Guy Fieri, Robert Irvine and other superstar chefs mingle with fans at the Chelsea
Guy Fieri, Anne Burrell and Robert Irvine.
The Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival got off to a fabulous start Thursday night (July 29) at the official kick-off party at the Chelsea Hotel. As promised, a ton of Food Network stars including Guy Fieri and Robert Irvine were on hand to mingle with fans and enjoy a cocktail or two and the sliders, spring rolls and other munchies circulating around the outdoor pool on the Chelsea’s fifth floor.
Adding to the Food Network vibe were the televisions in each poolside cabana running episodes of the networks’ Next Food Network Star. Speaking about those up and comers hoping to follow in the footsteps of Season Two winner Fieri, I spotted current contestants Brad Sorenson, Serena Palumbo, Tom Pizzica and Aarti Sequeira circulating at the party.
AC Weekly Columnist Whitney Ullman with Guy Fieri. (Photo by: Tom Briglia / PhotoGraphics Photography)
When it comes to culinary superstars, you can’t beat the duo of Fieri and Irvine. Irvine, star of Dinner: Impossible and a former chef at the Trump Taj Mahal and Caesars, is not participating as a chef in the fest, but couldn’t pass up a party. Fieri has the rock star look down with his designer sunglasses and his spiked blonde hair. As I talked with people at the party and asked them about other events, most of them said they were attending Guy’s Cheesesteak Battle, which takes place tonight, July 30, 7-10pm.
Other top chefs spotted at the party were Anne Burrell (Worst Cooks In America) and Melissa d’Arabian (Ten Dollar Dinners), who won Season Five of The Next Food Network Star.
Go here for the complete list of events.
Here is a comprehensive guide for parking and transportation for the thousands upon thousands of visitors to this weekend's Food Network extravaganza, including a detailed listing of each event.
Do you hear that rumbling rolling in from out in the distance? No, it’s not the accompanying thunder from a series of midsummer thunderstorms. What you’re noticing, should you listen carefully, is the sound of the biggest food weekend on the calendar around these parts.
Last year’s Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival was good enough to earn a reputation as one of the top such events on the east coast.
Atlantic City will be the center of the culinary world when the Food Network Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival, hosted by Harrah’s Entertainment, begins with the official kick-off party at the Chelsea Hotel Thursday, July 29. Not only is this an amazing event for people who love to eat great food and mingle with culinary superstars, it also raises money for the charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central & South Jersey.
The "Supper Club" concept was launched last Friday night, Oct. 22, with substantial success. Chelsea Prime, the 20-story hotel’s fifth-floor steakhouse, has intrinsically evoked a sort of Boardwalk Empire-esque supper club feel from the start ....
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1. Diane T said... on Jul 31, 2010 at 04:59PM
“It's unfortunate when regular people like Guy and Anne become celebrities they are unable to be themselves and everything becomes so orchestrated. The Kick off party did not meet our expectations at all. It seemed that everyone there was looking to get noticed by networks or they were tere on a vendor/company ticket. we were so looking forward to a more low key Meet and Greet. The party never really got started for us!! Sorry but a thumbs down.”