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Plumas Arts is particularly grateful to all of the culinary establishments that participated in the Taste of Plumas and to all those who donated to the Dine Your Way Around Plumas Prize Drawing; and to the wineries, wine shops and distributors as well as the merchants, artists and individuals who donated many wonderful items to the auction. And of course, it all would not have worked without the 250 attendees who graced Plumas Arts by supporting this vibrant cultural organization with their ticket purchases and generous donations. |
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| Restaurant presenters took time to enjoy themselves too at the Taste of Plumas. Pictured here are Carla Partee and Lisa Kelly from Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch with Bea Collignon from Sweet Lorraine's |
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| Plumas Arts is particularly grateful to all of the culinary establishments that participated in the Taste of Plumas and to all those who donated to the Dine Your Way Around Plumas Prize Drawing; and to the wineries, wine shops and distributors as well as the merchants, artists and individuals who donated many wonderful items to the auction. And of course, it all would not have worked without the 250 attendees who graced Plumas Arts by supporting this vibrant cultural organization with their ticket purchases and generous donations. |
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Participants waited in line to taste the "Best of Show" New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp on a bacon/cheddar polenta cake created by Chef Adam Williams of the Grille at the Chalet View Lodge on Hwy 70 in Maybe, CA. The Pork Loin with Mango Chutney created by John Gamboni Gamboni's Peninsula Grill in Lake Almanor placed second.
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Pangaea Café & Pub from Quincy took the Favorite Presentation category with an extraordinary array of Sushi. |
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Quincy's Sweet Lorraine's Chef/Owner Gary Cerpovicz took first place in the Entrée category with his fall off the bone St. Louis Ribs in his own homemade BBQ sauce. Lynn Hagen Chef/Owner of the Grizzly Grill in Blairsden placed second with her savory Braised Lamb Shank with French White Beans, caramelized onions and wild mushrooms. Both entrée winners also won many votes in the Wine Pairing Category.
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| Favorite Pairing awards resulted in a tie: Chef Sean Conry of Longboards Bar & Grill in Blairsden paired his Rigatoni alla Sugo de Carne with a Steele Cabernet Franc and Quincy's Alley Cat Café paired their Gorgonzola, Red Pear and Walnut appetizer with a Kim Crawford 2007 New Zealand Unoaked Chardonnay from The Drunk Brush. |
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| Ian James, with John Gamboni behind, puts finishing touches of the taste from the Peninsula Grill. |
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Pangaea Café & Pub from Quincy took the Favorite Presentation category with an extraordinary array of Sushi. Gamboni's Peninsula Grill, Lake Almanor, and the Alley Cat Café, Quincy, were a close second and Debra Housen's display for Cakes Unleashed in Greenville took third place.
There were too many wonderful wines for most people to choose only one favorite, but Lassen Peak scored highest for the second year running with their Old Wine Zinfandel. The 2006 Snoqualmie Sauvingon Blanc from Quincy Natural Foods, the Muriettas Well Zarzuela Zinfandel that accompanied Sweet Lorraine's St. Louis Ribs and the Robert Mondavi Muscato poured with the Desserts from the Almanor Culinary Academy scored right behind in a three-way tie for second place.
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| Grand Prize Winners of the Dine Your Way Around Plumas Prize Drawing were Cindy Wilson, Mike Nero and Ken Cawley. Events ticket winners were Candy Caskie, Tim Demboz, Kim Pilkinton and Jane James. |
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| Tasty tarts from the Almanor Culinary Academy played a starring role at the Taste of Plumas. |
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| Plumas Arts is, by designation of the Board of Supervisors and in partnership with the California Arts Council, the primary cultural programming agency for Plumas County and one of the regions largest membership organizations. Plumas Arts provides programs for art education in our county schools, coordinates our county's cultural events calendar, manages a gallery featuring work by regional artists, produces (in addition to the Taste of Plumas) the Almanor Art Show, Mountain Harvest Festival, Words & Music (in three county locations) and brings world class performers to the Town Hall Theatre in Quincy; which is also managed by Plumas Arts as a successful first run feature film business, community performance venue.
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