The Lodge at Torrey Pines Celebrates 20 Years Showcasing Culinary Artisans at Celebrate the Craft – San Diego’s Finest Food Fête

La Jolla, CA – The Lodge at Torrey Pines, San Diego’s distinguished AAA Five Diamond resort, hosts the 20th Celebrate the Craft culinary festival on April 16, 2023. A premier showcase of California’s agricultural bounty and epicurean craftsmanship, Celebrate the Craft brings together dozens of the region’s finest chefs, food artisans, farmers, ranchers, fishers, wineries, distilleries, and breweries in one stunning outdoor setting: The Lodge’s Arroyo Terrace overlooking the Torrey Pines Golf Course. The ultimate food fête will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hundreds of gourmets of every ilk will converge at The Lodge’s kickoff event of the culinary season to mingle, sip and savor regionally grown ingredients, innovative cooking, masterful winemaking, and more. Tickets are available for $250 per person at www.CelebrateTheCraft.com. Each all-inclusive ticket includes extensive offerings of food tastings, wine, craft beer, and complimentary valet and self-parking. A VIP Experience is also available for $350.00 per person which includes a private seating area in the luxurious Gamble Suite and the opportunity to sample exclusive reserve wines from the event’s featured wineries.

Guests interested in extending their Celebrate the Craft experience can reserve a deluxe room package, starting at $1,129, which includes an overnight stay in a Signature room, plus two general admission tickets to Celebrate the Craft. Guests can upgrade their stay with a Palisade room overlooking the Torrey Pines Golf Course.

A portion of all ticket proceeds will be donated to The Ecology Center, a 28-acre Regenerative Organic Certified farm and education center that serves as a hub for Southern California’s ecological movement.

“Now in its 20th iteration, Celebrate the Craft is our most anticipated and renowned signature annual event,” said Bill Gross, General Manager of The Lodge at Torrey Pines. “This year’s celebration promises to be the best yet with an exciting and impressive lineup of culinary talent.”

Curated by The Lodge’s Executive Chef Kelli Crosson and Jeff Jackson, Corporate Culinary Advisor for Evans Hotels, Celebrate the Craft showcases 14 of the area’s top chefs including: Roberto Alcocer, Chef/Owner, Valle and Malva; Jacob Bartlett, Co-Owner/Chef, Mastiff Sausage Company; Drew Deckman, Michelin Star Chef, Deckman's en el Mogor; Jack Fisher, Owner/Chef, Jack Fisher Confections; Greg Frey Jr., Executive Chef, Golden Door; Eric Gallerstein, Co-Owner/Chef, Mastiff Sausage Company; Jason Knibb, Executive Chef, Nine-Ten; Aly Lyng, Pastry Chef, George's at The Cove; Tim "TK" Kolanko, Executive Chef, Urban Kitchen Group; Jarod Moiles, Corporate Executive Chef, Pacifica Enterprises; Javier Plascencia, Executive Chef, Finca Altozano and Animalón; Monica Szepesy, Owner/Chef, Q'ero; Andrew Spurgin, Chef/Owner, Andrew Spurgin Bespoke Event Styling & Menu Design, and Jojo Ruiz, Executive Chef and Partner, Clique Hospitality's Lionfish and Serẽa.

Visit www.CelebrateTheCraft.com for the most up-to-date list of participating chefs. Fresh produce and other ingredients are provided by about two dozen farms, ranches, and food artisans – many from California – including Andrade Farms, Brandt Beef, Bread & Cie, Coleman Farms, Dassi Family Farms, De Bruin Provisions, Del Rio Beans, Dent Corn, Fireside Ranch, Fishbone Seafood, Golden Door Farms, GoneStraw Farms, Kanaloa, Liberty Ducks, M&S Farms, McGrath Family Farm, Pacific Shellfish, PureFish, Schaner Family Farms, Stehly Farms Organics, Taj Farms, Terra Madre Gardens, and Tzaddik Farm.

Paul Krikorian, The Lodge’s Advanced Sommelier, hand-selected a collection of esteemed California vintners for the event including Ancient Peaks (Santa Margarita), Daou Family Estates (Paso Robles), Duckhorn Vineyards (Napa Valley), Far Niente/Nickel & Nickel (Oakville), Frog’s Leap Winery (Rutherford), Grgich Hills Estate (Rutherford), Jackson Family Wines (Santa Rosa), Linked Vineyards (Santa Rosa), Merry Edwards Winery (Sebastopol), Navarro Vineyards and Winery (Philo), Silver Oaks Cellars (Napa), Tablas Creek Vineyard (Paso Robles), and ZD Wines (Napa), as well as Pomery Cellars from Yacolt, Washington.

San Diego’s famous craft beer and spirits scene is also being represented by AleSmith Brewing Company, Raging Cider, Rough Draft Brewery, and You & Yours Distilling Co.