“Savor: A Celebration of Wine, Food and Spirits” held a press conference on March 20, 2015 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford promoting the upcoming April 10 and 11 event. Select wines from Murphy Distributors’ portfolio were paired with freshly created fare, offering guests a preview of the two-day festival which will feature celebrity and local chefs, culinary creations from local restaurants, and wine and spirits from local suppliers. Presented by Foxwoods Resort Casino and hosted by celebrity chef Robert Irvine, Savor is a supporter of the Robert Irvine Foundation, a not-for-profit organization supports individual military personnel (active, retired and veterans) as well as organizations that support such individuals, including Helmets to Hardhats.
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- Mike Costelli, General Manager, CT Convention Center.
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- Robert Schwartz, Director of Wounded Warrior Program.
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- Antonio Guerrera, State Representative 29th District.
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- Franck Iglesias, Executive Pastry Chef, Foxwoods Resort.
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- Steve Rosen, Executive Chef, Connecticut Convention Center.
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- Sofia Beaudoin, Office Administrator, Murphy Distributors; Catherine Francucci, National Accounts, Murphy Distributors; Dylan Minter, Head of Innovation, Murphy Distributors; Branden Hylwa, Key Account Manager, Murphy Distributors; Matthew Murphy, President, Murphy Distributors; Emma Doody, Sales, Murphy Distributors; Henry Coppola, Sales, Murphy Distributors; Jamie Yaffa, Sales, Murphy Distributors; and Joe Resti, Area Wine Manager, Don Sebastiani & Sons.
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- Billy Grant, Grant’s Restaurant, Hartford; Paul Krawic, Marriott; Ryan Jones, the mill at 2t, Tariffville; Franck Iglesias, Executive Pastry Chef, Foxwoods; Prasad Chirnomula, Oaxaca Kitchen, New Haven; Chris Torla, Trumbull Kitchen, Hartford; Eliza Florian, Grassroots Creamery; Steven Rosen, Executive Chef, Connecticut Convention Center; and Christopher Sheehan, Max Restaurant Group.
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- Charles LeConche, Business Manager, New England Laborers-Connecticut District Council; Stephen Snipes, New England Laborers; Justin Hong, Placement, Helmets to Hardhats; Travis O’Hanlon, Placement, Helmets to Hardhats.
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- Bill Reardon, Executive Chef, Vivo Downtown; Franck Iglesias, Executive Pastry Chef, Foxwoods Resort; Billy Grant, Owner, Grant’s & Bricco Restaurants; and John Chen, Owner Feng Asian Bistro.
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- Welcome sign to Savor’s event preview.
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- At Savor’s March 10, 2015 press conference.
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- Guests sample the fare.
