A culinary celebration: Crave Food and Drink reveals lineup of VIP events, chefs and restaurateurs
The 2019 Crave Food and Drink Celebration, from July 11-13 at CenterPlace Regional Event Center in Spokane Valley, has announced its lineup of participating chefs and restaurants and four ticketed, VIP and walk-around tasting events, with pop-up event announcements to come at the three-day feast for foodies.
The four VIP and walk-around tasting events next month are the culinary showcase of Crave. They are:
Seafood Bash, Thursday, July 11, 6-9 p.m., $75-$170
Fire and Smoke, July 12, 6-9 p.m., $65-$160
Grand Tasting, July 13, 12-4 p.m., $35-$110
Foods From Around the World, July 13, 6-9 p.m., $70-$165
The initial 2019 Crave restaurant and chef lineup is as follows:
Seafood Bash
Anthony’s Spokane and Coeur d’Alene, Rick Reichelt and Randy Wilson
Barker BBQ, Colin Barker
Black Cypress, Niki Foros
Cochinito Taqueria, Travis Dickinson
Cosmic Cowboy, Chris White
Craft & Gather, Stefan Reynolds
Farmhouse Kitchen and Silo Bar, Chris Sylvia
FSA Corporate, Alexa Wilson
Hay J’s, Patrick Fechser
Honey Eatery & Social Club, Justin Klauba
Iron Goat, Travis Tveit
Luna, Joe Morris
Mallard’s, Molly Patrick
Marcus Whitman, Grant Hinderliter
Max at Mirabeau Park Hotel, Shawn Matlock
Mount Spokane High School Pro Start Team
Sweet Frostings, Sally Winfrey
Fire and Smoke
Barneday, Nick Mikkelson
Barker BBQ, Colin Barker
Black Cypress, Niki Foros
Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort, Steven Walk
Culinary Stone, Patricia Herbert
Duffified Experiences (Pennsylvania), Brian Duffy
Fam Inc., Mark Singson
Farmhouse Kitchen and Silo Bar, Chris Sylvia
Folk Art Management, Matthias Merges (Chicago)
Iron Goat, Travis Tveit
Masselow’s, Tanya Broesder
National Beef Commission, Laura Hagen
One Night Stand Craft BBQ, Bob Watts
Republic Kitchen & Taphouse, Jesse Waldman
Ruins, Tony Brown
Sweet Frostings, Sally Winfrey
Washington State University, Will Wohlfeil
Foods From Around the World
Black Cypress, Niki Foros
Brandon Rosen (San Francisco)
Cochinito Taqueria, Travis Dickinson
Doughlicious, Emily Crawford
Iron Goat, Travis Tveit
Los Hernandez Tamales, Felipe Hernandez (2018 James Beard winner)
M8, Frank Mao
Skylar Sinow (since Dragon’s Den, Sinow has been a finalist in “Chopped Canada Teen” and chef ambassador for two Vancouver notable brands)
Thai Bamboo, Alex Santos-Cucalon
Tu, David Phu
Victor He (Vancouver)
Vine & Olive, Paul Mason
Wandering Table, Ian Wingate
Yards Bruncheon, Nick Onustack
The culinary announcements are on the heels of the news that “Iron Chef America” champion and “Top Chef Masters” contestant Anita Lo; documentary filmmaker Joanna James (“A Fine Line”); and Mareya Ibrahim, “The Fit Foodie Chef,” are among the headliners of next month’s Main Stage at Crave, with more headliners to be announced. The focus of this year’s Crave Main Stage programming is on women in the culinary industry.
Crave was created by local chef and restaurateur Adam Hegsted (Wandering Table, Gilded Unicorn, Incrediburger & Eggs, Le Catering) and is in partnership with Newman Lake-based Vision Marketing.
“I love seeing all the people and connecting with everyone. We have such a strong community here in the hospitality industry,” Hegsted, chef and owner of Eat Good Group, said previously. “It’s really amazing to see everyone putting their best foot forward and showcasing what they do.” Check back for a chat with Hegsted in Food in the coming weeks ahead of Crave.
Hegsted, his culinary team and Vision Marketing hosted a dinner in Seattle on May 29 to promote Crave. Attendees raved about the inventive eight-course menu – by Hegsted, Aaron Fish (Eat Good Group) and Doughlicious’ Crawford – with wine pairing.
The meal: Green apple sorbetto with dill and lime; Lacianto kale with lemon dressing, Brush Creek cheese, hazelnuts, black pepper croutons and lemon zest; Eggs on Eggs on Eggs (64-degree eggs, cured fish roe, Escoffier eggs, crème fraiche and Idaho chips); tater tot casserole wontons with short rib, mushroom ragout and green onions; and baked potato dashi with bacon, sour cream tofu, chives and cheddar miso.
Also: morels with baked brie, sherry reduction and thyme; red wine butter poached halibut with pan-fried crab, shaved celery-rhubarb salad, celery som, grain salad, basil and radishes; and pecan pound cake with strawberries, caramelized ginger cream, green strawberry preserves and pink-black peppercorn ice cream. Coeur d’Alene Cellars provided the wine, Mountain Lakes Brewing Co. and Millwood Brewing Co. the beer and San Pellegrino and Aqua Panna the water.
With that delicious preview, imagine the offerings that Crave will boast at its four signature events. Crave, with the continuing goal of connecting the local culinary community and highlighting chefs, restaurateurs and food vendors in Spokane and the Pacific Northwest, was launched in June 2017, and the second festival was in July, both at CenterPlace.
The Spokesman-Review is partnering with Crave for the first time this year, and applications for 2019 Crave bloggers/social media ambassadors are being accepted through June 27, with decisions made by July 2. For more information about Crave, go to https://cravenw.com/.