Dan Killey, Grateful Palate Imports, mid-west regional sales and export sales manager, will be on hand to discuss the sensational wine producing estates  from which our dinner's wines will be selected.  While Dan Philips' portfolio includes most every Australian varietal (his passion being old vine Shiraz cuvées made by small boutique producers), in 2007, he introduced wines from California, including Napa Cabernet and Merlot and old-vine Mourvedre and Carignan.  Those of you familiar with The Grateful Palate know that this passionate purveyor also seeks out and offers gourmet foods such as oils, curds and honey.  But Dan Philips, sometimes dubbed "Captain Bacon," is most known for his travels through Kentucky and Tennessee hunting for bacon from America's best small smokehouses. He will be selecting one of his favorites for Chef Oakley to use his Pork Producers' competition award winning skills to create a signature dish for one of the evening's several courses.

The Grateful Palate starts its mission with "to create and discover distinct, full-flavored delicious wines from Australia and around the world that are always a great value, unbeatably consistent, and food worthy." We couldn't think of a better match for an OAKLEYS bistro Signature Dinner!