An Evening with Rick Bayless and Friends at Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa (sold out)

On September 14, Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa will be welcoming world-renowned Chef Rick Bayless for An Evening with Rick Bayless and Friends. This magical and intimate culinary experience will be set underneath the stars and festive twinkling lights amongst the property’s groves of olive trees in the Garden at Rancho Valencia from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Celebrated Chef Bayless, best known for his iconic restaurants Frontera Grill and Topolobampo and elevated Mexican cuisine, will be at the helm of creating an incredible multi-course dinner that highlights the bounty of San Diego and utilizes fresh and sustainably sourced local ingredients.

Bayless will work alongside dazzling Baja-chef Sheyla Alvarado of Lunario Restaurant in Valle de Guadalupe with assistance provided by Rancho Valencia’s culinary team to craft this standout multi-course menu and cocktail hour bites.

The dinner will be complemented by Chef Bayless’ favorite Mexican wines from family-owned boutique wineries Lomita and Finca La Carrodilla of Valle de Guadalupe, and guests of the dinner will also be joined by critically-acclaimed winemaker extraordinaire Gustavo Gonzalez as well as the mastermind behind the estate grown wines produced by Lomita and Finca La Carrodilla, proprietor Fernando Perez Castro, who led the oenological ventures to becoming the leaders in organic viticulture and premium wines in Mexico.

Rounding out this one-of-a-kind evening – musician, composer, curator, educator and arranger Gilbert Castellanos, celebrated as one of the nation’s most innovative trumpeters and San Diego Music Awards six-time best jazz artist, will be on-site performing the most important and influential popular songs and jazz standards of The Great American Songbook in a trio configuration.