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MIDAtlANtIC ChEfS

JOSEPh DIGREGORIO, Executive Chef and Director of Education, University of Delaware
hRIM Department Food Service Lab

ERICA FERGUSOn, Co-Pastry Chef and Assistant Manager, Montrachet Fine Foods
and Centreville Café

Past: Playboy Hotel and Casino’s La Chat Noir, Beanos Cabin, Ron Jaworski’s Eaglesnest
Country Club, Amtrak, Aramark.

Past: Hotel du Pont, Harry’s Savoy Grill & Ballroom, Liz Marden Bakery & Café,
and The Flavour of Britain.

FESTIVAL EVEnTS: Duck Five Ways Winemakers Supper

FESTIVAL EVEnTS: Count the Stars: A 21-Taste Winemakers Dinner
Address: 5800 Kennett Pike, Centreville, DE
Website: centrevillecafe.com

Address: 17 W. Main St., Newark, DE
Website: lerner.udel.edu/departments/hrim/vita-nova-restaurant
ChRISSy DOnAhUE, the Cuisinatrix, is an emerging area caterer
She has created dishes for charity events, including 2015’s A Taste of the MidAtlantic and
the 2012 Lesley Manor Dinner. Born a Navy brat in Newport, RI, she has lived in 10 states
from coast to coast, absorbing the flavors of each region along the way.

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FESTIVAL EVEnTS: Sunday Gospel Brunch
Address: Wilmington, DE
Website: cuisinatrix.com

Junto’s philosophy is to minimize the food miles the
ingredients traverse.
Menu highlights: Foie gras “granola” with black walnut,
persimmon and cherry, asparagus with duck leg and chervil,
duck tortelloni with crimini mushroom, caillette of duck leg,
duck breast Paysanne
Chefs: MacGregor Mann, Alain Ivaldi, Tommy den Hartog,
Joe DiGregorio, Gary Trevisani.
Winemakers: Jon Staenberg, Warren Randall,
Claude Boudamani, Duncan Savage.
Wines: Hand of God, Blackbilly, Chateau Lagrezette, Domaine
Kikones, Sula Vineyards, Chapter 24, Hook & Ladder,
Cape Point Vineyards, Dieu Donne Vineyards, Savage Wines,
Principe de Viana

The Festival closes with this afternoon bash on Rodney Square,
featuring festive music and belly-filling bites of street food. German
beer will be featured, as well as cider and wine.
We’re bringing the World to the MidAtlantic with street foods
from New Orleans, Northern and Southern India, France, Germany,
Australia, and the American South.
Menu highlights: Smoked duck breast with tarragon cream and
crunchy potato; Plaisir a la Biere (The Pleasure of Beer) – beer
mousse with macarons
Chefs: William Courtney, Owen Andrews, Santiago Macias,
Gérard Ménétrier, Gyanendra Gupta
Winemakers: Melina Tassou, Stephan du Toit, Eduardo Sáinz
beers: Paulaner Hefe-Weizen, Warsteiner Dunkel,
Paulaner Munich Premium Lager, Konig Ludwig Weiss
Wines: Domaine Kikones, Dieu Donne Vineyards,
Príncipe de Viana, Rioja Vega
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