Re-cap: Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour"

When I closed my eyes and inhaled the crisp Autumn air, I couldn't help but smile, for I was awe-struck by the shear fact that, having only traveled 28 miles northeast of Manhattan, I found myself surrounded by peace, tranquility, and some seriously insane mansions.  Not once did I hear a single honking horn - car alarm - or a hobo's muffled solicitation... 

I arrived at Greenwich, Connecticut's harbor-side Delamar Hotel approximately 30-minutes prior to the 10a.m. start for last Sunday's Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's Food & Wine Discovery Tour.  For three glorious hours, my fellow guests and I got to experience the following: a test-drive in the brand-new, sport-injected 2011 Buick Regal - a mixology class led by Michael Green, the celebrity wine consultant/marketer behind Liquid Assets Consulting Group - the art of chocolate making with Knipschildt Chocolatier - Q&A session with my new idol/heroJane Stern, of roadfood.com - and a tasting preview with celebrity-chef Marcus Samuelsson, who whipped up some signature menu items from Red Rooster, his highly-anticipated, but not-yet-opened, Harlem restaurant.         

Please enjoy my photos from this spectacular culinary outing, below.

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour" - Greenwich harbor

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour" - fellow guests

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour" - Buick Regal's list of fabulous features

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour" - a rep from Buick praises the Regal's enviable list of amenities and bragging rights

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour" - the making of "The Coco Tonic" with Michael Green, from Liquid Assets Consulting Group

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine’s “Food & Wine Discovery Tour” - this finished product, a.k.a. “The Coco Tonic”

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour" - a Knipschildt Chocolatier hand-rolls a truffle

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour" - rolling the truffles in cocoa powder

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour" - Knipschildt Chocolatier's $200 chocolate truffle

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour" - Q&A with Jane Stern, of Road Food / roadfood.com

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour" - Marcus Samuelsson

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour" - Mr. Samuelsson preparing fried chicken and green for the crowd

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, and Travel & Leisure Magazine's "Food & Wine Discovery Tour" - fried chicken and greens, courtesy of Marcus Samuelsson

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Until we eat again,

Lindsay, The Lunch Belle