Tom Colicchio Of Top Chef & Andrew Zimmern Of Travel Channel Are Coming To Wilmington
Series Launches on December 9 with Chef Ashley Christensen and Culinary Director Jim Burke of Wm. Mulherin’s Sons at Le Cavalier
The Buccini/Pollin Group (BPG), Chef Tyler Akin, Mayor Mike Purzycki and Delaware’s independent restaurants join the Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC) to announce IRC x Wilmington, a series of mission-driven dinners and experiences to benefit the neighborhood restaurant and bars across the country. IRC x Wilmington will occur from December through March with a suite of celebrity guest chefs cooking in partnership with some of Wilmington’s most esteemed independent restaurants.
The dinner series is curated by Tyler Akin, a Wilmington native, Chef-Partner of Le Cavalier at the HOTEL DU PONT and member of IRC’s board of directors.
The line-up of visiting chefs includes:
- Jennifer Carroll – Owner of Carroll Couture Cuisine, Chef-Owner of Spice Finch, and finalist of Bravo’s “Top Chef”
- Ashley Christensen – Owner of AC Restaurants, author of It’s Always Freezer Season, JBFA winner “Outstanding Chef”
- Tom Colicchio – Owner of Crafted Hospitality, Host of Bravo’s “Top Chef”, five-time JBFA winner
- Gregory Gourdet – Chef-Owner of Kann, Author of Everyone’s Table Cookbook, Finalist on Bravo’s “Top Chef,” JBFA nominee
- Niki Russ Federman – fourth-generation co-owner of Russ & Daughters
- Andrew Zimmern – Emmy- and four-time JBFA-winning TV personality, chef, writer
Local chef talent featured includes:
- Tyler Akin, Chef-Partner of Le Cavalier, IRC Board Member
- Jim Burke, Culinary Director of Wm. Mulherin’s Sons
- Antimo DiMeo, Chef-Owner of Bardea, JBFA semifinalist
- Dan Sheridan, Chef-Owner of Stitch House Brewery
- Bryan Sikora, Chef-Owner of La Fia and Merchant Bar, JBFA semifinalist
- Dwain Kalup, Chef de Cuisine at La Fia, JBFA semifinalist
Source: BPG
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