December Line-Up

On December 5th the Celebrity Chefs Tours will be taking over Anthology in Little Italy for a holiday special. The afternoon long event comprises of tasty dish samples, and easy recipes to recreate at home for your family or for a festive dinner party.

Over the course of three monthly events that kicked off in October our amazing line up of culinary talents will be sharing their knowledge about tips and trends in the kitchen.

For our second monthly event we are proud to announce that Ryan Grant of El Bizcocho and Iron Chef fame will be presenting the main course. He will be accompanied by Anthology’s Executive Chef Todd Allison who will be demonstrating appetizers followed by chocolatier Will Gustwiller of Eclipse Chocolat famous for his artisan chocolates and truffles perfect for the holiday season! As for drinks we have another expert in the wings ready to shake things up, literally! Mixologist Nathan Stanton from Noble Experiment who is known as co-owner and creator of El Dorado, Noble Experiment, and Craft and Commerce’s creative cocktail menus. 

In addition there will be several fun demo’s from vendors like Venissimo Cheeses, as well as a beer and wine demo. Of course food demos are no fun unless there are samples so everything you see, you will be able to try!

There will only be 200 tickets sold for this intimate event so as to ensure all audience members the best experience possible. After all the idea is to learn from the greats! This experience is for the novice and seasoned cook alike. Measuring implements are banned, tasting is encouraged, and your inner chef is invited to play. The best part? No clean up required…

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Our Chefs this coming Sunday

Mike Yen: This molecular mixologist at Nine-Ten in La Jolla is a true chemist with alcohol. Self-taught and inspired by the different forms alcohol can take, he knows exactly how to please the eye, forming a drink into unimagined shapes: a fried egg, jelly coke bottles, and fully alcoholic “smores” to name a few. He currently caters private events in addition to his work at Nine-Ten, creating exciting drinks to steal the party spotlight.

Giuseppe Ciuffa: Born in Ferrara, Italy and raised on home cooked family meals and garden-fresh ingredients, Ciuffa always knew he wanted to share his born passion with the world. After working at a pizzeria, studying at the Culinary Institute in Rome, and managing a restaurant in Italy, Ciuffa's dream began to take form with his move to America after devoting himself to learning the English language. He successfully co-owned several restaurants until finally starting his empire, Giuseppe Restaurants and Fine Catering in 2001, and his own crafty restaurant, the Museum Cafe at the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla.

JR Cifrese: Born in a typical Italian family, Cifrese cooked, ate, cooked, and ate some more with his family and friends since a young age. With an early start in an Italian catering deli, an education at the Culinary Institute of America in New York, and multiple managerial chef positions, Cifrese has served it all. He has worked in Vermont, Massachusetts, Colorado, and Canada, and has most recently been with Coast 2 Coast Cuisine.

Ed Gallagher: Born into a German-Irish family, and having worked at an Italian restaurant in high school, Gallagher grew up with a unique taste of foods. He attended Johnson and Wales Culinary School and fell in love with the science of cooking—all its details, and all of its tastes. He next learned the restaurant business in Colorado, and with a move to Long Island, instantly caught onto the east coast style of cooking. He now works with Coast 2 Coast Cuisine.

Ro Zinniger: Owner of Ro Zs (pronounced Rosies) Sweet Art Studio, Ro has been a professional Cake Stylist for almost 10 years. Growing up in an Italian household and was exposed to baking at an early age, eventually inspiring her to study Cake Decorating with the industry’s greats. Ro’s forte and love is fondant, specifically Fondarific fondant (mainly because it tastes so great). Her passion led her to begin her own school and retail shop in San Marcos, CA in August 2008. Now she inspires other to follow their dreams of creating!

LET THEM INSPIRE YOU FOR A THANKSGIVING THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL NEVER FORGET!

World Market

Where can you go to get good-looking furniture at gentle prices, wine, coffee and cookware as well as candles, rugs, soap, bath products and some gourmet food items?
And towels. And incense. And cool jewelry. And oh yeah, a great beer and wine department, too?

World Market offers  a huge variety and has a sense for decor!
On Sunday there will be a demonstration on how to decorate your home for Thanksgiving!

Great News!

Great News! is a Cooking School located in San Diego, California. They are a privately owned retail business that has been striving for complete customer satisfaction since 1977.
The cooking school is a state of the art classroom with 7 large screen televisions and the capability of seating 52 students. Instructors and chefs wear a microphone so that you’ll never miss an important tip or trick.
You'll find more information here!

This year they will be part of the Celebrity Chefs Tour event @ Anthology San Diego as sponsor and demonstrator!
They will talk about Thanksgiving essentials and you will be able to take part in a raffle.

Wine pairing with turkey

South Coast Winery&Resort is an idyllic getaway not far from San Diego.


Peaceful walks through the vines, winery tours and tastings, gourmet food paired with award-winning wines, vineyard views from a villa terrace with the highest standards of service are some of the things you can expect to see and experience there. Celebrity Chefs Tour brings you closer!

South Coast Winery will demonstrate wine pairing with turkey @ our event on November, the 14th.

What gives this Southern California resort its unique finish?

From grapes produced by the rich Southern California soil and ample Temecula Valley sun, the talented winemakers craft blends and varietal selections with intense flavors and soft, supple structure - that makes it unique.

Interested in more information?

Click here.

Venissimo...all the best cheese from all over the world!

For all the cheese lovers ♥


Celebrity Chef Tour Event Number 2 has a special demo on November, 14th!

Venissimo Cheese will be part of our next event - they will share their mission of showing the goodness & glory of cheese with you!
Since opening their first shop more than six years ago, Venissimo Cheese has shared more than 1200 fabulous cheeses with fellow cheese lovers, with many more yet to come.

Check their website here for more information about Venissimo Cheese.