Fabulous Foodies Line Up to Deliver Tasty Bites at D&D 2012

Posted on Oct 17, 2011 | 0 comments

Once again, Dark & Delicious is fortunate to have the highest quality of foods to go with Petites for our upcoming PS I Love You event:

6th Annual Dark & Delicious 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012, 5:00 p.m. (VIPS)
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. General Public
Rock Wall Wine Company
2301 Monarch St., Alameda CA 94501

RETURNING  TO DATE:

1. 9 Catering ~ Serving the bay area and wine country locations for weddings, social affairs and corporate events… delivering really tasting bites for D&D
2. Angela’s Bistro ~ Mediterranean cuisine that’s world class
3. Asena Restaurant and Catering ~ Friendly, warm, and welcoming, also with delicious Mediterranean cuisine
4. Bert’s Desserts ~ An annual hit at Dark & Delicious, Bert knows how to add the Delicious to this event
5. Blue Heron Catering ~ top caterers in the Bay Area in a BayFood Magazine readers’ poll. Their recipes have appeared in many magazines, including Bon Appetit, Sunset, Gourmet, Diablo, and San Francisco Focus. Totally yummy!
6. Bridge Brand Chocolates ~ Gourmet chocolate company, that is the master of pairing wine varieties wine with the right chocolate flavors
7. Chef Tyler Stone ~ Personal Chef specializing in upscale events for clients all over the country, who want a one-of-a-kind experience
8. DK Catering ~ DK Catering brings exquisite International Cuisine to Northern California.
9. Fume Restaurant/Café ~ Great Food, Fired Up!
10. Marin French Cheese ~ Thoughtfully pairs their cheeses with Petite Sirahs
11. Mary’s Pizza Shack ~ Always has a fabulous pasta that pairs perfectly with Petite)
12. Montibella Sausage ~ Not sure what’s more fun, the sausage or Skip!
13. Savoy Events ~ Smart. Sumptuous. Simple. Scrumptious ~ Savoy…
14. Venga Paella ~ Preparing the paella right on the spot, serving it for your delicious enjoyment

NEW ADDITIONS TO DATE:

1. California Rose Catering ~ Traditional flavors of Latin America, Asia, and southern Europe with a twist of San Francisco and New Orleans…
2. C’era Una Volta, Ristorante Italiano ~ For Chef Rutilio “Rudy” Fanetti-Durán, “Food with tradition and with “soul” is the central expression of special occasions in cultures around the world.”
3. Coco Tutti Confections ~ Caramels, bon bons, and truffles… Are you drooling, yet?
4. Eat Le Truc ~ Popular San Francisco food truck, le truc is busy redefining street food, and one of the first gourmet kitchens on wheels.
5. Fate’s Catering ~ Chef Faté’s love for cooking has made him a master of all taste experiences, and recently named as one of the trend setting African-American chefs in the Bay Area.
6. Fraiche Catering ~ Conceived from the idea of wanting to bring a different element to any and every celebration, with years of experience, and passion for food, Fraiche was brought to life with an inspiring Palette.
7. Napa Sonoma Marketing Broker’s of Fine Chocolate ~ Partnered with Concannon Vineyard
8. NoshThis ~ Nosh This was founded in August 2010 in response to my love of food. From the extreme joy I get eating it, to the craft of making it and the pleasure of feeding others, this has quickly become a consuming passion of mine. Another influence in the creation of this venture is bacon. I really like bacon. Seriously.
9. Oren’s Kitchen ~ From Chef Arnon Oren: My formal training was in Lyon, France at École des Arts Culinaires et de L’Hôtellerie and several restaurants.
10. Paul’s Paella~ Providing great, authentic Paella with a flair. Paul adapts his ingredients to meet your special needs. They offer catering services to suit all private party or corporate events.
11. Linguini’s Restaurant ~ Linguinis would like to sample the guests on our tomato basil soup.
12. Recente Italiano Foods ~ We have delicious focaccia that we could bring to the wine event. We had a booth at Fort Mason wine competition back in Feb, and we had one of the longest lines there!
13. Semifreddi’s Bakery ~ Baking is our passion. Providing you with the freshest and highest quality breads and pastries at a reasonable price is our goal. We search the world for the finest ingredients…
14. Smokey J’s Q House ~ Kansas City Style BBQ, by Chef Josh Kemper, an Oakland native.
15. What The Cake? Square Space ~ Prepare to be amazed… They are a small cake decorating business, specializing in 3D, fondant decorated cakes.

What others have said about Dark & Delicious:

WRITER: Steve Heimoff

Dark & Delicious is one of the more fun events of its kind. There’s tons of great food provided by local restaurants, and scores of wineries pour their Petite Sirahs (plus there’s usually some additional stuff “under the table”). It’s $63.00 a person, which is cheap considering you can eat a bellyful of really good food and drink to your heart’s content. And no parking hassles: There’s a huge lot well staffed by young men who how to direct the traffic.

I had a great time, as I know everybody else did (the event was sold out, even though there was a huge rainstorm)… I’m appealing to the Petite Sirah producers who don’t support P.S.I.L.Y., join this organization that’s done so much to help you. It’s the right thing to do. It will help boost Petite Sirah even further into the limelight, and I can guarantee you that it would make Dark & Delicious absolutely one of the premier wine events of the year in California.

WINE TRADE: Tom Merle, Bay Area Wine Society

This is one of those events that you go to when you see your same friends each year, because it’s a just-right size… You offer far more real gourmet treats than any other of the marketing association tastings.

WINERY EVALUATION: David Shabelman, Artezin Wines (Hess Collection):

Who would not go to this event? Easily one of the best of the year.

Napa Sonoma Marketing Broker’s of Fine Chocolate