Frances

10TH ANNIVERSARY CHARITY DINNER SERIES (FRANNIVERSARY)

WHISK was honored when we were asked to join the Frances team and James Beard Award-Winning Chef Melissa Perello to celebrate 10 years! We first met Chef Perello on a blustery autumn day, the aroma of dripping lamb juice sizzling over hot embers, palpable in the crisp air as the chops seared over an open fire. At this Outstanding in the Field event, they were preparing to host 180 diners for a dinner in the County Line vegetable field, at the line where Sonoma and Marin counties meet. We invited 20+ acclaimed women chefs, sommeliers, and winemakers who've inspired us and led the charge in helping change the industry, from Nancy Oakes of Boulevard (SF), Gabriela Cámara of CALA (SF), and Renee Erickson of Bateau (Seattle), to Jessica Koslow of Sqirl (Los Angeles), Carlin Karr of Frasca (Boulder), Sarah Rich of Rich Table (SF), our friends Scribe Winery, Lauren Feldman of Valley Bar & Bottle, Samantha Poe of Poe Wines, Jennifer Reichardt of Raft Wines and Liberty Duck, Jolie Laide, Carboniste, Belden Barns, Kelly Mariani of Scribe Winery, and more.

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