Join us for the second gallery walk of the winter! Come view the colorful, abstract paintings of Joanne Freeman and the figurative paintings, crafted with sewing patterns, by John Westmark. Drinks are on us!
Southern Chefs John Currence and Vish Bhatt and Blackbird Vineyards five-course wine pairing fundraising dinner
An SVCI fundraising dinner for the Student Professional Fund will be an exceptionally crafted five-course dinner with James Beard Award-winning Chefs John Currence and Vish Bhatt, with select wines provided by Blackbird Vineyards of Napa Valley. This unique food experience will be an unforgettable epicurean, convening limited to 26 guests
Join us for Gallery Walk at Gilman Contemporary
Join us for the first gallery walk of the winter! On view is our annual holiday group show, Deck the Walls, showcasing new work by our artists and featuring teasers for our winter/spring exhibitions.
Sun Valley Food & Wine Celebration
Sun Valley Culinary Institute (SVCI) presents the second annual Sun Valley Food & Wine Celebration, March 13 to 16, 2024. The much-anticipated fundraising event to support SVCI student education and forging culinary career opportunities while sustaining the Wood River Valley’s restaurant and hospitality community has expanded to include more events and celebrity chefs. For 2024, SVCI’s four-day Sun Valley Food & Wine Celebration will feature new celebrity chef participants Barton Seaver, award-winning chef, author and seafood expert and John Sundstrom, James Beard Award winner, Northwest. As part of the inaugural Sun Valley Food & Wine Celebration, chefs Jonathon Sawyer, James Beard Award Winner, Great Lakes, Ethan Stowell, “Food & Wine” Best New Chef All-Star and Britt Rescigno, “Chopped Champion” and Beat Bobby Flay are returning to participate in this year’s expanded festival. New this year, the Sun Valley Food & Wine Celebration has partnered with the Limelight Ketchum Hotel to present an Après Ski Tasting on Saturday, March 16, from 2 to 4 p.m. with all participating chefs, including international Cazadores tequila spokesperson and mixologist Manny Hinojosa. Tasting stations throughout the Limelight Lounge will be prepared by the Celebration’s celebrity, regional and local chefs and the Limelight Ketchum Hotel. …
Holiday Meal Planning Class with Chef Joe Tocci
FARE Idaho invites you to learn a new cooking skill or two at our Holiday Meal Planning Class being held at the Sun Valley Culinary Institute! Join us and our friends from the Sun Valley Institute for Resilience, the Idaho Wine Commission and the Trailing of the Sheep Festival for an evening with SVCI Chef Joe Tocci focused on how to utilize local produce and wines. At the end, you’ll enjoy the delicious results, featuring locally sourced lamb, potatoes, and assorted seasonal vegetables. Space is limited and will sell out, so order your tickets today!
Sun Valley Culinary Institute Fall Gathering Fundraiser
One of the Wood River Valley’s most highly anticipated fundraising events of the season, the Sun Valley Culinary Institute (SVCI) Fall Gathering celebrates the coming of Fall with a Western, cowboy-themed celebration to support the SVCI Professional Fund, which assists student education costs and career opportunities while sustaining the Wood River Valley’s restaurant and hospitality community. Enjoy a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres, award-winning wines from exclusive vintners, and regionally sourced craft beers followed by inventive and delectable “cowboy” barbecue cuisine with Chef Rodrigo Herrera of Vintage Restaurant, Chef Taveesak “Dang” Chanthasuthisom of Dang Thai Cuisine, Chef Adam Fisher of Gretchen’s at the Sun Valley Resort, and others. The evening will include live entertainment from one of country music’s top emerging performers, Kurt Van Meter, and others. Jump on a mechanical bull ride, or try your hand at cornhole tossing and other fun activities. In addition, there will be a live and silent auction with culinary-inspired dinners, trips, and other unique items that rarely exist elsewhere, synonymous with the Sun Valley Culinary Institute. Event will be held at Elk Run Ranch in Hailey. More information at www.sunvalleyculinary.org/upcoming-classes/fall-gathering Get Tickets HERE
Ultimate Wine Tasting Challenge hosted by Gary Hoffman
A one of a kind wine tasting experience is yours at the Culinary Institute Wednesday, April 12th. 8-10 different (varietal, based on grape used) wines will challenge wine lovers both ‘expert’ and amateur to identify the grape used. Served in a brown bag (and silence!) there will be 4 excellent whites and 4 reds to check off against a printed list that includes tasting characteristics of each wine. Gary Hoffman is representing the Advisory Board in hosting this event as a benefit for the SVCI, “In 40 years of wine tastings, never have I seen this entertaining and educational approach taken”. Wine tastings typically ask participants to rank wines based on their preferences among them. In this exciting version, “The Ultimate Wine Tasting Challenge”, a prize and a trophy will be awarded to the person most successfully identifying the grapes including Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and others…2 tiebreaker wines have been selected to be used as needed. Space is quite limited so applicants are urged to register quickly on the SVCI website, sunvalleyculinary.org
24hrs with a Local: Sun Valley Wine Company’s Dexter & Crystal McKenzie, September
Covid and quarantine brought many new people to town, who perhaps came just to hunker down for a few weeks or months but then couldn’t imagine living elsewhere. This was the case for Dexter and Crystal McKenzie, new owners of the Wine Co. along with Crystal’s parents Gayle and Jim Phillips. Gayle and Jim have been homeowners in Ketchum for 33 years, hosting the family each Christmas for a little skiing and vacay away from Dexter and Crystal’s home in Olympia, Washington. Like every other year, the couple came to visit the Phillips in Ketchum for Christmas of 2020 to ski, but two weeks turned into four months turned into “let’s put our house on the market and move to Ketchum,” in the words of Dexter. The couple has been running an online women’s boutique and decided to look for a new opportunity in Ketchum; Gayle and Jim were retired, but were also ready for a bit of adventure. After seeing a description of a 27-year-old Ketchum business for sale and realizing it was the Wine Co., the foursome put in an offer right after another had fallen through, and in a moment of kismet, they suddenly found themselves the …
24hrs with a Local: Sun Valley Wine Auction’s Peter Burke, August
Sun Valley Museum of Art’s Peter Burke has dipped a toe into most every part of the arts there is since graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts years ago; he has been at SVMoA since 2018, but before that he worked as an experiential and creative producer, producing events for Google, the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, and more. He is one of the co-founders of Ketchum theater The Spot and can often be seen gracing the stage in their productions. When not in his role as Development Director and Wine Auction Director at SVMoA, he continues to teach barre classes at Zenergy, which he has done for the last eight years. As a young 30-something who grew up in and out of this Valley, Peter knows just how to have a perfect summer day, whether that’s getting inner tubes at Les Schwab to float a section of the Big Wood River or getting blocks of ice from Veltex to sled down grassy hills. Peter and his husband, Daniel, live in west Ketchum with their cat, Zelda (who can often be found sneaking into Sushi on Second searching for scraps of fish). When there is a moment of free …
The Guide to Sun Valley’s Breweries, Distilleries & Wine Establishments
After a long day in Sun Valley, whether spent hiking, biking, or skiing, there’s nothing like a good drink with some friends. While we’re no Boulder or Bend, Sun Valley holds its own with breweries producing craft beer. Ketchum and Hailey are also home to a distillery producing several types of liquor as well as a handful of establishments known for their excellent wine selections. We’ve compiled a guide to finding Sun Valley’s best breweries, distilleries and wine establishments. For Brews & Spirits Warfield Distillery and Brewery Ketchum’s only distillery, the Warfield is a one-stop powerhouse with on-site brewery, distillery, and restaurant with an ever-rotating modern American menu. For beer, the Warfield has 14 originals as well as some beers in rotation. True to historical methods of brewing, the Warfield heats their mash with fire and bring malt in and out of the brewery by hand. The Warfield’s distillery also produces small-batch, handmade liquors. Joining the lineup of vodka, gin, and brandy is their own American Whiskey. Distilled in a 215-gallon copper pot, these liquors are imbued with full flavors unique to this distillery. The Warfield is in the process of expanding their operations to increase production of their beer …