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Join the Perona Farms Foundation
as we celebrate

Perona Farms 100th Anniversary

 Tuesday, July 18, 2017
6 PM to 10 PM

Perona Farms
Andover, New Jersey

Tasting Reception Featuring Over 40 Chefs

Fireworks, Hot Air Balloon, Entertainment, Premium Bar

Business Casual Attire

Hosted by The Perona Farms Foundation
To Benefit The James Beard Foundation

The James Beard Foundation’s mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honor chefs and other leaders making America’s food culture more delicious, diverse, and sustainable for everyone. A cookbook author and teacher with an encyclopedic knowledge about food, the late James Beard was a champion of American cuisine.

Funds raised at this event will go toward the JBF National Scholars Program, and toward JBF’s other educational programs. For more information click here.

The Perona Farms Foundation’s mission is to support the community in the vision of Mr. & Mrs. Perona and the Avondoglio Family. Perona Farms has been proud to call Northwest New Jersey home for 100 years.

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The Perona Farms Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity.
The estimated fair market value of each ticket purchased is $55.
Therefore, $45 of each ticket purchased is deductible for federal income tax purposes.

Featured Chefs

Heintz Aichem | Black Forest Inn | Stanhope, NJ
Brian Bagley | Perona Farms | Andover, NJ
Dave Banks | Harry’s Hospitality Group | Wilmington, DE
Florian Bellanger | Co-Owner of Mad-Mac | Paterson, NJ
Brad Boyle | Salt: A Gastro Pub | Stanhope, NJ
David Britton | Pies on Wheels | Glen Falls, NY
Anthony Bucco | Restaurant Latour | Hamburg, NJ
David Burke | Tavern62 by David Burke | New York, NY
Mike Carrino | Pig & Prince | Montclair, NJ
Paul Connors | Alumni of Perona Farms
Scott Cutaneo | 57 Main at the Oldwick General Store | Oldwick, NJ
Ben Del Coro | Fossil Farms | Boonton, NJ
Andre DeWaal | Andre’s | Sparta, NJ
Roberto Donna | Al Dente Ristorante | Washington, DC
Gordon Drysdale | San Francisco, CA
Michael Ginor | Hudson Valley Foie Gras & Lola Restaurant | New York, NY
Bryan Gregg | Tastes by Bryan Gregg | NJ & Brooklyn, NY
Rich Hashway | Krave Cafe and Caterer | Newton, NJ
Corey Heyer | The Bernards Inn | Bernardsville, NJ
Robert Irvine | Robert Irvine Public House | Las Vegas, NV
Jesse Jones | Jesse Concepts | South Orange, NJ
James Laird | Restaurant Serenade | Chatham, NJ
Walter Leffler | 5 Diamond Consultants
Eric Levine | Morris Tap & Grill | Randolph, NJ
Brian Loiacono | Acme | New York, NY
Anthony LoPinto | Tavern 5 Restaurant | Pompton Plains, NJ
George Mandakas | New York, NY
Rick Moonen | RM Seafood and RX Boiler Room | Las Vegas, NV
Rick Nifenecker | Cafe Pierrot | Sparta, NJ
James Passafaro | RN74 | San Francisco, CA
Don Pintabona | Locale Market | St. Petersburg, FL
Franceso Ricchi | Cesco Osteria | Bethesda, MD
Jean Robert DeCavel | Jean Robert’s Table | Cincinnati, OH
Doug Rodriquez | Mojito Bar & Plates by Douglas Rodriquez | Sunrise, FL
Dan Rothman | Foragers Market & Foragers Table | New York, NY
Andrew Rothschild | Rothschild and Associates, LLC & Boon’s Asian Bistro | Boca Raton, FL
Ken Salmon | Upstream Grille | Lake Hopatcong, NJ
Tim Schafer | The Brew Chef | Charlotte, NC
Craig Shelton | Aeon Holistic Agriculture | Escalon, CA
José Velez | Toscania Trattoria & Pancetta | Little Falls, NJ
Paul Viggiano | New Jersey
Florian Wehrli | The EventI Hotel & “Chopped” Winner | New York, NY
Nina & Jonathan White | Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse | Milford, NJ
**all chefs subject to change