Show 147, November 21, 2015: Chef Dean Thomas, Europa Village & Inn at Europa Village, Temecula, CA

Dean ThomasChef Dean Thomas is the Executive Chef at Europa Village Winery in Temecula as well as the Innkeeper at the adjacent Inn at Europa Village. His from-scratch, 2-course breakfasts with International themes for the Inn’s guests are the talk of Temecula Valley.

Chef Dean has just returned from a Europa Village organized, 7-night AmaWaterways river cruise through Provence starting in Barcelona and ending in Paris. He was in Paris during the recent tragic events. Chef Dean suggests to travel to Europe without fear.

We’ll share in the culinary highlights with Chef Dean himself including a meal at Chef Paul Bocuse’s l’Auberge du Pont de Collonges in Lyon.

Chef Dean was also charmed by Barcelona. This was his first visit there and it’s thumbs way up on tapas dining. He was inspired…

At Europa Village on Friday, November 27th is Vivi Bene.” It’s their festive antidote to “Black Friday” starting at 10:00 a.m. From 5 to 8:00 p.m. there will be Strolling Carolers and Chef Dean’s Delights including bread pudding, mulled wine, cider, butternut squash bisque and house-made preserves.