * Hosea  Rosenberg, Top Chef Season 5 Winner * Kelly Liken, Chef/Owner Restaurant Kelly Liken-Vail, CO * Claire  Walter, Food Critic & Author of "Culinary  Colorado" * Wes Marshall, Wine Writer and Author of "What's a Wine lover To Do?" * Tom Spilman District President, KeyBank This year I was excited that one of my favorite restaurants, The Fort had agreed to let th...

Anatomy of a Beer Competition Story and Photos by Christopher J. Davies We have been running professional wine competitions since 2004. Our annual Denver International Wine Competition has grown to become one of the nation's well respected double-blind wine competitions with a rapidly growing amount of entries received every year. www.denverwinecomp.com Over the past several years Darcy and I have become friends with Keith Villa, the Brewmaster at Blue Moon Brewing a division of Miller/Coors. Keith is an interesting guy who also likes to make his own wine every year! I was excited to learn that gourmet food and beer pairings are just starting to become popular in the US. I am talking about the typical beer and a hotdog at Yankee Stadium. I mean premium craft beers and gourmet food. It should not be hard to do you think? After all, the Germans have been pairing brews with their cuisine for centuries. Want an nice beer and food pair? Visit the Hofbräuhaus in Munich and try Two origi...

2009 Taste of Elegance Denver : Chefs Get Serious! Story and photos by Christopher J Davies Top Chef Hosea Rosenberg , Claire Walter Food Critic/Author, Amanda Faison, 5280 magazine, Teresa Farney, The Gazette, Colorado Springs The 2009 Denver International Wine Festival Taste of Elegance Chef's Competition took place on Thursday November 12, 2009 at The Mile High Station, Denver. This year's event was our biggest and best ever, with 15 Colorado Master Chef's participating. Top Chef Season 5 Winner Hosea Rosenberg, our previous three time champion joined on as our celebrity Judge and Master of Ceremonies. Hosea has had a whirlwind year due to his TV stardom. We are so proud of him and his accomplishments. This year's TOE drew an impressive bevy of serious chefs from as far away as Telluride. Our only female contestant was Eliza H. S. Gavin, Chef/Owner, 221 South Oak Bistro, Telluride. Eliza is a cook book author and seriously talented chef. Visit her restaurant the ne...