Wines of Mission Hill Dinner with Ingo Grady #parksvilleuncorked

My second activity at Parksville Uncorked was the Wines of Mission Hill Dinner with Ingo Grady at the Tigh-Na-Mara. (I was supposed to go to a winery luncheon but opted to just take it easy and explore Parksville). I didn’t even have the time to look at the menu, but from my experience at Swirl I knew it would be a great event. Not badly priced, either!

The event itself was priced at $99 per person, but as a 7 courses meal with wine pairings I would say this is the price range I would expect to pay for a similar event in Vancouver. We started with an amuse bouche which was a delightful scallop and lobster terrine. As I mentioned to folks, as an amuse bouche, it was just to “open palate” as we say in Spanish. I had to pass up on the squash torte since I am allergic to squash, so I chose a salad instead. I think everyone’s favorite dish was the oxtail ravioli, absolutely delicious. And of course, I’m addicted to dessert!

Overall, it was a delightful event, as I got to meet a lot of new folks, even some in the Vancouver Island news and broadcast industry like Dana Hutchings, amongst several others. This was particularly important as we were discussing topics that ranged from the use of Twitter by news companies to the whole discussion on speed vs accuracy. Overall, an absolutely delightful event.

You can view the whole set of photos of this evening on my Flickr account. And the lovely ladies you see with me on the top photo are (from left to right) CHEK TV’s Dana Hutchings and Tanya Smith (in the front) and Luba Plotnikoff with Oceanside Tourism Association and Jenn Houtby Ferguson with Tigh Na Mara Seaside Spa Resort.

Disclosure: My Wines of Mission Hill Dinner at the Tigh-Na-Mara was sponsored very generously by the Parksville Uncorked Festival. I wasn’t paid to write this review, nor was I required to do so either. The purpose of this media trip was to report on the event. In any review I write or publish on my site, I retain editorial control at all times. Should you have any questions/concern feel free to contact me via e-mail through my contact form. For the rest of my Parksville Uncorked posts, you can check them here.

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