California 's three michelin-starred restaurant, Meadowood is celebrating the run up to Christmas in style once again this year with a very special 12 Days of Christmas that sees some of the world's best chefs join resident chef Christopher Kostow.
Each day from 8th December through to the 23rd, a different chef will join Kostow int he kitchen of at The Restaurant at Meadowood, nestled in 250 private acres in the heart of wine growing country. The line-up is as follows:
Day 1: Friday, December 8
Mark Lundgaard,
Kong Hans Kaelder, Denmark
Day 2: Saturday, December 9
Manish Mehrotra,
Indian Accent, India
Day 3: Tuesday, December 12
Fabian Von Hauske and Jeremiah Stone,
Contra/WildAir, New York
Day 4: Wednesday, December 13
Jeremy Fox,
Rustic Canyon, Los Angeles
Day 5: Thursday, December 14
Ben Sukle,
Birch, Providence
Day 6: Friday, December 15
Sean Brock,
Husk, Nashville
Day 7: Saturday, December 16
Yoshi Takazawa,
Takazawa, Japan
Day 8: Tuesday, December 19
Thomas Keller,
The French Laundry, Yountville
Day 9: Wednesday, December 20
Eric Werner,
Hartwood, Mexico
Day 10: Thursday, December 21
Jock Zonfrillo,
Restaurant Orana, Australia
Day 11: Friday, December 22
Alexandre Couillon,
La Marine, France
Day 12: Saturday, December 23
Christopher Kostow,
The Restaurant at Meadowood, St. Helena
Tickets are now available for the ninth season of Meadowood's 12 Days of Christmas event, and this year's celebration will benefit Saint Helena Preschool for All, a local non-profit organization providing scholarships to three and four-year-old children. The Restaurant at Meadowood will donate $2,000 in honor of each participating chef, plus 10% of every dinner ticket sold.
Find out more about the event here.