Chef Sara Moulton of 'Sara's Weeknight Meals' Celebrates Food and Wine with Rhode Island PBS

On Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 7 p.m., Rhode Island PBS hosts its 15th annual food and wine tasting event, An Evening Uncorked! Chefs from 14 popular and award-winning area restaurants prepare gourmet small bites. Wine tasting is courtesy of top local purveyors and private wine cellars.

A feast for all the senses, An Evening Uncorked!will fill the spacious Pawtucket Armory with aromas, colors, sounds, and tastes of an appetizing "foodie" adventure, with wine tasting for the novice, the enthusiast, and the connoisseur. Where else can one sample foods from these great chefs all under one roof?

This year's small bites will be prepared by returning participants, including chefs from The Capital Grille, Chapel Grille, David Burke Prime Steakhouse, The Dorrance, Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant, Just Ellen's Inc., Luigi's Restaurant and Gourmet Express, Matunuck Oyster Bar, and Pot Au Feu. Guests can also enjoy delectable samples from this year's newest contributors, Bluefin Grille, the Coast Guard House, and Red Fez, with desserts by Corner Bakery Café and The Inside Scoop. Vegetarian and gluten-free food options will be available. 

Wine tasting showcases domestic and international vintages presented by M.S. Walker, Rhode Island Distributing Company, Martignetti Companies of Rhode Island, as well as carefully chosen bottles from private cellars. Craft beers are courtesy of Foolproof Brewing.

Rhode Island PBS is pleased to welcome celebrity guest Chef Sara Moulton of Sara's Weeknight Meals. A protégé of Julia Child and the founder of the New York Women's Culinary Alliance, Sara is a nationally recognized chef who has made her mark as executive chef of Gourmet magazine, food editor of ABC-TV's Good Morning America, and the author of several top-selling cookbooks. In October of 2015, Sara kicked off her fifth season as host of public television's, Sara's Weeknight Meals, the latest milestone in her storied career of teaching and cooking that spans more than 30 years.

Sara will be available to meet and greet guests and sign her latest cookbook - just released in March - Sara Moulton's Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better. The cookbook can be reserved in advance or purchased at the event. 

Silent auction tables will be open during the food and wine tasting. Items for bid include local "wine and dine" winery tours paired with dining certificates, a country club golf outing, dinner and theater tickets, exclusive VIP Pass to the Rhode Island International Film Festival, fitness and spa treatments, locally crafted jewelry, beauty treatments and products, art, and more. 

A Wine Grab will feature 50 bottles of wine concealed in decorated bags. Bags are $50 each, and contain a wine valued at least $15 plus a $20 gift card to Pane e Vino Ristorante e Enoteca on Federal Hill, Providence. Among the 50 bottles of wine available, two of the bottles are worth $100 each. 

The evening culminates with lively bidding in a Live Auction of boutique and cult wines, as well as novel fine dining and travel experiences. Among live auction items are a two-night stay at Ocean House resort in Watch Hill, Westerly; framed team jersey autographed by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady; roundtrip domestic air fare for two courtesy of Jet Blue plus Napa Valley winery tour and tasting; cocktail party for 20 at Candita Clayton Art Gallery; and a dinner party for 8 with wine pairings from Gasbarro's Wines private cellars. 

Tickets to this age 21+ food and wine tasting event are $85 per person and may be purchased in advance. Music by Kirk Feather, Yvonne Monnett, and Bryan Rizzuto. Cocktail party attire is appropriate. The Pawtucket Armory is conveniently located off Interstate 95, at 172 Exchange Street, in downtown Pawtucket near Pawtucket City Hall. Free valet parking. Proceeds from An Evening Uncorked! benefit Rhode Island PBS.

The 2016 Gold Sponsors of An Evening Uncorked! are Corner Bakery Café and Cornerstone | Gencorp | The Hilb Group. For tickets, directions, and more information, please visit ripbs.org.

2016 Gold Sponsors

                          

2016 Benefactor Sponsors

Bank of America, Chaffee Communications, Coventry Lumber, Dimeo Construction Company, Rentals Unlimited

2016 Patron Sponsors

Arden Engineering, Bernard and Heidi Buonanno, Cox Media, Endurance Wealth Management, Piccerelli Gilstein and Company LLP, RDW Group, Rhode Island Monthly magazine, Santander Bank, TriMark, Washington Trust, 

The Wall Group Wells Fargo Advisors, Whelan Corrente Kinder Siket LLP

Food + Wine + America's Test Kitchen = Fun!

Join us April 12 at 7 p.m. for An Evening Uncorked!  

Meet and mingle with America's Test Kitchen chefs Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison. We're so excited to have Bridget and Julia as our special guests! Many of you tell us that America's Test Kitchen is one of your favorite shows, so here's a great chance to meet two of the show's chefs.

          

We also invite you raise a glass to Susan L. Farmer, WSBE general manager and president for 17 years. Susan's devotion to public television and Rhode Island PBS in particular is as legendary as her strand of pearls.

Of course, the evening revolves around the food and beverage stations that ring the spacious Pawtucket Armory Drill Hall (172 Exchange Street, in downtown Pawtucket, RI, near Pawtucket City Hall).

Chefs from 17 top food establishments will prepare small bites just for this event. Between the food stations, carefully chosen wines from leading domestic and international vineyards as well as private cellars will be poured for tasting. Two local craft breweries will also present their beers.

Truly a feast for all the senses, An Evening Uncorked! is a riot of colors, textures, aromas, flavors, and sounds, and wines to please the novice, the enthusiast, and the connoissuer. Where else can "foodies" savor dishes by all of these chefs and beverage purveyors under one roof?

The fun and frolic doesn't stop with food, wine, and public television celebrities. No, celebrities of the cartoon persuasion will also make an appearance - Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat will be walking around, too.

Don't miss the Smashing Photos booth to capture your fun time.

And tap your toes to the tunes of the Original Jelly Roll Soul.

The evening culminates in a lively live auction of select boutique and collectable wines, gifts, and novel dining and travel experiences. Silent auction will be open during the food and wine tasting.

Tickets to An Evening Uncorked! are a bargain at $85 per person and must be purchased in advance. Proceeds benefit WSBE Rhode Island PBS, to support excellent local television content.

For more information An Evening Uncorked! and to get your tickets, please visit our Web site.

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Gold Sponsors 

Bank of America
CVS | Caremark

Gencorp Insurance Group 

Benefactors 

Coventry Lumber 

Dave's Marketplace
Dimeo Construction
Rentals Unlimited

Patrons 

Arden Engineering 

Brown, Lisle/Cummings, Inc. 

Bernard and Heidi Buonanno
Centreville Bank
Cox Communications

Endurance Wealth Management 

Lathrop Insurance 

Piccerelli, Gilstein & Co. LLP
Reavis Cianciolo LLC

Tatutina 

The Wall Group of Wells-Fargo Advisors
Warwick Mall
Whelan, Kinder & Siket LLP

Attention: Foodies!

Saturday, April 27, presents a "shouldn't miss" event for foodies to sample succulent gourmet dishes prepared by chefs from some of New England's finest restaurants. To sweeten the deal and tingle the palette, the dishes - created just for this event - are paired with wines from international and domestic vineyards - all under one roof, and all at one reasonable donation. 

The event is An Evening Uncorked! and will be held at the Pawtucket Armory, 172 Exchange Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The Champagne and raw bar reception at 6 p.m. is sold out, sorry, but the epicurean tour begins at 7 p.m. (Better get your tickets now!)

The 11 participating restaurants are Blaze East Side Restaurant, The Capital Grille, Cinderella Restaurant, David Burke Prime Steakhouse, Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Just Ellen's, Inc., LaSalle Bakery, Pane e Vino Ristorante, Pot Au Feu, and Trafford Restaurant. The wines will be poured by MS Walker, Rhode Island Distributing Company, LLC, and provided by private donors; craft beer is courtesy of McLaughlin & Moran, Inc. Is your mouth watering yet?

The video below uses footage taken at last year's An Evening Uncorked! event. What a great time it was. We're looking forward to another great event this year. Richard Carbotti of Perfect Surroundings is decorating the Armory, so you know everything will look and feel glorious. 

Great food, fine wine, enchanted setting... Bring your friends and come make new ones - and part of the proceeds of your $100 ticket helps support the quality local and national programming on WSBE Rhode Island PBS. What's not to love about this?

The only thing that could be missing is you, if you don't get your ticket in time. So, what are you waiting for? 

Click here to view the video on YouTube

An Evening Uncorked! is under-written by Platinum Sponsor CVS | Caremark, and Gold Sponsors Gencorp Insurance Group, and Chafee Communications. Benefactors are Centreville Savings Bank, Dimeo Construction Company, and Whole Person Health. Patron Sponsors are Arden Building Companies, LLC; Citizens Bank; Cox Communications; Endurance Wealth Management; J&J Diamond Jewelers; Navigant Credit Union; Piccerelli, Gilstein & Company, LLP; Rustigian Rugs; Tatutina; and Whelan, Kinder & Siket, LLP.

"So, what's on the menu?" you ask...

I just received the preliminary menu for the upcoming  An Evening Uncorked. I am so glad I already bought my ticket! Read more here about this February 6th event, to be held in The Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park.

OK - it's lunch time as I write this; I shouldn't tantalize you with talk of delicious food from some of RI's finest restaurants, and not spill the beans (ouch, bad pun), so I'll announce the menu.

These are the dishes our guest restaurants will be preparing for you. Each will be paired with just the right wines, courtesy of MS Walker.

(I will not be held responsible for your stomach growling or your mouth watering as you read on! Consider yourself forewarned.)

Berbere Seared Scallops over Zaalouk
1149 Restaurant
 

Deconstructed Stuffed Exotic Mushrooms

with Spinach and Smoked Gouda
Blaze Restaurant

Kona Beef
Capital Grille

Foie Gras Profiterole with Fig Gastrique
Gracie's

Sushi
Haruki

Braised Short Rib Stew
New Rivers

Gourmet Grilled Cheeses
3 Steeple Street

Slow-Braised Leg of Lamb

with White Beans and Rosemary
Nick’s on Broadway

Dessert Crepes
Pot Au Feu

    Slow-Braised Short Rib Stew,

Roasted Garlic Sour Cream, Toasted Crostini
Trio

Foie Gras and Shiitake Dumpling

5-Spice Duck Breast with

Asian Vegetables and Coconut Broth
Deli On The Square

Mini French Pastries
Just Ellen

The collectible wines up for auction are also pretty amazing. The food editor at the statewide newspaper wrote a nice article about the wines, and includes a great photo of the bottles.
(Side note: where ever you see references to "Channel 36" in the story, don't worry, it means us - WSBE Rhode Island PBS. "Channel 36" was our old name before we changed it back in 2003.)

Join us on February 6th at 7 PM.

Perfect Pairings: Great Food & Fine Wine in a Lush Tropical Garden

I don't know about you, but after this latest streak of snow, frigid temperatures, and biting cold wind, a tropical getaway to warmer surroundings sounds pretty inviting. On February 6, you can get away to the tropics – without ever leaving Rhode Island!

That's the bonus of attending this year's An Evening Uncorked, the annual food and wine event to benefit WSBE Rhode Island PBS. This year's gala will be held in New England's largest indoor garden, the Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park, on Saturday, February 6 at 7 P.M.


Amid lush exotic flowers and trees, chefs from 10 of Rhode Island’s top restaurants will prepare tasting-sized portions of dishes that will be paired with just the right wine to complement the flavors. Participating restaurants are 1149, 3 Steeple Street, Blaze, Capital Grille, Gracie's, Haruki, New Rivers, Nick’s on Broadway, Pot Au Feu, and Trio. MS Walker will provide the wines.

An Evening Uncorked will also feature live and silent auctions of highly collectible wines. The fundraiser is co-chaired by Aldo Cipriano, Gary Light, and Greg Mitrakas.

Tickets to An Evening Uncorked are $100 per person and must be purchased in advance. Call 401-222-3636, x327, or visit our Web site. The popular event has sold out in past years, so get your tickets early to avoid disappointment. Since alcohol is served, this event is open to adults 21 years of age or older only. Cocktail attire is appropriate. (I plan to wear pretty shoes - not practical snow boots. Hope the weather cooperates with my plan.)


An Evening Uncorked is underwritten by Gencorp Insurance Group, and Adler Pollock and Sheehan, PC. All proceeds benefit WSBE Rhode Island PBS.