Sun, Feb 22
|Stephens City
Four Hands Luncheon with Guest Chef Kari Rushing, Owner of Vault & Cellar in Middletown VA
A 6-course tasting menu, Four Hands luncheon with guest chef Kari Rushing, Owner of Vault & Cellar in Middletown VA
Time & Location
Feb 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Stephens City, 231 Vaucluse Spring Ln, Stephens City, VA 22655, USA
About the event
A collaboration Luncheon between Chef Kari Rushing and Chef Jan Van Haute.
More details will follow soon.
Chef Kari
Kari grew up in nearby Front Royal, Virginia. She earned her culinary training from L’Academie de Cuisine, afterward cooking under James Beard and Michelin awarded chefs, she settled back in her hometown with her husband and two small children, and opened Vault & Cellar in a 120-year-old bank. She is also a Stave & Thief Society certified bourbon steward, curating the restaurant’s collection of over 300 bourbons, and earning it a spot on Bourbon Review’s Best Bourbon Bars in America in 2022 and 2024. Vault & Cellar has also been recognized as one of America’s Top Whisky Bars by Whisky Advocate in 2024 and 2025.
Menu
1) Balloon Bread | Lavender Mustard | Whipped Brie | Pecorino | Herbs | Hot Honey
Tickets
General Admission
$175.00
+$4.38 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00