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events and special activities. Events showcased here will
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festivals, and other similar occasions where Joe Leone’s
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On The Table!
Joe Leone touring the United States to raise
funding for the L'Aquila earthquake victims
(Click here to learn more on how you can help!)
May 4th, 2009
The 17th Annual Culinary
Classic
The
Culinary Classic has been presented each year in May at the
Mill at Spring Lake Heights. Introduced in 1992 to help
sustain the Foodbank’s mission, 17 years later it is still
considered the original, largest and most widely known
tasting event at the Jersey Shore.
Over 40 of the area’s finest restaurants, caterers, wineries
and breweries donate signature dishes and product for over
800 guests."
As
usual, Joe Leone's was excited to participate in the event,
and proud to say that this year's Culinary Classic was a
hit.
We
chose a theme to honor the beautiful Italian city of Venice
in true fashion. Our newly designed Venetian presentation,
complete with a 20 foot gondola & live gondolier was the
rage of the show. Being that the tasting is a showcase
event, Joe Leone’s presentations are designed to accentuate
a particular theme, and are live examples of signature
display concepts readily available to catering customers.
The Venetian presentation is our newest creation, and the
Culinary Classic provided the perfect opportunity to
showcase it.
Retail manager Ricky Fuentes did a masterful job of being
the Gondolier and Christopher Dello Russo preformed a great
representation of a bartender from the famous Harry's Bar in
Venice. To make the Venetian presentation complete, the
culinary minds at Joe Leone's prepared and served red
snapper il Cartoccio. This delicious creation incorporated
an old world recipe with some modern twists, a signature
style of Joe Leone's. The ingredients included fresh red
snapper fillets, carrots, celery, onions, kalamata olives,
potatoes and capers. Served on individual parchment paper
pouches, the dish is finished in a tomato infused clam broth
and garnished with a baby clam.
If
you have not had the opportunity to attend the Culinary
Classic in previous years, keep it in mind for next year.
The signature dishes & inviting atmosphere are not to be
missed by any food enthusiast, all under the backdrop of
aiding a worthy cause. Joe would like to thank all those in
attendance, his fellow presenters, and the Foodbank of Ocean
& Monmouth Counties for hosting this wonderful event, and
assisting the lives of those in need.
For further information regarding The Foodbank of Monmouth &
Ocean Counties, or to make a donation, please call
732-918-2600 or visit
www.foodbankmoc.org
