March 12, 2009 (Raleigh, NC) — US Foodservice Raleigh and RHA Howell announce The Epicurious Vino Challenge to be held Saturday May 30th, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery in Pine Level, NC. Celebrated professional chefs from Raleigh to Greenville will compete to create trademark dishes using Hinnant’s internationally award winning wines as ingredients. All proceeds will benefit a child or an adult with a disability.
Restaurants whose chefs have already signed up to participate in The Epicurious Vino Challenge include the Urban Food Group’s Frazier’s, Vivace, Coquette and Porters; Vinnie’s Steakhouse & Tavern; Chef Mario’s, Inc, a personal chef and catering company; and Wendy Perry, home economist and personal chef who specializes in “green” weddings. (Additional chefs will be announced as they come on board.)
US Foodservice’s executive chefs Bob Passerelli and Mark Turner will serve as judges to determine which chef used a signature Hinnant wine as an ingredient to create an extraordinary dish. The chefs will draw the names of the wines from a hat and proceed from there. Two awards will be presented: the judges’ H&H grand prize and the People’s Choice award, which will be determined by a vote from attendees at the event.
US Foodservice, the Grand Benefactor for the Epicurious Vino Challenge, is a collection of foodservice distributors employing over 600 at the Raleigh division and servicing Eastern North Carolina since 1971. For more information visit http://www.usfoodservice.com.
RHA Howell is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving children and adults with disabilities across the state of North Carolina. Its services are provided in Wake, Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir, Pitt, Craven, Orange, Durham, Guildford, Forsyth, Cabarrus, Catawba, Iredell, and Anson Counties. For more information on RHA Howell, visit http://www.rhahowell.org.
Hinnant Family Vineyards & Winery (www.hinnantvineyards.com) is the largest muscadine vineyard in North Carolina, sprawling over 80 acres. Their international award winning wines range from dry white and reds to traditional sweet scuppernongs. They are located between Raleigh and Kinston.
For tickets and more information about the Epicurious Vino Challenge, contact Debbie Valentine at dvalentine@rhanet.org or call 919-941-0530.
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