Nightcap – The Official After Party
Date & Time
Saturday, Oct 3
05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Location
Guesthouse Hotel at La Valle
5690 Cancha de Golf, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091
Description
Keep the celebration going at Nightcap, the official Grand Tasting After Party at Guesthouse La Valle. This spirited walk around experience brings together chef-driven bites, premium spirits, craft cocktails, beer and sake for one final night of festival flavor. The evening kicks off with a Craft Cart welcome cocktail from 4:30–5 PM, followed by music, interactive tastings and chef-and-spirit collaborations throughout the night. The perfect finale to a day at the festival.
Discover special collaborations including Guesthouse La Valle + Mezcal Vago serving charcoal-roasted oysters with Mezcal Vago chili butter, and Chef Beau MacMillan’s Shellfish Affair featuring seared diver scallops with banana-mango aguachile and toasted peanut salsa macha. Enjoy an ice cream float cocktail from Little Fox Cups + Cones, a grazing board from Nuts For Cheese, crudo and compressed watermelon from One Hand Washes the Other, and more throughout the property.
The evening kicks off with a Craft Cart welcome cocktail from 4:30–5 PM, followed by music, interactive tastings and chef-and-spirit collaborations throughout the night. The perfect finale to a day at the festival.
Featured Dishes:
Chef Beau MacMillan – Seared Diver Scallops with Banana-Mango Aguachile & Toasted Peanut Salsa Macha
Chef Kelsey Murphy – Miso Honey Pork Belly Sticky Rice
Chef Marco Gonzalez – Charred Oysters with Fresno Chili Butter
Chef Travis Clifford – Grilled Lemongrass Pork Belly, Spiced Chicken Liver Mousse, Pickled Radish Salad
Chef Shellie Robinson – Beet Albacore Crudo
Chefs Brandon Jennings / William Treff – Nonna’s Meatball, featuring Pomodoro, a 30-month aged Parmigiano Reggiano, and Fresh-Baked Focaccia
Chef Alex Carballo
Food: Ahi Tostada Bites, avocado, sesame seeds, salsa tamarindo, serranos
Beverage: Bebemos Joven, cream sherry, late harvest sauv blanc, fresh blood orange, walnut bitters
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