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A Lucullan Feast at Newport’s 2009 Wine & Food Festival
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Pépin accepting the 2009 Pinnacle Award
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Jacques Pépin, the great French chef and author, was honored by The Preservation Society of Newport County at “A Vintage Evening at The Breakers,” attended by vintners, committee members, executives of American Public Television, and Newport lovers of the Nectar of the Gods (a.k.a. oenophiles). The Friday evening event officially opened the highly anticipated 2009 Wine & Food Festival.
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Gloria Pépin with Trudy Coxe
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The weekend-long event at Marble House featured Saturday and Sunday demonstrations by leading chefs, cookbook and wine book signings, and tastings prepared by area restaurants to go with the samplings of superb wines from fine wineries.
Pépin, of “More Fast Food My Way” on America Public Television and author many cookbooks, was presented with the 2009 Pinnacle Award by Preservation Society CEO Trudy Coxe, while Gloria Pépin applauded. Thirty years ago, he began his TV career with “Jacques Pépin’s Kitchen,” and went on to “Julia & Jacques’s Cooking at Home,” with Julia Child, and other programming. The droll and ebullient chef, who has won the Legion d’Honneur and cooked for Charles de Gaulle, Itzhak Perlman, and President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, spoke with Peter Herman, President of IMA, who told Newport Seen it was the fifth year he had been coming to the Wine and Food Festival, and it was “most entertaining, full of people who connect, share interests, camaraderie, and a passion for wine.”
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Chef & author Joanne Weir
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Mr. Pepin accepted the Tiffany Cup, and promptly donned it as a chef’s hat.
An auction of fine wines, along with pairings of wines with spectacular travel, catered dinners, cruises, and art was presided over by guest auctioneer George McNeely of Christies.
Other celebrated chefs who gave Saturday and Sunday demonstrations at the packed tents at Marble House included Roseann Tully of Intermezzo Magazine, Andrew Shotts of Garrison Confections, Inc, Mike Hervieux of The Bay Voyage, Kevin Thiele of One Bellevue at the Hotel Viking, Joanne Weir, of Joanne Weir's Cooking Class, Annie Copps of Yankee Magazine, David Burke of Prime at Foxwoods & Townhouse New York, Walter Potenza of Walter's Ristorante d'Italia, and Kyle Ketchum of The Spiced Pear at the Chanler.
The demonstrations were lively and fully subscribed, and samples of the dishes were served, along with the proper wines, of course. A jazz brunch was held on Sunday, with music by Mac Chrupcala’s orchestra, and booksignings went on in the Museum store.
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Nicholas Brown toasting
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Sandra Rios & Jim Leach
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The Pépins
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Dessert Trifle
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Kathy Mitrakhs
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Chef Walter Potenza and the honoree
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Dr. Cindy Paulis, Jim Roehm
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Jacques Pépin perusing auction item
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Leo Horsi, Madalena Maraszek
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Kathy Finn & Sharon Pelletier
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Philip Pelletier & Daughter
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Fireman's Fund guests with Mr. & Mrs. Bednarik
enjoying the soiree
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NS's Linda Phillips & Ronald Lee Fleming
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Waiting to bid
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Food & Wine vendors
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Christophe Dardenne of Bordeaux, France & Friend
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Liz & Paul Doucette, Geer Messinger
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Shelley Challower, Maura Coolican, and
Stephanie Massey
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Tim Sweeney & Kelly O'Shea
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Enjoying a Vintage Evening at The Breakers
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Trudy Coxe introducing Mr. Pépin and Preident of American Public Television Cynthia Fenneman
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The award
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Mr. Pépin accepts
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George McNeely auctioning fine wine lot
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The Breakers ceiling enthralls
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Paul Whelan & George McNeely
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Mr. Pépin prepares scallops
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"Don't stir", he admonishes
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Bill Mackin & John Raposa of ACF
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Chef Champ Speidel and Lisa
of Persimmon Restaurant from Bristol
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The presenting sponsor, Food & Wine Magazine
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Ivan Colon with Roseann Tully of Intermezzo
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Jazz brunch on the terrace of Marble House
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Yankee Magazine sponsor of the Sunday Brunch
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Mac Chrupcala Trio with singer Tess Collins playing at the Jazz Brunch
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Joanne Weir of American Public Television &
Ray Iles, Wine Editor of Food & Wine Magazine
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"Dr. Vino" Tyler Colman signing books
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Annie Copps, Food Editor of Yankee Magazine, cooks with tequila
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Exhibitor Soirée Magazine
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Unique website banner
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Andrew Schotts of Garrison Confections
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Chef David Burke of "Prime" at Foxwoods, prepares steak & lobster
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 Demonstrating how to snap a lobster
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Fore!
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Chopping red onions
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Crowds at the Grand Tasting
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Tasting the wines of participating vineyards
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Friends enjoying the Grand Tasting delights
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Jeff Callaghan of Fluke preparing an hors d'oeuvre
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A Fluke specialty
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Blackstone Catering's Caviar Bar
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Mmmm.... Caviar
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John Edick of Blackstone Catering with their wasabi caviar
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"We live for wine & food"
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John & Sheryl Callaghan of Bellevue Wine & Spirits
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What pairs with Port? Good Chocolate!
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Showing the best vintage
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Williams-Sonoma Serving pumpkin hors d'oeuvres
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Steelhead Quivra Vineyards supports
Trout Unlimited |
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A toast
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Mike Feeley of Food & Wine Magazine
and Guest with Ivan Colon
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Delicious
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Serving up a beef shank & tomato dish
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Walter Hervieux's Bay Voyage
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Adjustments
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Chef Walter Potenza
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The Grand Tasting weekend is pure enjoyment with Chef Kyle Ketchum of the Chanler and guests
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The silent auction table for great vintages
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