May 11, 2026 from 5pm to 8pm
on the 6th floor of Campbell Hall at UC Berkeley [campus map]
As a special treat, the Chef & Sommelier for the day (pulling double duty) will be the Guest of Honor himself!
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Apperitif:
Antech “Cuvée Eugenie” Extra Brut Crémant de Limoux, 2023, France
1st Course:
Hamachi (veg: avocado) carpaccio in coratina olive oil with honey, citrus and fruits
Doris & Leopold Gruner Veltliner, 2024, Austria
2nd Course:
Rigatoni with dungeness crab in crab corral tomato sauce (veg: creamy tomato sauce)
Comartin Cellars “Cortada Alta Vineyard” Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay, 2022, California
3rd Course:
Casarecce with Istrian summer black truffles cream
B mode I, Amber (Orange) wine, cuvee, Vipava Valley, 2017, Slovenia
B mode II, Malvazija, Amber (Orange) wine, Vipava Valley, 2019, Slovenia
Desert:
Slovenian honey, Piran fleur de sel and Istrian black winter or white truffles, cultured butter, bread
Quinta do Infantado Ruby Port, Portugal
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