S.Pellegrino Celebrates the Fusion of Art and Food as Presenters of Gelinaz! Collaborative Chef Event

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Twenty-eight of the world’s leading chefs gathered in New York City for a one-night-only culinary fete presented by the avante-garde chefs collaborative, Gelinaz! for a surprise celebration in honor of unsuspecting chef and owner of wd~50, Wylie Dufresne. S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water served as the evening’s presenting sponsor, reinforcing its commitment to the promotion of innovation and creative expression within the culinary community.

STAMFORD, Conn.--()--On Tuesday, April 8, 2014, twenty-eight of the world’s leading chefs gathered in New York City for a one-night-only culinary fete presented by the avante-garde chefs collaborative, Gelinaz! The highly confidential event was held at wd~50 restaurant and was a surprise celebration in honor of unsuspecting chef and owner Wylie Dufresne, a pioneer of new American cuisine. S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water served as the evening’s presenting sponsor, reinforcing its shared commitment to the promotion of innovation and creative expression within the culinary community.

Established in 2005, Gelinaz! is a collective and collaborative entity of international chefs whose mission is to transgress all culinary boundaries and build a bridge between cooking and the arts. To support this mission, Gelinaz! events feature imaginative artistic elements including theatre, dance, and music. To date, Gelinaz! has held eight events across the globe, in cities such as San Sebastián, Le Havre, Deauville, Copenhagen, Ghent and Lima.

“We are honored to play such an integral role in this extraordinary culinary event,” said Clément Vachon, International Relations Manager, Sanpellegrino S.p.A. “S.Pellegrino collaborates with emerging and established chefs, and it has been a thrill to be involved with Gelinaz! We believe ‘to Live in Italian’ is to transform any meal, at any time, into a delicious celebration of fine food and Gelinaz! exemplifies this.”

Each Gelinaz! event is themed and structured around a selection of iconic recipes, encouraging chef participants to deconstruct and reimagine them in endlessly creative ways. For this latest event, chef teams were presented with three of Chef Dufresne’s most emblematic dishes, including: cold fried chicken with buttermilk-ricotta, tabasco and caviar; shrimp noodles, a representation of Dufresne’s mastery of molecular gastronomy; and scrambled egg raviolis with charred avocado and Hamachi.

All Gelinaz! participating chefs gathered together in Brooklyn two days before the event where they planned their dishes and prepared to surprise Chef Dufresne. These esteemed chefs included:

Daniel Boulud, New York

Danny Bowien, New York

Daniel Burns, New York

David Chang, New York

Gabrielle Hamilton, New York

Daniel Humm, New York

Daniel Patterson, San Francisco

Alex Stupak, New York

Christina Tosi, New York

Blaine Wetzel, Lummi Island

Inaki Aizpitarte, Paris, France

Alex Atala, São Paulo, Brazil

Claude Bosi, London, England

Kobe Desramaults, Dranouter, Belgium

Agata Felluga, Paris, France

Bertrand Grebaut, Paris, France

Rodolfo Guzman, Santiago, Chile

Chiho Kanzaki, Menton, France

Taka Kondo, Modena, Italy

Karime Lopez, Lima, Peru

Virgilio Martinez, Lima, Peru

Magnus Nilsson, Järpen, Sweden

Petter Nilsson, Paris, France

Fulvio Pierangelini, San Vincenzo, Italy

René Redzepi, Copenhagen, Denmark

Ana Ros, Kobarid, Slovenia

Rosio Sanchez, Copenhagen, Denmark

Ben Shewry, Melbourne, Australia

For an exclusive look into the excitement of Gelinaz!, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTEOzWAykI4

About S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water

The signature taste of S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water is created during a 30-year journey through the Italian Alps, where the water is naturally filtered. S.Pellegrino cleanses the palate and amplifies subtle flavors, making it the perfect complement to fine food and wines. This clean, refreshing taste helped S.Pellegrino become a preferred sparkling water in fine-dining restaurants in the USA, and pairs well with any occasion.

S.Pellegrino is proud to support a number of top culinary events such as The James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef of the Year Award, S.Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition, S.Pellegrino Cooking Cup, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, Taste of the Nation, and Identità Golose. For more information, visit www.sanpellegrino.com or www.finedininglovers.com.

Contacts

Media Contact:
Weber Shandwick
Kate Weissman, O: 617-520-7097
C: 610-324-3239
kweissman@webershandwick.com

Release Summary

On April 8, 2014, twenty-eight of the world’s leading chefs gathered in NYC for a one-night-only culinary fete presented by the chefs collaborative, Gelinaz! S.Pellegrino was the presenting sponsor.

Contacts

Media Contact:
Weber Shandwick
Kate Weissman, O: 617-520-7097
C: 610-324-3239
kweissman@webershandwick.com