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‘Pour On The Plaza’ steps up to become Bellevue’s premiere food and wine event
Posted: July 27, 2010
BELLEVUE, Wash.— El Gaucho Bellevue is announcing the second annual Pour on the Plaza. On Saturday, August 14, guests are invited to sample the offerings of some of the region’s top wineries and restaurants while supporting the award-winning organization Room to Read.
Taking place from 2-5pm, Pour on the Plaza will once again be held on the City Center Plaza’s expansive, grassy outdoor area, in the heart of downtown Bellevue’s Financial District located at 450 108th Ave. NE, Bellevue. Cost is $95 per person and reservations can be made by calling the restaurant at (425) 255-2715 or by visiting the reservations page here. Validated self-parking is available in City Center Plaza Garage. Guests must be 21 years or older.
The gifted jazz guitarist and vocalist Brian Nova will lend his smooth, jazzy vibe to the event.
Partnering Northwest wineries include:
Alexandria Nicole Cellars (alexandrianicolecellars.com)
Andrew Will (andrewwill.com)
Barons V (baronsv.com)
Col Solare (colsolare.com)
Darby Winery (darbywinery.com)
DeLille Cellars (delillecellars.com)
Domaine Drouhin (domainedrouhin.com)
Domaine Serene (domaineserene.com)
Dunham Cellars (dunhamcellars.com)
EFESTĒ (efeste.com)
Elevation Cellars (elevationcellars.com)
Fidelitas (fidelitaswines.com)
Gorman Winery (gormanwinery.com)
Lachini Vineyards (lachinivineyards.com)
L’Ecole (lecole.com)
Long Shadows (longshadows.com)
Mark Ryan Winery (markryanwinery.com)
Northstar (northstarwinery.com)
Novelty Hill (noveltyhillwines.com)
Pepper Bridge (pepperbridge.com)
Sparkman Cellars (sparkmancellars.com)
Stevens Winery (stevenswinery.com)
SYZYGY (syzygywines.com)
Va Piano Vineyards (vapianovineyards.com)
Woodhouse Family Cellars (woodhousefamilycellars.com)
Woodward Canyon (woodwardcanyon.com)
El Gaucho will offer an array of appetizers, including its signature 28-day Certified Angus Beef®. Additional partnering restaurants include Grand Cru, Palomino and Wild Ginger.
“We want to position Pour on the Plaza as Bellevue’s premiere food and wine event. Everyone last year had a wonderful response, so we are thrilled to hold it again in City Center Plaza—this time with ‘Room to Read’ as the beneficiary,” says Mackay Restaurant Group COO Chad Mackay.
About Room to Read:
Room to Read is a non-profit organization established in 2000 by former Microsoft executive John Wood. Room to Read promotes literacy and gender equality by collaborating with local communities, governments and partner organizations in developing countries through Asia and Africa.
