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REGIONAL CHEFS

KEVIN READING
Executive Chef, Abbott’s Grill, Milford, DE. Past: Nage, Sweet Dreams Bakery, Espuma,
Fox Point Grill, Taboo, Palm Beach Hilton. Winner of many awards including Fresh Field
Farms Tomato Award for Tomato and Opal Basil Sorbet.

EMILIO RODRIGUEZ, SR.
Executive Chef, BBC Tavern and Grill, Greenville, DE. Past: Iron Hill Brewery, Orillas
Tapas Bar & Restaurant, Jaleo at the Cosmopolitan, Cut Steakhouse at the Palazzo.

KATHERINE ROSENTHAL
Pastry Chef, Mona Lisa Euro Bistro, Wilmington, DE, voted The News Journal Readers’
Choice Best New Restaurant in 2013.

DOUG RULEY
Corporate Chef, SoDel Concepts, Rehoboth Beach, DE. Past: Bluecoast, Iron Hill
Brewery, The Melrose Club, Jude’s Diner. Ruley oversees six SoDel Concepts’ restaurant
kitchens and manages Plate Catering’s food and menus.
YASUHIRO SANO
Master Sushi Chef, The Cultured Pearl Restaurant and Sushi Bar, Rehoboth Beach, DE.
Chef Sano, a native of Yokohama, Japan, has been traditionally trained as a Master Chef,
with experience in Japan, Washington, DC, and elsewhere.

ALEX SHIMPENO
Executive Chef, Ulysses Gastropub, Wilmington, DE. Past: Victory Brewing Company,
John Serock Catering, Drafting Room.

BRYAN SIKORA
Chef Owner, La Fia Bakery + Market + Bistro, Wilmington, DE. Past: Django, a.kitchen,
Tangerine, Nora’s, Kimpton Group, Chatham Bars Inn, Talula’s Table.

ANTHONY STELLA
Owner/Chef, Pagano’s by Chef Anthony, Chadds Ford, PA. Past: L’Osteria Cucina Italiana, apprentice for Fritz Blank at Deux Cheminees. Has appeared on an episode of Mary
Ann Esposito’s Ciao Italia.
KIM TAVONI
Pastry Chef, Buckley’s Tavern, Wilmington, DE, and Wedding Cake Decorator at Harry’s
Savoy Grill and Ballroom. Past: Sweets to You by Ginger, Lure Restaurant. Worked on
Ashley Biden’s wedding cake.
SUSAN TEISER
Chef/Proprietor, Montrachêt Fine Foods and The Centreville Café, Centreville, DE. Past:
Managing Director for Meals From The Masters. Founding Officer of The First State
Bailliage of The Chaine Des Rôtisseurs.

GARY TREVISANI
Creative Restaurant Consultant. Past: Chef/Owner of The Orchard, The Restaurant
School at Walnut Hill College Director of Culinary Arts.

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