Atlantic City Restaurant Week Preview Party

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6ix a Bistro at Bally's o meatloaf slider

Atlantic City Country Club o rock shrimp buns

Azure by Allegretto at Revel o roasted Chilean sea bass

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa o confit of duck Peking style, savory macaron, duck liver mousse

Broadway Burger Bar at Tropicana o short rib mac & cheese

Capriccio at Resorts o fileto di manzo

Dos Caminos at Harrah's o tacos al pastor

FIN at Tropicana o lobster bisque

Gallagher's Steak House o roast pork

Melting Pot o chocolate fondue samples

Nero's Chophouse & Sushi Bar at Caesars o escargot crostini

Robert's Steakhouse at Trump Taj Mahal o grilled shrimp, ruby red grapefruit, purple asparagus,

baby arugula

Scarduzio's at Showboat o assorted sushi rolls

Entree of winning Pre-Chef Grand Prix competition at Atlantic Cape Community College

o caramelized onion and pear soup, grilled pork chop, o lemon sabayon

Caesars Entertainment Executive Pastry Chef Deb Pellegrino o specialty desserts

6th Annual Restaurant Week Participants 6ix A Bistro A Touch of Italy Amada American Cut Arturo's Assaggio! Italian Restaurant Atlantic City Bar & Grill Atlantic City Country Club Azure by Allegretti Back Bay Ale House Bill's Bar & Burger @ Harrahs Blue Water Grille @ Flagship Bocca Coal Fired Bistro Breadsticks Café & Grill Broadway Burger Bar Buddakan Cappriccio Resorts AC Carmine's Casa di Napoli Casa Taco & Tequila Bar Chart House @ Golden Nugget Continental Restaurant Crossroads @ House of Blues Restaurant Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar Dock's Oyster House Dos Caminos @ Harrah's Evo Restaurant @ Trump Plaza FIN Restaurant at Tropicana Fornelletto @ Borgata Fred & Ethels Lamplight Tavern Gallagher's NY Steakhouse at Resorts Girasole Ristorante Grill Room @ Seaview Resort Grotto

Harry's Oyster Bar & Seafood Historic Smithville Inn Il Verdi @ Tropicana Iron Room at Atlantic City Bottle Company Izakaya, A Modern Japanese Pub Johnny's Cafe Joseph's @ Renault Winery Resort Kelsey's Knife & Fork Inn Latz's By The Bay Lillie's Asian Cuisine @ Golden Nugget Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant Lugo Italian @ Revel Luke Palladino @ Harrahs Luke Palladino Seasonal Italian Cooking Luke Palladino Steakhouse & Seafood McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks Mia at Caesars Michael Patrick's Brasserie @ Golden Nugget Morton's The Steakhouse Mussel Bar & Grille @ Revel Nanking Asian Fusion @ Bally's Nero's Chophouse & Sushi Bar Noodles of the World (N.O.W.) Phillips Seafood Rainforest Café Ram's Head Inn Red Room Cafe Robert's Steakhouse of NY Ruth's Chris Steak House Sage Sammy D's Scarduzio's Steak, Sushi & Lounge Sofia Restaurant Steve & Cookies by the Bay The Cellar 32 The Inn at Sugar Hill The Melting Pot The Metropolitan

The Palm, Atlantic City The Reserve The Steakhouse at Harrah’s Tomatoes Restaurant Trattoria Il Mulino Vagabond Kitchen & Tap House Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse Village Whiskey W.L. Goodfellows and Co. Wolfgang Puck American Grille

Contact: Elaine Zamansky, 609-343-5974

Get a Jump on Atlantic City Restaurant Week at Exclusive Preview Party February 26 at Atlantic City Country Club

(Atlantic City, NJ, January 27, 2014) – If you’re looking forward to Atlantic City Restaurant Week www.acrestaurantweek.com) March 2-8, 2014, you may want to jump start your taste buds at an exclusive preview party produced by the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority Division of CRDA and hosted by Atlantic City Country Club on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tickets are now on sale for “A Taste of Atlantic City Restaurant Week,” an exclusive preview. The VIP event features 14 of the restaurants that are participating in Restaurant Week showcasing their best menus, all while raising funds for some area charities. Advance ticket purchases are recommended due to the limited number available; tickets sold at the door will be limited to the balance of tickets not sold in advance. Advance tickets are available only online at www.acrestaurantweek.com. But you’d better hurry because tickets go fast – only 300 tickets will be sold, at $35.00 each. The ticket price includes the tasting and live music. A cash bar will be available. The restaurants will serve “tasting size” portions of items that will be included on their special Restaurant Week menus, as well as specialties from their regular menus. It’s an opportunity to try everything from meatloaf sliders from 6ix a Bistro at Bally’s and short rib mac & cheese from Broadway Burger Bar at Tropicana, to a special sea bass recipe by Azure by Allegretti in Revel or fileto di manzo from Capriccio at Resorts. Caesar Entertainment’s award-winning pastry chef Deb Pellegrino will provide her unique dessert tastings, and a dish created by students at Atlantic Cape Community College’s Culinary Institute will also be featured. The students will participate in a Pre-Chef Grand Prix competition prior to the event, and the winning team’s entrée will be prepared by Atlantic City Country Club’s chefs for the event. One hundred percent of proceeds will benefit Community FoodBank of NJ/Southern Branch, Alcove of Atlantic County and the scholarship fund of the ACCVA Foundation, which provides scholarships to members of the winning Pre-Chef Grand Prix team. More than 80 fine restaurants from throughout Atlantic County will participate in Atlantic City Restaurant Week, offering special fixed price lunch menus for $15.14 and dinners for $33.14 (tax, gratuity and beverage not included). The actual value of the meals is significantly greater than the Restaurant Week price, offering diners an opportunity to try new restaurants or revisit favorites while taking advantage of bargain prices. The full list of participating eateries is available at www.acrestaurantweek.com, with links

to their Restaurant Week menus, chef bios and more. And if you’re looking for a great Valentine’s Day gift, Restaurant Week gift certificates are available, as well. Atlantic City Restaurant Week 2014 is sponsored by A.C. Central Reservations, Inc., Atlantic City Country Club, Borgata, Caesars Entertainment, Ed Hitzel Enterprises, Equity Communications, Greater Atlantic City Chamber, Interstate Outdoor Advertising, OpenTable.com, Press of Atlantic City, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and Tropicana Casino and Resort.

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About the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) www.njcrda.com The only agency of its kind nationwide, the CRDA has used Atlantic City casino reinvestments as a catalyst for meaningful, positive improvement in the lives of New Jersey residents statewide, investing nearly $2 billion in more than 400 projects statewide since 1984. Under the 2011 Tourism District Act, CRDA’s mission evolved from statewide projects to becoming the state’s key economic development agency for Atlantic City. CRDA responsibilities expanded to include Land Use Regulation, Clean and Safe initiatives, group and leisure tourism marketing, attracting and retaining conventions and meetings at the Atlantic City Convention Center and Boardwalk Hall, and partnership with the Atlantic City Alliance to brand and market Atlantic City. Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority division of CRDA is the first destination marketing organization in New Jersey to achieve prestigious Destination Marketing Accreditation by the Destination Marketing Association International.   For complete Atlantic City tourism and convention information, visit www.doatlanticcity.com. Also follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AtlanticCityNJ and Twitter at #njcrda. 

Contact: For CRDA: For Atlantic Cape Community College:

Karen Martin, 609-343-5985 Michael Bruckler (609) 343-4907

     

 Atlantic City, NJ (February 12, 2014): Eight teams of students studying at the Academy of Culinary Arts cranked up the heat in this year’s Pre Chef Grand Prix held last Sunday at Atlantic Cape Community College’s Mays Landing campus.  Teams were judged on presentation, taste, creativity and cost when tasked with preparing a three‐course dinner menu suitable to be served for an Atlantic City Restaurant Week meal at a $33.14 price point.  The competition was judged by Frank Dougherty, owner of Dock’s Oyster House, Knife and Fork Inn and Harry’s Oyster Bar, Ed Hitzel, host of “Ed Hitzel’s Table for One” radio show, and Ed Hitzel’s Restaurant Magazine, and Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014.  The teams were mentored by ACA chef instructors Chef LaTorre, Chef Walman, Chef Chelius, Chef Sarano and Chef Mattes. The competition was overseen by Dean of the ACA, Kelly McClay, and ACA Director of Culinary Operations, Chef Bruce Johns.  Teams Beef Cakes, Cereal Killers, Do ACA, High Stakes, Holy Guacamole, Hungry People, Imperial Fire and Team Cuisine competed, with Team “Holy Guacamole” (Steven Calhoun, Blaise Colamarino, Confesor Barrientos Jr. and Kate Trivelis) winning the top prize which included a $1,000 scholarship for each team member, a 9” Berghoff chef knife and the opportunity to feature their menu (Caramelized Onion and Pear Soup; Grilled Pork Chop and Lemon Sabayon) at ‘A Taste of Atlantic City Restaurant Week’ being held on February 26, 2014 at the Atlantic City Country Club.  A limited number of tickets for this exclusive event are still available at www.acrestaurantweek.com. 

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  Winning team “Holy Guacamole” with event judges from left: Frank Dougherty, Steven Calhoun, Blaise Colamarino, Miss America 2014, Nina Davuluri, Confesor Barrientos Jr., Kate Trivelis and Ed Hitzel.   

Miss America 2014, Nina Davuluri (center) poses with Atlantic Cape Community College’s Academy of Culinary Arts Pre Chef Grand Prix students.