The 21st Annual Celebrity Chefs’ Brunch, one of Meals on Wheels Delaware‘s most highly anticipated fundraising events, will be taking place at the exquisite DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday, April 29.
From 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m., brunch guests will be treated to the stellar culinary samplings from more than two dozen chefs and beverage vendors. The event will feature Chef John Tesar of Knife in Dallas, Texas, as honorary chair this year.
The 21st Annual Celebrity Chefs’ Brunch is sponsored by a number of local and national businesses and organizations, including Capital One, DuPont, Delaware Today, Main Line Today, Dish LLC and many more, all to benefit Meals on Wheels Delaware and its mission to provide nutritious meals to Delaware’s senior citizens.
Both local and national chefs will serve up decadent brunch offerings throughout the day. The impressive roster of talented culinary pros includes:
- Paul Bachand, Recipe – A Neighborhood Kitchen, Newberg, Oregon
- Carrie Baird, Bar Dough, Denver, Colorado
- Patrick Bradley, Tonic Bar and Grille, Wilmington, Delaware
- Hari Cameron, a(MUSE.), Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
- Donald Drake, Magnolias, Charleston, South Carolina
- Brandon Foster, Project Angel Heart, Denver, Colorado
- Dan Fox, Heritage Tavern, Madison, Wisconsin
- Pat D’Amico, Domaine Hudson, Wilmington, Delaware
- Bruce Kalman, Union, Pasadena, California
- Cliff Lyness, Brookstreet, Ottawa, Ontario
- Anthony Marini, AMI Group Hospitality
- Bruce Moffett, Barrington’s Restaurant, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Lamar Moore, Currency Exchange Café, Chicago, Illinois
- JD Morton, Eclipse Bistro, Wilmington, Delaware
- Deb Paquette, Etch, Nashville, Tennessee
- Paul C. Reilly, Beast + Bottle, Denver, Colorado
- Larry Schreiber, Good Food on Montford, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Alex Seidel, Fruition Restaurant & Farms and Mercantile Dining & Provision, Denver, Colorado
- BJ Smith, Smokehouse Tavern, Portland, Oregon
- Jim Smith, Executive Chef of the State of Alabama, Alabama Seafood Marketing Commission Chairman, Alabama Gulf Seafood
- John Tesar, Knife, Dallas, Texas
- Cassy Vires-Renbarger, Companion Baking, St. Louis, Missouri
- Lauren White, Taverna Rustic Italian, Newark, Delaware.
Guests at this year’s Celebrity Chefs’ Brunch will enjoy a wide array of wine, beer and cocktails, thanks to generous contributions from BreakThru Beverage, Collier’s of Centreville, Standard Distributing Co., Swigg and The Wine & Spirit Co of Greenville.
Live entertainment will be provided by the Stone Shakers and the Philip Berger Jazz Trio, and guests will have the opportunity to bid on fabulous auction items.
Tickets are now on sale for $125 for general admission and $175 for VIP admission. (VIP admission includes early entry into the event at 11 a.m.) Discounts are available for young professionals under the age of 35, who can purchase tickets for $75 each. Also, groups of five or more who purchase their tickets together can obtain the tickets for special group pricing of $115 each.
Spend the day at the lovely DuPont Country Club in Wilmington on April 29 to help Meals on Wheels Delaware meet its fundraising goals for the benefit of the state’s senior citizens!
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