An Evening with Chef Preeti Mistry & Rancho Gordo
Please join us for a very special evening featuring the exquisite culinary creations of celebrity Chef and author, Preeti Mistry. Chef Preeti will present three Indian inspired vegetarian dishes featuring Rancho Gordo beans and paired with Black Stallion wines. This walk-around wine and small bite tasting will take place on the beautiful garden terrace on the grounds of Black Stallion Estate Winery. Chef Preeti will be present throughout the evening to provide insight on the culinary selections and answer questions and the Black Stallion team will guide you through the wine selections. Rancho Gordo founder Steve Sando will be present as well to talk beans. Both Rancho Gordo beans and Black Stallion wines will be available for purchase at the tasting.
The event is limited to 75 guests and tickets are $75 per person for wine club members and $100 for non-members. To purchase tickets, please visit the Black Stallion Estate Winery website, email to info@blackstallionwinery.com or call 707.227.3249. Sorry, no pets and guests must be 21 years of age or older. Cancellations after September 12 can’t be refunded.
- General Public Tickets: $100 per person
- Wine Club Tickets: $75 per person for two tickets. Please login and Wine Club discount will be applied to any additional tickets.
- Thursday, September 19, 2024
- 6:00pm – 8:00pm
About Chef Preeti Mistry
Acclaimed chef, author and speaker Chef Preeti Mistry is honored to have been twice nominated by the James Beard Foundation as “Best Chef of the West” 2017 & 2018. They were the Co-Founder & Exec Chef of Navi Kitchen and Juhu Beach Club (both closed) as well as the co-author of The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook. Born in London and raised in the US, Preeti held Exec Chef roles at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco and Google HQ in Mountain View, CA. They were a contestant on Top Chef Season 6. Preeti has been featured in numerous publications including Food & Wine Magazine, NY Times, Time Magazine, Bon Appetit, SF Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Vogue India, Eater, Harper’s Bazaar in addition to Anthony Bourdain’s PARTS UNKNOWN on CNN.
They have been a keynote speaker and panelist at numerous events including WSJ Talks, Cherry Bombe 2014, 2017 & 2018, Eater Young Guns 2019, FAB Charleston Keynote 2019 and James Beard Foundation Summit 2019. In April 2021 Preeti launched a podcast, ‘Loading Dock Talks’ in partnership with award winning podcast team ‘Copper & Heat’. Most recently Preeti created a Chef in Residency program featuring BIPOC chefs making an impact in the industry for J Vineyards called “Shifting the Lens”. Preeti and their wife, Ann Nadeau, live in Sebastopol, California and spend time caring for their apple orchard and growing organic herbs and veggies.
Accolades/Awards:
• James Beard Nominee Best Chef of the West 2017 & 2018
• Best Chef of the East Bay 2017: East Bay Express
• Anthony Bourdain Parts Uknown; Bay Area 2015
• 30 Chefs to Watch Out For, Plate Magazine 2016
• Frequent Speaker & Featured Chef (Wall Street Journal Talks 2016, Stanford Innovation Conference 2017, Cook It Raw 2015, Cherry Bombe Jubilee 2014, 2017 & 2018, Star Chefs Intl Congress 2016, FAB Charleston Keynote 2019, Eater Young Guns 2019)
• Women In Hospitality United Advisory Board Member
• Cherry Bombe 100 List
• 100 Most Influential Asian Americans 2017
About Steve Sando
Steve Sando is the founder and president of Rancho Gordo. His company has created a market for heirloom beans, corn and chiles in the United States of America with production on the west coast, Mexico, and Europe. He works closely with chefs and farmers to create viable markets for indigenous products of the Americas.
Steve is the author of several books on heirloom beans. His company sells beans and other products directly to consumers via the Internet, to retail stores, and restaurants, across the country.
