Join SVCI for a celebration of the flavors of the sea with an Italian twist. SVCI’s Chef Paul Brown presents a refined seafood tasting menu featuring ahi tuna carpaccio, seared scallop with lemon potato purée, and roasted King salmon and Tahitian vanilla pound cake with brandied apricots—light and elegant!
Totally Crabby with Chef Cynthia Nims
As delicious as perfectly simple steamed Dungeness crab can be, sometimes it’s nice to mix things up a bit. This class offers an array of options, including roasting crab in the shell, making crab stock, and a few other ways to use crabmeat.
Summertime Fruit, French Style with Chef Cynthia Nims
Fruit at its summertime best brings vivid, sweet, sometimes tangy flavor to a broad range of recipes this time of year. Taking a nod from some French techniques and traditions, this class showcases the season’s fruit from appetizer to dessert.
Sun Valley Opera and Broadway presents “All Things French” a Bastille Day Celebration & Concert starring Theodora Cottarel
Soprano Théodora Cottarel is an award winning French American singer. She is known for her “electrifying” performances (Schmopera) and her “acting and storytelling talent” (Première Loges). Théodora excels in performing repertoire ranging from French cabaret and cross over to classic lyric roles of the opera stage and operetta, always creating exciting and engaging performances for her audiences. This past season she also won second prize in the Seattle Opera Guild’s competition, granting her the Artistic Development Award. In the 2024/25 season Theodora is set to make the role debut of Elena in Gluck’s Paride ed Elena with PSCO, sing Elle in La voix humaine in New York, and perform in the concert: “Rising Stars of Puget Sound” for the Seattle Opera Guild at Seattle Opera’s Tagney Jones Hall. Back by popular demand the Bastille Day Celebration & Concert will feature a plentiful French cheese table and passed French hors d’oeuvres, an abundant cheese & sweets table and a French wine selection followed by a concert with concert seating. The Concert will feature French favorites from all genres: cabaret, musical theater and opera in a gorgeous garden by the river in Golden Eagle.
Sun Valley Culinary Institute Student Dining Series
The SVCI Class of 2025 presents a crafted three-course themed dinner, “Mediterranean with an Idaho Influence,” highlighting fresh regional ingredients through a globally inspired lens. Make your reservation to support the next generation of culinary talent.
An Evening with Laurent Loubot
One of the Wood River Valley’s most beloved chefs, Laurent Loubot brings his signature blend of French technique and local inspiration to this elegant, seasonal menu.
Regional Chinese: Hong Kong Seafood with Chef Paul Brown
Discover the rich coastal flavors and East-meets-West influences of Hong Kong cuisine in this demonstration seafood-focused class with SVCI’s Chef Paul Brown. Drawing inspiration from this vibrant port city’s Cantonese roots and British colonial past, you’ll learn to prepare refined dishes with layered techniques and bold flavors.
Izakaya: Japanese Grill & Bar Food with Paul Brown
Step into the warm, energetic world of a Japanese izakaya—where grilled bites, bold flavors, and shared plates take center stage. In this hands-on class, SVCI’s Chef Paul Brown will guide you through classic dishes inspired by Tokyo’s beloved back-alley bars and late-night eateries.
The Flavors of Hawaii—Regional American Cuisine with Paul Brown
Join SVCI’s Chef Paul Brown for a culinary journey to the islands in this demonstration cooking class celebrating the bold, fresh flavors of Hawaii. You’ll learn how to prepare classic Hawaiian dishes using locally sourced ingredients, including premium Snake River Farms wagyu.
Free Live Music Jay William Miller Band @Kasino Club Stanley
Jay William Miller Band will be playing Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25 at 9:30pm at the Kasino Club in Stanley
