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Sample, Sip, and Savor at Denver Food & Wine

5 Sep

Ok Denver, it’s time – the Eighth Annual Denver Food and Wine event will be bursting with flavor September 6-8th.

This three day food and wine extravaganza, located on the Metropolitan State University of Denver campus, is expected to attract more than 4,500 attendees, with 40 restaurants and 600 delicious samples of wine and spirits.

Below is a list of all the great events happening this week, and don’t forget to check out two of our fantastic Forkly users,  Chef Jenna Johansen and Chef Kelly Liken on Friday, September 7th for a “dueling culinary demo!”

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Wednesday, Sept. 5th – Multi-course Joseph Phelps Vineyards Wine Dinner prepared by top Denver Chef Frank Bonanno at the new Metropolitan State University of Denver Hospitality Learning Center and Springhill Suites by Marriott located on the MSUD campus. Each course will be accompanied by a special Phelps Vineyard wine.

Thursday, Sept. 6th – Chef Dario Cecchini, the world’s most famous butcher will join Panzano Executive Chef Elise Wiggins for a butchery demonstration and multi-course dinner at Panzano restaurant.

Friday, Sept. 7th

2:30 p.m. – A dueling culinary demo “Cooking for Reality TV” with Chef Kelly Liken (Iron Chef America & Top Chef) and Chef Jenna Johansen (Around the World in 80 Plates). Cost is $20 and includes a ticket to Restaurants Rock–hosted by Chefs Jenna Johansen & Kelly Liken!

3:30 p.m. – Spiegelau Glass Beer Seminar includes a set of glasses to taste Pilsner, Heffeweisen IPA/APA and Belgian style beers and to take home.

5:30 p.m. – During this guided journey, taste how the flavors and aromas of wines are enhanced when a glass shape is designed according to the character of the wine. In addition, Whole Foods Market will be complementing each wine with their perfectly matched cheeses. Featured Wines: Kunde Reserve Chardonnay, Hugel Riesling, and more!

Saturday, Sept. 8, 12pm-4pm - The Grand Tasting! Featuring Dario Cecchini, Elise Wiggins, and Daniel Asher, and tastings galore!

Be sure to Forkly all your delicious food finds – we can’t wait to see them! Visit the official website for more details on tickets and all the happenings.

Featured: Around the World in 80 Plates Contestant & Chef Jenna Johansen

16 May

CHEF JENNA JOHANSEN (Forkly: @jennajohansen)

We’ve loved seeing Chef Jenna Johansen’s tastes on Forkly over the past few months. And with good reason! Her range of dishes offer a little something for everyone. Read on to learn more…

I use forkly to catch up on food porn, to see where and what I want to eat next, and to share some of the great dishes I’m eating with people who love delicious food as much as I do.

Chef Johansen’s love of travel has taken her all over the world, leading her to Italy and Spain and back to her homebase, Denver, Colorado. Her worldly dishes have garnered recent acclaim during the first season of Bravo’s Around the World in 80 Plates, which took the adventurous chef on a culinary tour of the world in which she competed against 12 other chefs for a $150,000 grand prize. Jenna is currently a member of the chef-driven culinary group FIVE™ and is working on her own brand of boutique food products.

Chef Johansen began her culinary career in a bakery at the age of 14. Since that first job, she has learned every element of a restaurant, from high volume corporate chef positions and waiting tables to becoming the executive chef of several independent restaurants. She has carefully planned her career around education rather than notable names, gravitating towards restaurants that gave her the opportunity to learn. Jenna’s cuisine is simple, seasonal, and surprising.

I return every day to the kitchen in the hopes that I’ll make people happy with my food. When a guest stops by to tell me they’ve just had an “a-ha” moment because of my brussels sprouts, that, to me, is an accomplishment.

Catch Chef Johansen on Bravo’s Around the World in 80 Plates on Wednesday nights from May through July. To get a taste of her cooking, meet her in person:

June 11: FIVE @ Five at the Village Cork
June 15: Aspen Food & Wine
July 16: FIVE @ Five at Two Bear Farms with Jenna Johansen

In the meantime, enjoy some of her Forkly tastes below. You can follow her on Forkly at @jennajohansen (and on Twitter with the same handle).