Chefs | Sommeliers | Special Guests

Special thanks to the extraordinary chefs and sommeliers who make
“Inside the Kitchen” possible. The following are featured in one or more events throughout the weekend.

Chefs
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Eric Branger
Executive Chef, The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park
Grand Tasting

Jeffrey Cerciello
Executive Chef, Bouchon in Yountville
Grand Tasting

John Clark and Gayle Pirie
Executive Chef, Foreign Cinema in San Francisco
Grand Tasting

Bruno Davaillon and
Sylvain Portay
Executive Chefs of Mix at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas
Opening Night Gala/Cooking Class

Denis Depoitre
Executive Chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel and Spa
Grand Tasting

Damien Dulas
Executive Chef at Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
Opening Night Gala/Cooking Class

Dmitry Elperin
Executive Chef, Pisces in Burlingame
Grand Tasting

Elizabeth Falkner
Chef and Owner, Citizen Cake in San Francisco
Chefs’ Challenge/Cooking Class

Joël Guillon & David Bastide
Chefs, Left Bank
Grand Tasting

Gerald Hirigoyen
Executive Chef and Owner, Bocadillos in San Francisco
Chefs’ Challenge/Cooking Class

Hubert Keller
Executive Chef, Fleur de Lys in San Francisco
Four Star Grand Cru Wine Dinner

David Kinch
Executive Chef, Manresa in Los Gatos, CA
Four Star Grand Cru Wine Dinner

Didier Labbe
Chef and Owner, Clementine in San Francisco
Grand Tasting

Kim Levin
Chef and Owner, Pasta Moon in Half Moon Bay
Grand Tasting

Norman Love
Founder, Norman Love Confections in Ft. Meyers, FL
Grand Tasting

Laurent Manrique
Corporate Chef, Aqua in San Francisco
Chefs’ Challenge/Cooking Class

Joseph Manzare
Chef and Owner, Tres Agaves in San Francisco
Grand Tasting

Frederic Morineau
Executive Chef, The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
Grand Tasting

Nan Niyomkul
Chef and Owner, Nan Thai Fine Dining, Atlanta
Grand Tasting

Sean O’Brien
Executive Chef, Myth in San Francisco
Grand Tasting

Bradley Ogden
of Bradley Odgen at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and Lark Creek Restaurant Group
Opening Night Gala/Cooking Class

Franck Ouvrard
Executive Chef, Garçon in San Francisco
Grand Tasting

Frederic Robert
Executive Pastry Chef at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort
Opening Night Gala/Cooking Class

Roland Passot
Executive Chef, La Folie in San Francisco
Four Star Grand Cru Wine Dinner

Melissa Perello
Chef, Fifth Floor in San Francisco
Chefs’ Challenge

Charles Phan
Executive Chef, The Slanted Door in San Francisco
Grand Tasting

Laurent Pillard
Chef and co-owner of Burger Bar in Las Vegas
Cooking Class/Grand Tasting

Lewis Rossman
Executive Chef, Cetrella in Half Moon Bay
Grand Tasting

Julian Serrano
Chef at Picasso at Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
Opening Night Gala

Ron Siegel
Chef, The Dining Room, The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
Four Star Grand Cru Wine Dinner

Xavier Salomon
Executive Chef, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
Chair, Chef and Cuisine Committee for "Inside the Kitchen"

Jacques Sorci
Executive Chef, The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park
Grand Tasting

Adam Timney
Chef de Cuisine, bacar-EOS in San Francisco
Grand Tasting

Jose Luis Ugalde
Café Gibraltar in Half Moon Bay
Grand Tasting

William Werner
Pastry Chef, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
Grand Cru Four Star Wine Dinner, Grand Tasting

Arnold Eric Wong
Executive Chef and Owner, bacar-EOS in San Francisco
Grand Tasting

Aaron Zimmer
Chef de Cuisine, Navio, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
Grand Tasting

Sommeliers
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Sommeliers from the 2005 Opening Night Benefit Dinner

Robert Bath, M.S.
Wine 101 Class

Richard Betts, M.S.
The Little Nell in Aspen, Colo.
Opening Night Gala/Wine 101 Class

Brian Cronin, M.S.
Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant in San Francisco
Wine 101 Class

Fred Dame, M.S.
Wine and Cheese Class

Jenna Fagan
United States Director, Dom Perignon
Dom Perignon Class

Eugenio Jardim
Sommelier, Jardinière in San Francisco
Dom Perignon Class

Lisane Lapointe
Ambassador, Dom Perignon
Dom Perignon Class

Randy and Debbie Lewis
Proprietors, Lewis Cellars in Napa
Lewis Cellars Wine Class

Greg Linn
Owner, Ambullneo Vineyards in the Santa Maria Valley
Pinot Noir Wine Class

Rajat Parr
Michael Mina Restaurants in San Francisco
Pinot Noir Wine Class

Luis S. de Santos, M.S.
Spago, Las Vegas
Opening Night Gala/Wine 101 Class

William Sherer, M.S.
Aureole Restaurant at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas
Opening Night Gala/Wine 101 Class/Henschke Wine Class

Robert Smith, M.S.
Picasso at Bellagio in Las Vegas
Opening Night Gala/Dom Perignon Class

Larry Stone, M.S.
Rubicon Estate in Rutherford
Opening Night Gala/Wine 101 Class/Pinot Noir Wine Class

Matthew Turner
Wine Director, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
Chair, Sommelier and Wine Committee for "Inside the Kitchen"

Special Guests
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Kent Torrey
Owner of The Cheese Shop in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.
Wine and Cheese Class

Liam Mayclem
Host of “Eye on the Bay,” CBS 5 TV in San Francisco,
Host of Opening Night Gala and Chefs’ Challenge

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