Wine + Food Pairing with Chef Mindy Trafman

Mindy Trafman has spent years in the food and beverage business. She climbed up the ladder in Chicago with Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, and continued on with multiple other notable food and beverage concepts. Mindy moved to Saugatuck in 2014 to open the Kirby, and now is a partner and general manager at Coast 236 Restaurant & Bar, as well as a partner at Isabel’s Market + Eatery. She brings with her decades of experience in food, wine, teaching, restaurants, catering, retail, and sales. As a trained sommelier, Mindy will explain the nuances of pairing wine with food as well as share some basic food preparations with you.