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Show 143, October 24, 2015: Jack Teeling, Proprietor & Brand Ambassador, Teeling Whiskey Distillery, Dublin, Ireland

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Jack TeelingIrish Whiskey connoisseurs your attention, please! Jack Teeling, founder of Teeling Whiskey (Dublin, Ireland) is coming to VOM FASS in Claremont, CA the night of Oct. 27th. It’s an unusual opportunity for the public to taste the Teeling Whiskeys and meet Jack Teeling. VOM FOSS are the exclusive retailers of three styles of Teeling Irish Whiskey. Autographed bottles make great Holiday gifts!

Jack’s Choice Irish Single Malt Whiskey, for instance, is an 11 year-old single malt whiskey finished 3 months in a Sauterne cask.

The winner of the first annual IE Battle for the Best Bartender will be announced during Jack’s visit, too!

Since 1782 The Teeling Family has been crafting Irish whiskey and it all began with Walter Teeling. In 1782 Walter Teeling set up a craft distillery on Marrowbone Lane in the Liberties area of Dublin inaugurating a 230 year tradition of distilling for the Teeling Family. From Walter Teeling to the latest generation of Teelings in Jack and Stephen who are now carrying on the family’s legacy and forging a bright new future for distilling in Dublin and for Irish whiskey.

The Telling Distillery is the first new distillery in Ireland in 125 years.

Jack Teeling is our special guest.

Show 88, September 13, 2014: Amelia & Florent Marneau, Marche Moderne

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Florent and Amelia Marneau of Marche Moderne at South Coast PlazaAmelia and Florent Marneau, chef–proprietors of Marche Moderne, one of the OC’s very best, located at the Penthouse at South Coast Plaza, will host a fundraising Friends of James Beard Dinner on Wednesday September 24, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. An intimate group of one hundred fortunate guests will enjoy a magnificent five-course tasting menu paired with exceptional wines generously donated by distributors and winemakers.

The funds raised will benefit The Foundation’s educational outreach along with funding a local Marche Moderne scholarship for promising culinarians.

“Marche Moderne, which opened in 2007, has been described as “probably the best bistro in Southern California” in the Los Angeles Times by S. Irene Virbila; was crowned best restaurant in OC by Orange County Register restaurant critic Brad A. Johnson; and named in the LA Times 2014 “101 Best Restaurants” by Pulitzer Prize-winning restaurant critic Jonathan Gold. The Marneaus combine a passion for market-inspired ingredients and classic French cooking techniques with modern touches at their popular restaurant.”

The fundraiser will feature an eye-popping silent auction of select luxury offerings. Perfect items for really thoughtful Holiday Gifts…

For reservations and more information please call Nadine Hotong at 714.434.7900. This will sell out…