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Book Contributors to the Inaugural Edition of Dinner With Our Friends


This Month's Featured Friends

Jane Brody
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Our Other Friends who are Contributing to the Book:

  1. Will Guidara, Eleven Madison Park, NYC
  2. Frank Guidara, and Juliette Guidara, President, Au Bon Pain, CEO Uno Chicago Grill
  3. Greg Norkus, Professor, Cornell University Hotel School, Proprietor, Café Cent Dix, Mercato, Ithaca, NY
  4. Jane Brody, Best Selling Cookbook Author, Journalist, Personal Health Columnist, New York Times NY Time
  5. Suzie Adrian DeYoung, Le Soupe, Cincinnati
  6. Michelle Adrian Vollman, La Petit Pierre, Cincinnati
  7. Conrad Wangeman, Hilton Hotels, Scottsdale, AZ
  8. Drew Nieporent, Owner, Myriad Restaurant Group, NYC, NY … Tribeca Grill, NOBU, Batard
  9. Bill Eaton, Principal, Cini-Little, Design for Food Facilities Consultant, Baltimore
  10. Dennis Coskie, Cincinnati
  11. Russell Menkes, was just retired, was most recently with Jeff Ruby Entertainment
  12. Jeff Ruby, Jeff Ruby Entertainment
  13. Britney Ruby Miller, Jeff Ruby Entertainment, Cincinnati, OH
  14. Barbie Stern, Dinner With Our Friends
  15. EnMing Hsu, world-renown Pastry Chef, based in Las Vegas
  16. Richie Petrina, Moet Hennessy
  17. Bill Donohue, Georgia State Parks
  18. Matthew von Ertfelda, VP Innovation Marriott Hotels
  19. David Scoco, F&B, Chicago, Canteen, Contract Catering, Retail
  20. Bill Minnock, Marriott, Singapore
  21. John Finamore, Penn National, VP, Wyomissing, PA
  22. Chef at Hollywood Lawrenceburg
  23. Chef at Hollywood Dayton
  24. Ed Evans, VP HR Four Seasons
  25. Four Seasons chef 1
  26. Four Seasons Chef 2
  27. Kent Bruggeman, President, Winegardner Hammons, Cincinnati, OH
  28. Kent Vandersall, currently working with Ken Pendery, first Watch, Nashville, TN
  29. Michele Chandler, King George Pudding, Skaneateles, NY
  30. Bob Gilfoyle, King George Pudding, Skaneateles, NY
  31. Paul Sturkey, US Food, Cincinnati, OH
  32. Aaron Hershey, Sur La Table, Cincinnati, OH
  33. Jon Zipperstein, Embers, Mercer, Kaze, Cincinnati
  34. Sharon Wiest`, Chef, Lincoln City, OR
  35. Sean Kagy, Executive Chef, Midwest Culinary Institute, Cincinnati
  36. Jose Salazar, Mita, Salazar, Cincinnati
  37. Elliott Jablonski, Which Wich, Cincinnati
  38. Charles Wilfong, 21 Club,NY,  East West Catering, Cincinnati
  39. Dennis Sweeney, Windows on the World, NY
  40. Keith Underwood, Phoenix Country Club
  41. Mary Brierley Peterman, Phoenix Country Club
  42. Lesley Livingston Silberstein, Omni Hotels, Boston
  43. Abbie Bookbinder, Bookbinders, Philadelphia
  44. Steve Savitz,Joe’s, Miami
  45. Maryann Jackson, friend, the best potato salad ever!
  46. MaryLou Forte, friend, Picadillo … unbelievable!
  47. Meg Blanton-Eanes, you will thank Meg once you’ve tasted this shrimp!