Chef who made Julia Child cry headlines Santa Barbara food and wine event honoring her

Chef Nancy Silverton once made Julia Child cry — on TV, no less.

Actually it was a creme fraiche custard brioche tart that Silverton whipped up while a guest on Child’s ’90s cooking show that prompted tears of joy from the culinary legend.

(Watch this video from the PBS TV show “Cooking With Julia� that shows the touching, teary moment.)

In April, Silverton will headline the Santa Barbara Food & Wine Weekend, the fourth annual event dedicated to the spirit of Child as well as local chefs, wines and artisan foods.

Child’s foundation co-sponsors the weekend at the Bacara Hotel & Spa in Goleta from April 7 to 9. Visitors can buy tickets to a sparkling wine panel, farmers market tour of Santa Barbara, craft brewer garden and more.

Top events include:

—Wine reception featuring Silverton and hosted by the Santa Barbara Vintners. The evening includes a tribute to Child. $99 at the hotel’s Angel Oak restaurant, 7 p.m., April 7.

—Dinner with winemaker Richard Sanford that focuses on Santa Rita Hills wineries plus dinner with the hotel’s executive chef Vincent Lesage. $250 in the hotel’s ballroom, 7 p.m. April 8.

Free events on April 8 include a Q&A and book-signing with Alex Prudhomme, Child’s great-nephew, featuring his new book “The French Chef in America: Julia Child’s Second Act� at 2 p.m.; and a screening of the 2009 film “Julie & Julia� at 4 p.m.

See the schedule and buy tickets online.

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