Meet Executive Chef Grant MacPherson from Rustica at Upcoming Taste of Newport “Chef’s Cooking Pavilion”
A global top chef added to the “Chef’s Cooking Pavilion” at the Taste of Newport.
While celeb Chef Grant MacPherson is a newbie to Newport, he is certainly not new to cooking. A native of Scotland, this global chef has tremendous international experience, having worked on five continents and winning the gold at the 1992 culinary Olympics in Frankfurt. He has cooked for heads of state and the “gourmet royalty” in the likes of Margaret Thatcher, George H. W. Bush, Princess Diana, Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Stewart, Morgan Freeman, Julia Roberts and Robert Mondavi and has cooked numerous times at the James Beard House in New York.
Chef MacPherson has worked in such prestigious hotel kitchens as The Regent, The Ritz-Carlton, The Four Seasons, Malaysia’s Datai Hotel and Raffles Hotel in Singapore before being recruited by Steve Wynn in 1998 to head culinary operations at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. After 10 years in the Steve Wynn organization and a spectacular career in the hotel and entertainment hospitality field, Chef MacPherson made the decision to leave the Casino industry and now calls Newport Beach home delighting our taste buds with his new restaurant at Fashion Island; Rustica. Join us 6:30 pm Friday, September 17th at the Chef’s Cooking Pavilion at the Taste of Newport to learn from a true pro and taste his amazing Tuna Nicoise.
We first wrote about Rustica a couple weeks ago when our ears were buzzing about this tasty new new eatery. Chef Grant MacPherson opened Rustica in Fashion Island in June 2010. Chef Grant’s wealth of worldwide experience brings modern Italian cooking techniques with a blend of seasonal California products. The casual dining location has a patio overlooking a spectacular water fountain located next to Nordstrom’s Department Store. The menu consists of wood burning flatbreads, hand crafted pastas, seasonal fish, wet aged beef and exceptional daily turned gelato’s.
The Newport Beach Restaurant Association sponsors the “Chef’s Cooking Pavilion” Expo, an exclusive Orange County culinary event at the “Taste of Newport” September 17-19, 2010. The “Chef’s Cooking Pavilion” was “all the buzz” at last year’s Taste of Newport serving up popular 45 minute live cooking demonstrations, free tastings and wine pairings.
The expo features the hottest Newport Beach celebrity chefs as they share their culinary flair for a live audience to taste and enjoy throughout the three day event. This complimentary culinary expo is a unique opportunity to personally meet the hottest Newport Beach celebrity chefs as they engage with local foodies and cook up some of their most sought after dishes and secret recipes.
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