Chefs' Holidays
A tradition for chefs are held every year at the Ahwahnee Hotel, featuring some of the most acclaimed and innovative chefs from across the globe. Each culinary experience showcases the varied emerging styles, trends and personalities that have come to distinguish American culinary arts from others. Most visitors are either aspiring chefs or just those who simply love to cook.
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Chefs' Holidays
Organization:
Dates: 01/08/2012 - 02/02/2012 update info
Time: 10:00:00 AM - 6:30:00 PM
Event Cost: to be announced
Venue: The Ahwahnee in Wawona,CA
Contact: Yosemite National Park
Phone: (209) 372-1445
Email:
Website: www.yosemitepark.com
Event Details:
Each session features receptions, cookery classes, demonstrations, kitchen tours and 5-course dinner and wines.
2012 Sessions
Session 1 January 8th-10th
Session 2— January 11th & 12th
Session 3— January 15th-17th
Session 4— January 18th & 19th
Session 5— January 22nd-24th
Session 6*— January 25th & 26th *A collaborative dinner, featuring one course from each chef:
Session 7*— January 29th-31st *A collaborative dinner, featuring one course from each chef:
Session 8*— February 1st & 2nd FEATURING The Women of Bravo TV's Top Chef
The session dates and sponsored chefs’ information for the 27th Annual Chef’s Holiday are now available! Below is the schedule of the 2012 sessions. We hope to see you there!
- Chefs teach the styles, trends and characteristics of this tasty cuisine
- January to February each year
- At the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park
Overview: Whether considering a career in the restaurant industry or just wanting to try something new, holidays for chefs have become a unique form of vacationing that have become popular in many countries. Yosemite National Park's renowned Ahwahnee Hotel is no exception. It hosts a series of courses that are designed to distinguish American cooking from others, taking into account the varied intricacies that make it so unique.
When: January to February each year
Where: Ahwahnee Hotel - Yosemite National Park
Fees: Fees vary for participants
Details: Every year, from January to February, featured chefs teach the styles, trends and characteristics of this tasty cuisine. Classes are highlighted with a reception to meet students and the chefs, cooking demonstrations/classes, a hotel kitchen tour and a final grand dinner with a 5 course menu. However, there are other sessions held across the country, some of which are recommended to serious student chefs, located in Dallas, San Francisco, Portland and Los Angeles.
The hotel's event includes varied accommodation packages to choose from. Some prefer a full three day stay, whereas others opt for just a weekend. Meals can be inclusive, though many would be chefs choose to savor all that Yosemite's nearby restaurants and cafes have to offer, getting another angle on the taste of American food. Most cannot resist lounging in the hotel's famous Ahwahnee Dining Room, Mountain Room, or Wawoma Dining Room. Others venture further afield to the Curry Village Area for as much food as they can eat in the form of a buffet, the Yosemite Village Area for good old-fashioned American fast food, or the Trailhead Dining which its varied snacks.