Star Chef Food and Wine Show

WHAT: Star Chef Food and Wine Show

WHERE: Topnotch Resort and Spa, 4000 Mountain Rd, Stowe, VT

WHEN: August 21, 2010 from 12:00pm - 5:00pm

WHY: Showcase of star chefs from Vermont and around the country to benefit the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger.

Summary:

STAR CHEF FOOD AND WINE SHOW

Executive Chef Mark Timms of Topnotch Resort and Spa cooks up 2nd annual culinary

event to benefit the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger

Topnotch Resort and Spa in Stowe, VT will host the 2nd Annual Star Chef Food & Wine Show on August 21, 2010. Chefs will prepare signature dishes in tented “tasting stations” and a number of renowned winemakers, bakeries, and cheesemakers will also be featured. Tickets are $45 each and include unlimited tastings. All proceeds from the event will go to the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, a statewide nonprofit working to end the injustice of hunger for all Vermonters.

In addition to Topnotch Resort and Spa’s Chef Mark Timms, other noteworthy chefs who will cook at the 2nd Annual Star Chef Food & Wine Show at Topnotch include:

• Bob Waggoner, Chef and Creator, U Cook with Chef Bob
• Mark Timms, Norma's at Topnotch Resort & Spa, Stowe, VT
• Eric Warnstedt, Hen of the Wood, Waterbury, VT
• Todd Rogers, Miramont Country Club, Bryan, TX
• Ford Fry, JCT. Kitchen & Bar, Atlanta, GA
• Michael Kloeti, Michael’s on the Hill, Waterbury, VT
• Chris Coombs, dbar, Dorchester, MA
• Steve and Lara Atkins, The Kitchen Table Bistro, Richmond, VT
• Curtiss Hemm, New England Culinary Institute, Montpelier, VT      
• Aaron Josinsky, Bluebird Tavern, Burlington, VT
• Marc Orfaly, Pigalle, Boston, MA
• Lee Duberman, Ariel's Restaurant, Brookfield, VT
• Dante de Magistris, Restaurant Dante, Cambridge, MA
• Marc Collins, Circa 1886, Charleston, SC
• William Kovel, 28 Degrees, Boston, MA

For more information call or email:

Marissa Parisi at 865-0255 or MParisi@vtnohunger.org

Executive Director of the

Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger

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Chef Mark Timms at 802-451-8686 or MTimms@topnotchresort.com

Executive Chef of

Norma’s Restaurant at Topnotch Resort and Spa

About the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger

The Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger is a statewide nonprofit organization that works with state agencies and community groups to develop sustainable hunger solutions. Since 1993 the Campaign’s outreach programs have substantially enhanced Vermont’s nutrition safety net and increased access to nutritious foods. www.vtnohunger.org

About Topnotch Resort and Spa

A model of sophisticated rusticity in the rolling mountains of Vermont, Topnotch Resort and Spa is a premier New England destination retreat offering endless recreational pursuits in a thoroughly luxurious atmosphere. A Preferred Boutique and AAA Four Diamond property set on 120 acres near the village of Stowe, the resort offers 68 guest rooms and suites dressed in bespoke European Country Manor style, with contemporary amenities and most with exceptional views of the lush Green Mountains. Topnotch also has a selection of 40 luxurious two- and three-bedroom resort homes each with its own personality and full resort privileges. In June 2006, Norma’s Restaurant opened at the resort, serving contemporary cuisine in a casual setting, with an inviting open kitchen. Acclaimed as one of the world’s top resort spas by Spa Finder, Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure, the Topnotch Spa covers 35,000 square feet, including 30 treatment rooms in which to experience more than 120 exotic and rejuvenating treatments and services. For sports and leisure, the resort features a premier Tennis Center with indoor and outdoor courts, cross-country and downhill skiing, a wealth of fitness pursuits at a state-of-the-art Fitness Center, an indoor pool with a cascading massage waterfall, a whirlpool/Jacuzzi, and two mountain-view outdoor pools – one of which is heated year-round. Topnotch and has been recognized as the #1 tennis resort in the Northeast in 2008 by Tennis Magazine and is the home of the annual Star Chef Event in the summer. Located at the foot of Mount Mansfield, Topnotch is a premier destination for winter activities such as skiing and snowshoeing. Pets are welcome in select guest rooms and suites at the resort. Topnotch Resort and Spa is a member of Preferred Boutique. www.topnotchresort.com.