Adriatica Restaurant

Dalmacija Ristoran

TV - Best of Taste – Flavors of the Pacific Coast

SARICH, JOHN Chef-Restaurant-TV Cooking & Wine-Writer: Few chefs enjoy access to a greater bounty of world-class wines and fresh foods than John Sarich. “It’s incredibly exciting to live in the Pacific Northwest,” says John. “Not only do we have an outstanding variety of ingredients from the land and sea, we also have exceptional wines from the Columbia Valley, where long summer days and crisp autumn nights produce ideal conditions for well balanced wines.” John joined Washington’s Chateau Ste Michele Winery in 1976, and his enthusiasm and knowledge of the wines and food of the area is unsurpassed. He conducts cooking classes, wine and food tastings, wine dinners and special events throughout the US and internationally. He also presents training seminars and classes for wine and food professionals and aficionados around the world. In 1980, John left Chateau Ste Michele to pursue his dream of owning a restaurant. He founded Seattle’s acclaimed Adriatica Restaurant and later opened Dalmacija Ristoran in Seattle Pike Place Market. While at Adriatica, John was selected by Esquire magazine as one of the country’s “hot new chefs” and listed by The Seattle Times as one of the city’s top five chefs. After returning to Chateau Ste Michelle as Culinary Director in 1990, John hosted the Emmy-nominated cooking show Taste of the Northwest for four years. His first cookbook, John Sarich’s Food & Wine of the Pacific Northwest was published in 1993 and his second book, John Sarich at Chateau Ste Michele was published in 1997. Both books continue to inspire cooks across the country. John is currently working on his new television series (Best of Taste – Flavors of the Pacific Coast) the companion cookbook for which was published in April 2001 by SeaHill Press. (Internet 2001)