Beaujolais & Beyond Festival

Thank you to all our sponsors, food & wine vendors, silent auction donors and guests for making the 11th Annual Beaujolais & Beyond Festival even better and bigger than last year!

View Photos from the event!

Judge's Choice Winners:

• Best Appetizer: Michael Long from Opus Restaurant, Beaujolais Braised Petite Redbird Coq au Vin
• Best Entree: Cade Nagy from Catering by Design, Duck Cordon Bleu
• Best Dessert: Brendon Doyle from Jonesy's EatBar, Cranberry Tart with a brie fonduta

People's Choice Winners:

• Best Appetizer: Jean-Luc Voegele from the Westin Tabor Center, Duck Raviolis in a Duck jus reduction
• Best Entree: David Oliveri from Farraday's Steak House, New York Strip with huckeberries demi-glaze
• Best Dessert: David Oliveri from Farraday's Steak House, Creme Brulee Cake

View the Culinary Colorado blog by one of the 2009 Judges, Claire Walter.

"It seemed liked people had more fun throughout your event than at any of the other fundraising events we've seen! Good work & Good Ideas!" - Gayle Lynne, 2009 guest 

"I love the Beaujolais and Beyond event, It has a great turnout and the auction has more culture to it [than] many other events. Let's not forget the entertainement. Who else has acrobats? I have been in the Beaujolais Festival 5 or 6 times and the amount of networking is awsome. Between Colorado's top chefs, top notch wine vendors, and all of Denvers restaurant elite, the amount of self promotion and restaurant marketing that can be done can't be beat. The best rewards come from repeatedly participating in the event, both from a networking and promotional stance. - David Oliveri, 2009 Festival Chef

"Just a note to say thank you for a wonderful evening at the Beaujolais! I totally enjoyed myself -- the food, people & energy and the music! ."- 2009 Festival guest

"My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed the Beaujolais Festival. The food and wines were impressive and delicious! I plan to track this event next year as I would definitely like to attend again. Truly a memorable experience!" - Amalia Hurtado of Spatial Corp., a 2009 Sponsor

"Beaujolais 2008 was my first FACC event and it was fantastic. The food and wine were terrific and took me to France for an evening. I will be back next year. " - Anne Brenner, 2008 Festival Guest

"A pleasant evening of food, wine and entertainment. The event was meticulously organized and the variety of food from the city's top chefs will keep you busy all evening. Come hungry. If you love good food and wine, you owe it to yourself to participate next year." - Chilaka Karthick, 2008 Festival Guest

“My wife and I had a great time and had a chance to get to know a lot of new people. This was one of the best events I’ve attended this year.  I’ll be bringing more guests with me next year." - Bradford Dempsey, FACC Member

"I loved the aerial performers this year, and the food was more abundant than usual. I thought the event and the space were great, even more so than in the past." - Theresa Smith, FACC volunteer

Click here to see a video of the 2007 event!