Celebrity Chef Tour To Take The Road To Minneapolis

In what will be an unparalleled culinary tour de force, the Celebrity Chef Tour benefiting the James Beard Foundation is thrilled to announce that Celebrity Chef Chris "CJ" Jacobson, featured in the third season of Bravo's "Top Chef", will join Hosting Chef Asher Miller to recreate the famed James Beard House dinners at Wolfgang Puck's 20.21 Restaurant & Bar located in the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis on Thursday, May 1st at 7pm.

The Tour, while harnessing the excitement and huge popular culture interest in all things food, benefits the James Beard Foundation, whose mission is to "celebrate, preserve and nurture America's culinary heritage and diversity in order to elevate the appreciation of our culinary excellence."

Mirroring the coveted Beard House dinners, for which the nation's top chefs come to prepare menus at the Foundation's invitation, The Celebrity Chef Tour features the greatest culinary artists, creating an elevated dining experience like no other.

As such, the Celebrity Chef Tour dinner at the 20.21 Restaurant & Bar on May 1 st promises to delight the palates of the most discriminating epicureans. Showcasing the talents of Celebrity Chef Chris Jacobson and Hosting Chef Asher Miller, the evening will begin with an elegant reception, featuring unique hors d'oeuvres creations served with a complementary wine selection. An innovative, one-of-a-kind dinner will follow, throughout which Chefs Jacobson and Miller will engage the audience and share their gastronomical insights in an intimate and exclusive setting, as guests enjoy several meticulously crafted courses paired with an assortment of carefully selected wines.

American Express, Yahoo!, Souverain, Certified Angus Beef, Renaissance Hotels and Hudson Valley Foie Gras are proud sponsors of the Celebrity Chef Tour benefiting the James Beard Foundation.

Tickets are available to the public for $175 (plus state sales tax) and can be purchased by contacting Jeff Black by telephone 720-201-1853 or by email jeff@innercirclecompanies.com. For more information, please visit our website at www.celebritycheftour.com.


Celebrity Chef CJ

Chris Jacobson, better known as CJ, made it to the final five from the original 15 contestants on the recently concluded season of Bravo's "Top Chef."

CJ is a 31-year-old private chef from El Toro California who currently resides in Venice Beach, California. He has worked for renowned clients such as author and columnist, Arianna Hufflington, as well as the Marciano family of the Guess Corporation.

A towering 6'8", CJ is a former volleyball player who has survived testicular cancer. He is a confident competitor whose favorite simple summer recipe is Marinated Tomatoes with Beef and Cheese.

Chris trained at the California School of Culinary Arts (CSCA), and from there worked in restaurants such as Axe and Campanile.


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