Woolley's at Taste! Mpls. St. Paul's Ultimate Wine & Dine - September 28, 2012

We're so excited to be a part of Mpls. St. Paul Magazine's annual food and wine extravaganza that's come to be known as Taste! Lauded as Mpls. St. Paul's Ultimate Wine & Dine, the Taste! event features 40 great chefs, 300 amazing wines, and 100 specialty beers over two days.

Beginning tomorrow, September 28, the Friday session runs from 7-10pm with the following highlights: 

• VIP Ticket Holders - Receive access to the VIP Tent, filled with exclusive fine wines from around the world
• First 500 VIP ticket purchasers receive a gift compliments of Realm Promotions
• Sample 300 wines and 100 specialty beers
• Sample signature dishes from top local chefs
• Try Andrew Zimmern’s new food truck AZ Canteen
• Chef demonstration and book signing by Andrew Zimmern, Mpls.St.Paul MagazineFood Writer and host of Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel
• Self guided tours of the Gopher Athletics Hall of Fame
• Self guided tours of the football locker room
• Appearance by Goldy Gopher
• Live Entertainment

Then, if you can't make it Friday, or if you simply want to relive the experience all over again, Taste! runs on Saturday, September 29, as well, from 12-3pm.  Highlights from that session include: 

• Sample 300 wines and 100 specialty beers
• Sample signature dishes from top local chefs
• 12:30 pm – Tasting presentation of President Obama’s home-brew, White House Honey Ale
• Tile Shop Culinary Stage Chef Demonstrations
• 12:15-1:00 – Chef Van with Le Cordon Bleu "Pumpkin Ravioli with Sage Butter"
• 1:15-2:00 – Russell Klein with Meritage "Oysters 101"
• 2:15-3:00 - Landon Schoenefeld with Haute Dish
• Live Broadcast of myTalk107’s “Weekly Dish” featuring Stephanie March and Stephanie Hansen
• Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl book signing and wine tasting 
• Self guided tours of the Gopher Athletics Hall of Fame
• Self guided tours of the football locker room
• Watch the Gopher vs. Iowa Hawkeye game on the jumbotron

Our contribution to the event again rests in Chef Peter's capable hands. If you want to catch the Woolley's crew and our offering of Zinfandel Braised Short Ribs with Carrot Ginger Puree, make sure you plan on heading to the Friday night session, as that's the only one we'll be attending. 

You certainly don't want to miss this great event! To purchase your tickets,visit the Taste! site. 

We hope to see you there!

Off-Site Catering at Our Client Appreciation Event

Guess what? I know we've mentioned it before, but we felt it was worth saying again: Here at Woolley's, we are both happy and able to do off-site catering! For weddings, graduations, corporate events, reunions, and any other reason you could dream of needing a caterer, Woolley's is your go-to source. We have a truck, a catering truck, mind you, and we're not afraid to use it.

Earlier this month, we participated in a fantastic Client Appreciation Event with our sister restaurant Chez Daniel as well as the lovely Embassy Suites Bloomington and Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport. Not only did we get a chance to thank all of our current clients for their patronage, but we also got to showcase new trends and all of our capabilities in the meeting, events, and catering arena. While the event was held at Chez Daniel, we got to get out the truck (can you tell how much we love that thing?!), and send Chef Peter on over to do an off-site, outdoor catering demonstration.

Here in the biz, we like to call 'em "cater-outs". Below are some pictures we got of our catering demonstration as part of the event. Pig Roast, Corn on the Cob Display, Specialty Linens, Chairs, and Tents from Midway Party Rental, Cocktails in Mason Jars, and yes, of course, our truck.

  

   

  

   

Even if it's not on-site, we'd love to be a part of your next event! And don't worry, weather is not a deterrent, just check out our photos from our rainy cater-out earlier this summer. 

For more information or to book a cater-out, please contact Woolley's today at 952.854.1010. We can't wait to hear from you!

And, to see the full album from our Client Appreciation Event, please CLICK HERE.