- January 1, 2025
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Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort chefs Rabii Saber, left, and Fabrizio Schenardi hosted the dinner at the Ravello restaurant.
Elizabeth McGlamery, chef Kathleen Blake, Brandon McGlamery, chef Fabrizio Schenardi, chef Dean Max and chef Paula DaSilva were ready for an evening filled with great food.
Stephen Gunning holds a platter of hors d’oeuvres.
Chefs Rabii Saber, James Boyce and Fabrizio Schenardi were ready to serve their dishes.
Dana and John Berry were happy to attend the dinner.
Alan and Darryl Reichbart looked forward to the six-course meal.
Diana Chhuor and Paul Riche enjoyed cocktail hour.
Tina and Mitchell Widman took in the warmth from a heater on the patio.
James and Suzan Boyce enjoyed the evening.
Chirag Kabrawala, Raj Srikantan, Rob and Christi Ashby, Dr. Shoba Srikantan and Mark and Teri Robinson loved chatting during cocktail hour.
Cory Saffran welcomed guests to the dinner.
Randall Goldman represented the James Beard Foundation.
Fabrizio Schenardi, executive chef at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, thanked guests for attending the dinner.
GoEpicurista blogger Christina Thomas and Randall Goldman posed for a photo before dinner was served.
Guests helped themselves to cheese and crackers during cocktail hour.
Chef Dean Max helped prepare the first course.
An assembly line helped ensure that dishes were presented perfectly.
Chef Fabrizio Schenardi oversaw the final touches on each dish.
Chef Fabrizio Schenardi oversaw the final touches on each dish.
Guests were amazed by the dishes set in front of them.
One of the evening’s featured wines was a Martin Ray chardonnay.
An assembly line helped ensure that dishes were presented perfectly.
Jon Weisel, center, focused on the task at hand.
Even the drinks were dressed up with colorful flowers.
ORLANDO Dozens of guests braved the chilly weather Saturday, Dec. 9, to attend the acclaimed, six-course James Beard Award Celebrity Chef Dinner. Held at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando’s Ravello restaurant, the dinner brought together top local chefs, who compiled a comprehensive and flavorful menu. Guests enjoyed dishes ranging from butternut squash tarts and charred octopus to chestnut cavatelli and nougat glace. The James Beard Foundation “celebrates, nurtures and honors America's diverse culinary heritage through programs that educate and inspire,” according to its website, and was founded in 1986 in memory of cookbook author and teacher James Beard.
