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We were pleased to attend the Ninth Annual Eagle Food & Wine Festival which was held at the scenic Banbury Golf Club. The evening event flowed both inside and outside the Clubhouse overlooking the stunning golf course. The weather was absolutely perfect and the colorful sunset provided a beautiful view of nature.
Event Founder Mary May
We enjoyed sampling local Idaho Wines and tasting cuisine which was paired by local restaurants and caterers. The setting was very social and everyone was chatting about food and wine. There were more than thirty wines to taste. Our favorites were 3 Horse Ranch 2014 Vivacious, Crossings Winery Bleu Noir. Frenchman’s Gulch 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Indian Creek Sauvignon Blanc, Sawtooth Estate Winery 2013 “Trout Trilogy” Carmenere and the Zhoo Zhoo 2010 Claret Red Blend. Everyone appreciated the generous tastes and appeared to find new wines that suited their palates. As with many wine events these days one could purchase bottles of what they liked at the event to take home.
Panang Curry
There was ample cuisine to taste as well. Among the unique were the Le Coq D’Or French Vegetarian Foie Gras served on crostini topped with a tasty plum tomato and the Olive and Vyne skewer with cheese, grapes and drizzled specialty flavored olive oil and balsamic vinegar. We also enjoyed The Porterhouse’s tasty chicken and cashew salad, Kanak Attack’s slow cooked fall off the bone Hawaiian pork tacos, Jakers’ Crab Stuffed Mushrooms which were stuffed with crab and topped with parmesan and jack cheeses, Rice Asian Cuisine’s delicious Panang Curry made with bell peppers, creamy curry, basil, broccoli and eggplant served over rice and last but not least Wild West’s decadent cinnamon rolls!
Sunset
Eagle Food & Wine Festival was a very friendly and enjoyable event which this year benefited Special Olympics and the Eagle Food Bank. The tenth anniversary is next year and we hear that there will be some very special things happening! Put this on your calendar and buy tickets early as it will surely sell out like it did this year. We look forward to returning again next year to enjoy the cuisine, wine, beautiful setting and the lively repartee with friendly fellow foodies.
http://eaglefoodandwinefestival.com/
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By Carol & Joe Davis
Dining Detectives
