Feast of the Olive // Jaffe

Sonoma Valley Olive Festival, December through February

Feast of the Olive Dinner
at Ramekins Culinary School
January 28, 2012.
Tickets $150/person
Ramekins Culinary School, 450 West Spain Street, Sonoma CA 95476. Call (707) 996-1090 ext.108 to purchase tickets.
Click Here to See the Feast Menus From 2010

participating chefs
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Dana Jaffe
Executive Chef, Saddles

Feast of the Olive course
dessert

featured recipe
Olive Oil Madeleines download

MacArthur Place Executive Chef Dana Jaffe began her culinary career with a 3-year apprenticeship through the AFC (American Culinary Federation), working for such companies Cunard and Stein Eriksons. She graduated at the top of her class in 1986, and was granted CWC certification in 1988. She has lived in Sonoma County for the past twenty two years and worked at Restaurant Matisse, Tre Scalini, John Ash & Co. Korbel and Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa prior to joining MacArthur Place in 2001 where she has served as Executive Chef for the last 10 years.

Saddles Restaurant at MacArthur Place Inn & Spa
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Located 4 blocks from Sonoma Plaza at Broadway and MacArthur Streets, Saddles is Sonoma’s premier steakhouse specializing in steaks, chops and fresh seafood. Set in a magnificently restored 100-year old barn on the historic estate of MacArthur Place Inn & Spa, Saddles provides a truly unique setting for a memorable dining experience.

Eat, drink and exalt the enchantments of Sonoma’s famed green fruit at this year’s Feast of the Olive Dinner. At the savory standout of Sonoma Valley’s 2011-2012 Olive Season, the best local chefs and winemakers pair up to prepare unique menus for each candlelit table of guests.

In the glow of Ramekins’ banquet room, you’ll feel like family as you feast with friends, compare notes with your neighboring table or engage in an intimate conversation with your table’s own culinary luminaries. It’s a personal and not-to-be-missed artisan affair.