Couples & Truffles Live with Nancy Oakes, Bruce Aidells & Schramsberg
About this Event
What’s better than truffle cuisine? Truffle cuisine with the people you love — demonstrated live by a couple who’ve been inspiring and making each other laugh in the kitchen for 35 years paired with one of Napa Valley's most legendary winery.
Bruce Aidells once described cooking at home with his wife Nancy Oakes this way: “I’m an ex-chef and she’s a current chef, so we’re not used to people telling us what to do. We do things our own way. Even how a piece of bread gets sliced is debated: I would cut it perpendicular and she’s going to cut on a bias.”
That is exactly what you’re in for on Friday, January 15. And it’s going to be delicious fun!
Welcome to Couples & Truffles, the entertaining, indulgent, and energetic Friday‑night kickoff to the Napa Truffle Festival weekend. Michelin‑starred chef and Boulevard co‑owner Nancy Oakes and her husband, the beloved “Sausage King” Bruce Aidells — founder of Aidells Sausage Company, author of a dozen cookbooks, and lifelong devotee of truffles — take the stage with Schramsberg Vineyards’ Hugh Davies at CIA at COPIA’s magnificent Vintners Theater for an unforgettable evening of cooking with truffles.
At Couples & Truffles, chefs Nancy and Bruce share the stage to demonstrate cooking with truffles with two distinct culinary voices collaborating on two beautiful and delicious truffle dishes for one very entertaining evening. Nancy brings the precision and sensory elegance of Boulevard’s Michelin-starred California kitchen; Bruce brings the bold, curious, scholar-of-flavor energy of a man who has spent decades making the argument that great ingredients and great technique deserve each other equally. Together, they bring something unique: the real, unscripted dynamic of two people who genuinely love food, love each other, and have never once agreed on how to slice bread.
As they cook, you’ll get the inside view — the sourcing secrets, the techniques, the truffle wisdom, and the frank, hilarious commentary that only comes from a couple who’ve been cooking together (and for each other) for 35 years. Bruce admits that: “neither of us know how to cook for small groups so we make a lot of food” — which means you won’t go home hungry. Ask them anything. They’ll answer. They may not agree.
Between demos, you’ll enjoy four tasting portions of truffle dishes — including the two dishes demonstrated on stage — each paired with Schramsberg wines personally selected by Hugh Davies to showcase the profound, elegant depth of peak‑season Périgord black truffle. You’ll take home recipes for all four dishes.
Fear not, our beloved truffle-hunting dogs will be making an appearance before the night is over. Petting is encouraged!
Two celebrated culinary minds. One magnificently opinionated marriage. A magical selection from one of the Napa Valley's most treasured wineries. A whole lot of fresh Périgord black truffles. The banter is free. The truffles are extraordinary. And the food and wine is fabulous!
Price includes:Live truffle cooking demonstration by legendary Chefs Nancy Oakes & Bruce AidellsFour tasting portions of truffle dishes prepared by Chef NancyExtraordinary wines from Schramsberg VineyardsMeet the truffle dogs (petting encouraged!)Four take-home truffle recipes from Nancy and BruceAll wines, taxes, and gratuities
Tickets are very limited. This event is open to 21+ guests only.
Please note: this is not intended to be a full dinner. All food served will be tasting portions.
Where is it happening?
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USD 0.00 to USD 213.50
