Tickets are $100 each or 5 for $400. Each ticket purchased enters you in a chance to win one of six amazing experiences. Review this year's Golden Ticket items and submit your ticket information below.
Your culinary vacation will take you to the heart of France, the Loire Valley, home to Le Calabash Cooking School, set in the picturesque French countryside on the river Creuse. Your hosts, husband and wife team Sidney and Alison, are internationally acclaimed chefs who have held positions in award winning establishments around the world. They have cooked for royalty, presidents, film and rock stars, and have won numerous awards and medals in international competitions.
Your week includes hands-on experiences in the kitchen where you will learn to prepare dishes that are impressive (but easy to prepare at home), paired with wines from the Loire Valley and nearby Bordeaux. You will also learn to make Macarons and Chocolate Bon Bons, as well as enjoy Chef Sidney's famous Zulu BBQ. When not in the kitchen, you will tour the world- renowned Chateau de Chenonceau, as well as visit the French market in Tours, a centuries old cheese farm, and a 7th generation wine estate. When it is time to relax, you will enjoy your luxury accommodations at Les Sorels, the birthplace of Agnes Sorel in 1422. She was thought to have been the most beautiful woman in France and the first official mistress of a French king, Charles VII, who reigned from 1422-1461.
You will reluctantly leave Le Calabash with newfound skills, confidence, and enthusiasm in the kitchen, as well as unforgettable memories of your food and wine experience in The Bread Basket of France. Airfare is not included. lecalabash.com
AVAILABLE DATES:
May 11-18, 2024 OR September 9-16, 2024
Experience the history, people, food and wine of Tuscany during your 7 night stay at the historic 17th century Relais Villa Belpoggio. Surrounded by beautiful olive groves and the Chianti hills, the characteristic Tuscan villa is close to Florence, Arezzo, and Siena. You will have 2 spacious suites...the Camino and the Piccola...and breakfast is included each morning. Day trips can take you to Chianti, Cortona (Under the Tuscan Sun), Montalcino, Montepulciano, San Gimignano, Pisa and Lucca. Airfare is not included.
Your passport to the famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail! You will enjoy a 3 night stay at the historic Hotel Distil which raises a glass to Louisville's bourbon past by bringing refinement and luxury to the famed Whiskey Row. During your 8 hour bourbon excursion you will enjoy a sampling of iconic distillery tours and tastings. Your personal guide will pick you up in a luxury SUV to escort you first to Stitzel-Weller (the home to Bulleit Bourbon), then on to Maker's Mark where you will each receive a bottle to hand-dip in their iconic red wax to take home. Lunch will follow in the historic town of Bardstown, then you will head to Jim Beam, one of the world's largest distilleries and the #1 bourbon in the world. They also make Booker's, Baker's, Basil Hayden, and Knob Creek (to name a few).
Airfare is not included.
With more than 300 days of sunshine each year, Scottsdale lies in the heart of the Sonoran Desert. Your 3-night stay in a luxurious room at the Fairmont Princess Resort includes $500 in Fairmont gift cards that can be used towards golf at their championship courses and/or spa treatments at their Well & Being Spa that tap into ancient Native American healing techniques to soothe your body and soul. Daily breakfast for 2 is included. Amenities include four top-ranked Arizona restaurants, six sparkling pools, Jacuzzis, and a fitness center.
Airfare is not included.
Enjoy a wonderful night out with family or friends at the original 131 MAIN restaurant in Cornelius, NC. The distinctive low country Charleston feel is obvious when you first step through the front door. The gas lamps, plank siding, outdoor dining veranda, fire pit and a full view of the open kitchen and hickory wood fire grill are warm and inviting. Your dinner includes 3 appetizers, 8 entrees, 3 desserts, and $200 to purchase wine. A tour of the kitchen is included!
You will work with the talented Chef Alex Ochs & Sommelier Richard Fuller to create an unforgettable dining experience for your invited guests. A beautiful five course dinner with wine perfectly paired for each course from your choice of 6 premier pre-fixed menu options. The dinner will be served in the Veranda. Available on any Wednesday or Thursday evening.
*Must be booked 2 weeks in advance of requested date.
