JAMES BEARD ‘CELEBRITY CHEF TOUR’ RETURNS

PARK CITY, Utah (July 12, 2016) —The James Beard Foundation’s “Celebrity Chef Tour” returns to Riverhorse on Main September 24^th, featuring Riverhorse on Main Chef Seth Adams and other world-renown chefs – including a Top Chef fan favorite – who will be whipping up a star-studded meal you won’t want to miss.

Confirmed featured chefs include: Seth Adams, co-owner and executive chef for Riverhorse on Main, Bernard Guillas, executive chef of La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club,  Tiffany Derry, chef and a frequent television personality, Jodie Rogers, director of food & beverage for Deer Valley Resort, Charlie Perry, owner of Eva’s and Eva’s Bakery and Robert Valaika, co-owner and executive chef of Shabu.

The event starts at 6 p.m. on September 24th, and tickets cost $225. Proceeds go toward the the James Beard Foundation. Tickets can be purchased by calling Riverhorse on Main at 435.649.3536 or online at  http://www.jamesbeard.org/events/park-city-ut  

Best described as “an eclectic American restaurant,” Riverhorse on Main has been Park City’s premier dining spot since 1987, boasting an inventive genius in the kitchen that’s earned a long list of dining accolades, from repeated AAA Four-Diamond Awards to the prestigious DiRoNa Award to — most notably — one of fewer than 150 Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star ratings in the U.S.

Seth Adams has been at the helm of Riverhorse since 2004, and has transformed the restaurant into the trendy, urban setting it is today. 

Adams keeps guests happy with a mix of creative and expressive dishes, which use flavors reflecting the season and his own inspiration, and long-standing, crowd-pleasing favorites, such as Macadamia Nut-Crusted Halibut and the Trio of Wild Game: buffalo, venison and elk. 

Bernard Guillas insists “a good cook is a sorcerer who dispenses happiness on a plate.” As executive chef of the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club since 1994, he runs the resort’s three raved-about restaurants, including the Shores Restaurant at La Jolla Shores Hotel and the AAA Four Diamond-rated Marine Room restaurant. His food blends classic cuisine with a love for Pan Pacific flavors, blending Guillas’ upbringing in Brittany, France, with his culinary experiences in French Guyana, Washington, D.C., and San Diego. 

Guillas has appeared on The Today Show, been featured in Food Magazine, and penned an award-winning cookbook, “Flying Pans.” 

Derry made it to the final four of Season 7 of Bravo’s Top Chef – earning the title of “fan favorite” as voted by viewers along the way – and she was a finalist in Top Chef: All Stars. A native of Beaumont, Texas, she started her career at the local IHOP, where she became the chain’s youngest manager at age 17, and went on to esteemed kitchens throughout Texas, including Pesce, Grotto Cucina Napolitano and Go Fish Ocean Club. 

Tiffany Derry founded the award-winning Private|Social in Dallas in 2011, and launched her own venture, Tiffany Derry Concepts, in 2013. She is a spokeswoman for the Art Institute’s Culinary Arts Program and a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier. 

Jodie Rogers recently took the helm of Director of Food and Beverage for world-renowned Deer Valley Resort.  Rogers oversees a total 11 restaurants at the Resort.  Rogers, a native to Australia boasts a 20-year cooking career that includes stints I several hotels in Sydney, Australia and working as head chef at Australia’s Charlotte Pass Resort.  She has been with the Resort since 1995.

Charlie Perry’s career began in 1999 in San Francisco and in 2008 returned to Utah to pursue his dream of opening a small plates restaurant in Salt Lake City.  Named after his great grandmother, Eva’s and Eva’s Bakery are award-winning staples of the Salt Lake restaurant community specializing in seasonal, quality ingredients, combining innovative ideas and traditional techniques.

For the past 20 years, Shabu Chef Robert Valaika has been immersed in and committed to developing his own style of Asian Fusion cuisine.  Described most often as “freestyle Asian cuisine,” the food Robert creates at Shabu is light, healthy and full of flavor.

“We’re very excited to be welcoming Jodie, Bernard and Tiffany to our kitchen. They really are artists, and just a blast to be around, too – this is going to be one incredible dinner,” Adams said. “You’re going to see a level of artistry and craftsmanship here that you won't soon forget.”

Launched in 2004, the Celebrity Chef Tour brings the experience of dining at New York City's historic James Beard House to cities around the country. At each Celebrity Chef Tour dinner, top chefs create fantastic multi-course dinners, each paired with premium wines or authentic Belgian beers.

Just as at the James Beard House, guests have the rare opportunity to interact with these participating chefs while enjoying the luxurious atmosphere of the nation's finest restaurants. 

For more information, contact Christa Graff, of Graff Public Relations, by calling 435-640-7921 or emailing christa@graffpr.com.

ABOUT RIVERHORSE ON MAIN

Since opening New Year's Eve 1987, Riverhorse On Main has been regarded by restaurant critics and the dining public alike as one of North America's top culinary destinations. In 1995, the Riverhorse became Utah's first restaurant to receive the prestigious DiRōNA Award, dedicated to “excellence in dining,” and it has received the honor every year since. In January 2000, Riverhorse On Main received the ultimate honor in the hospitality industry as the state's first establishment awarded the Mobil Travel Guide Four-Star Rating as one of the top 108 restaurants in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Now known as Forbes Travel Guide Rating, the Riverhorse has been awarded its Four-Star Rating consistently through 2013. Other distinctions include the AAA Four Diamond Award and Vacation Roost's Top Choice Award. With its trendy, urban vibe, live music and historic setting in Park City's renovated Masonic Hall, Riverhorse On Main is the perfect setting to enjoy exquisite cuisine ranging from American comfort food with a Southwest flare to Asian-inspired eats, served up by executive chef and co-owner Seth Adams, one of New York City's renowned James Beard House celebrity chefs.

Riverhorse On Main is located at 540 Main St. in the heart of beautiful, historic Park City, Utah, and it is open nightly from 5 p.m. and for Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For reservations and more information, call 435-649-3536 or visit the restaurant’s website riverhorseparkcity.com. Follow Riverhorse On Main on Facebook and Instagram ("riverhorseonmain") for specials, coupons and updates on entertainment and events.

About the James Beard Foundation (JBF)

Founded in 1986, the James Beard Foundation celebrates, nurtures, and honors America's diverse culinary heritage through programs that educate and inspire. A cookbook author and teacher with an encyclopedic knowledge about food, James Beard, who died in 1985, was a champion of American cuisine. He helped educate and mentor generations of professional chefs and food enthusiasts, instilling in them the value of wholesome, healthful, and delicious food. Today JBF continues in the same spirit by administering a number of diverse programs that include educational initiatives, food industry awards, scholarships for culinary students, publications, chef advocacy training, and thought-leader convening. The Foundation also maintains the historic James Beard House in New York City’s Greenwich Village as a “performance space” for visiting chefs. In September of 2012, JBF launched the Diplomatic Culinary Partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Protocol and helped create the American Chef Corps as a way to champion American chefs abroad, promote American food products, and foster an interest in American culinary culture and history through international programs and initiatives. One such project is the next world’s fair, Expo Milano 2015, for which the James Beard Foundation is co-leading the effort for the State Department to design and produce the USA Pavilion, a global gathering of 147 countries addressing the challenges of how we will feed ourselves in the future. The pavilion, whose theme will be “American Food 2.0: United to Feed the Planet,” will showcase America’s contributions to global food security and gastronomy. For more information, please visit jamesbeard.org. Find insights on food at the James Beard Foundation’s blog Delights & Prejudices. Join the James Beard Foundation on Facebook. Follow the James Beard Foundation on Twitter and Instagram.