Montana Master Chefs at The Resort at Paws Up

Imagine yourself standing side-by-side with Mark Peel, famed executive chef and owner, Campanile Restaurant and his new restaurant, Tar Pit, both in Los Angeles, conferring on the preparation of dishes—asking all the many questions you couldn’t ask when you watched him on Bravo’s Top Chef.

Dreams can come true.

From September 30 to October 3, 2010, Peel and four other top celebrity chefs will share their culinary artistry and secrets at “Montana Master Chefs,” an intimate weekend sponsored by The Resort at Paws Up, Montana’s premier luxury ranch, just a 30-minute drive northeast from Missoula International Airport.

Space is still available for extreme food and wine lovers to take part in this special weekend. In addition to Peel, who is the co-author of several books, guests will meet, explore and learn from other top chefs in the country including Brian Bistrong, executive chef and owner, Braeburn Restaurant, New York; Lee Anne Wong, visiting chef and alumni ambassador, the French Culinary Institute, New York; media personality and ‘cheftestant’ (Season 1) Bravo TV “Top Chef” and supervising culinary producer for “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters”; Dale Levitski, executive chef, Sprout, Chicago, and runner-up Bravo TV “Top Chef” (Season 3); and Wes Coffel, executive chef, The Resort at Paws Up, Montana.

“We created this culinary weekend to give adventurous guests with a passion for exquisite food and exceptional wines and opportunity to spend time with the chefs in the kitchen and outdoors as part of a unique and luxurious wilderness adventure,” says Larry Lipson, co-owner of The Resort at Paws Up.

Highly respected participating vintners include Trefethen Family Vineyards, Napa, CA; Merry Edwards Winery, Sebastopol, CA; and Grgich Hills Estate, Rutherford, CA.

Each of the featured chefs will prepare a five-course menu, paired with wine from the vintners. During the day, guests can either participate in cooking seminars with one of the chefs or spend time with them as they host fly-fishing, horseback riding and other outdoor wilderness adventures.

All-inclusive couple’s packages start at $4,323 and come with three meals per day including the evening dinners with featured chefs and wine pairings; champagne welcome; wine tastings; outdoor activities; airport transfers, on-property transportation and an exquisitely-appointed vacation home.

For reservations, go to www.montanamasterchefs.com or call 1-800-473-0601

ABOUT PAWS UP:
Opened in 2005, The Resort at Paws Up combines luxury with unforgettable adventure on 37,000 acres of untamed Montana wilderness steeped in Lewis and Clark history. The Resort at Paws Up offers accommodations for 150 guests in 28 well-appointed vacation homes, ranging from two-bedroom Meadow Homes to the charming, private four-bedroom Morris Farmhouse and Wilderness Estates. Paws Up is located in the heart of the Blackfoot Valley in western Montana. Travelers can access Missoula via direct flights from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and Salt Lake City. For more information, please visit www.pawsup.com or call 800-473-0601