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305: Sumptuous Stroll
Slip your tether, and come sate your senses. Taste the triumphs of many great chefs, watch one of the four cooking demos featured throughout the afternoon. Swirl, sniff, and sip some spectacular wine, slurp a local oyster, gorge on something great off a green grill, discover a new restaurant: Bacchanalian bliss or hedonistic heaven, . . . you decide.
Christian Thornton will be giving cooking demos on the demonstration stage among others.
date: 10/13/07
time: 1:00 - 5:00
price: $90
location: Martha's Vineyard Museum
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schedule of activities
Demo with Christian Thornton
Cooking demo with Chef-owner Christian Thornton of Edgartown's Atria restaurant.
10/13/07
1:15 - 2:00
Demo with Kevin Crowell
Cooking demo with Kevin Crowell, chef-owner of Détente Restaurant in Edgartown.
10/13/07
2:15 - 3:00
Demo 3
cooking demo, details TBA
10/13/07
3:15 - 4:00
Demo 4
cooking demo, details TBA
10/13/07
4:15 - 5:00

guest presenters
Don AckermanDon Ackerman Don Ackerman for the last 7 years has been the New England Manager for Dendor Wine Management, the premier wine marketing company on the East Coast. Before joining Dendor, he worked 20+ years for Carolina Wines and Silenus Wines. Some of Don’s earliest days on the road included wine tastings on the Vineyard with Brandon Harrison and Jamie McNeely, then of Edgartown Market and Sam Warriner, of various restaurants on the island. Among the wineries that Dendor Wine Management represents are Montinore Estate from Oregon, growing biodynamically since 2003 and Hedges Family Estate, in the midst of converting to biodynamic winegrowing.
Tom BerryTom Berry Part of the opening team at Blue Ginger, Tom Berry spent five years honing his craft under Ming Tsai. As Tsai’s Executive Sous Chef, Berry had the opportunity to cook with some of the world’s most notable chefs, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Nobu Matsuhisa, David Burke and Jean-Louis Palladin. At 28, Berry accepted his first Executive Chef position at Bambara, in The Kimpton Group’s first New England hotel. Instantly recognized for his talent by critics and foodies alike, Berry was named “Best Up & Coming Chef” by The Improper Bostonian, and was an oft-featured guest chef on shows such as Food Network’s, Sara’s Secrets and Fox News’ Fox & Friends. Following a summer on Nantucket at the venerable Straight Wharf, Berry returned to Cambridge where he joins the trend of fine dining chefs who are presenting chef-driven food in a more casual environment at neighborhood bistro, Temple Bar.
Richard BlattermanRichard Blatterman An accomplished racing sailor as well as a food and wine professional, Richard Blatterman began his career managing fine dining restaurants in Southern California after graduating from the University of Denver’s School of Hotel Restaurant Management in 1975. In 1987, Blatterman joined Branded Wines as a wine and spirits salesman before becoming the sales supervisor for Whitehall Distributors, based in Massachusetts. By 2000 he had worked his way up through the distribution ranks to become Eastern U.S. sales manager for J. Lohr Winery - as well as a part owner of the company, of which about one-third belongs to its employees through a stock option program.
Kevin CrowellKevin Crowell Kevin Crowell is chef-owner of Détente Restaurant in Edgartown. After being groomed at some of the finest restaurants on Martha's Vineyard, and Inspired by travels throughout France, Italy and Spain, Kevin and his wife Suzanna opened Détente in 2005. In just three seasons Détente has twice won the Best of Boston award by Boston Magazine, and has the highest Zagat rating on the island. Kevin's utilization of the best local ingredients, and contemporary flavor combinations has led Détente to be known as one of the Island's best kept secrets.
Christian ThorntonChristian Thornton Chef-owner Christian Thornton of Edgartown’s Atria restaurant began his culinary career in his native San Francisco Bay area, attending the California Culinary Academy before continuing his training at some of the nation’s finest restaurants. Thornton has worked with such “top tocques” as Wolfgang Puck, Jasper White and Julia Child, and traveled across the country to cook for gourmets, celebrities and presidents. He and wife Greer opened Atria in 2000 and quickly earned a devoted following with their commitment to the finest local ingredients, winning rave reviews in the Boston Globe, New York Times, Food and Wine, Wine Spectator and Zagat.