You are Cordially Invited to Attend the December Installment of Culinary Connections!

Join us December 1st as Culinary Connections celebrates the holidays. Culinary Connections is an exclusive networking event for professionals from all walks of business who are passionate about making the right connections over great wine and food. Take your networking skills to the next level and join us for a night full of connections, opportunities and fun.

No special skills required: just a love of great people, great wine and great food in a beautiful four star setting.

The Wine Cellar at The Highlawn Pavilion

Join Chef Pascal as he creates some fabulous holiday fare. Then leave with the recipes so you can duplicate the same great dishes for your holiday entertaining!

The Wine Cellar, located on the lower level of Highlawn, is the perfect choice for those seeking a truly unique dining experience in the most private of settings. Built directly on top of “Eagle Rock” (the rock is the eastern wall of the room), there is nothing quite like it.

There is no finer place to celebrate the holidays. Highlawn Pavilion’s acclaimed cuisine, diverse wine program, sophisticated service, and incomparable ambiance set the stage for an unmistakably unique culinary adventure.

EVENT DETAILS:

Small Plates Dining, Hors d’oeuvres & Networking at The Wine Cellar at Highlawn Pavilion

WHEN: Thursday, December 1, 2016• 6:30-8:30pm
WHERE: The Wine Cellar, Highlawn Pavilion, Eagle Rock Reservation, West Orange, NJ 07052, www.highlawn.com.
DIRECTIONS: If using Google Maps Navigation, please use this address: 1 Crest Drive, West Orange, NJ 07052. If using traditional GPS, please use this address: 381 Eagle Rock Ave.,West Orange, NJ 07052.
COST: $99.00 per ticket

Due to the nature of this very special event, attendance will be capped at 40 attendees.

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS NOW!

With Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:

Here’s What People Are Saying:

“Thank you for having me last Wednesday! I really enjoyed the culinary portion of the event as well as the networking.”
– Richard Sodeke, Media Sales Associate at Felix

“What a lovely evening last night.  I loved that we were standing in the kitchen  watching the handsome chef with his adorable French accent, cooking delicious food that we could eat immediately.  How often does one get that opportunity to see behind the scenes, other than on television where it sometimes seems scripted?  The event was beautiful, the location  was stunning, and the camaraderie in the room – priceless!”
– Eileen Berman, eileenbergman.com

“Great event last night, truly.  Thank you! When I hit the road and sat in the driving rain and traffic coming from Newark, I thought about how nice it would be to go home! Boy am I glad that I made the commitment to you (and to me) to come because I would have missed a wonderful time meeting great folks.”
– Lori Chapin, Attorney, Sedgwick, LLP

“Thank you for a great event! I adored your friends and clients.”
– Denise Gaffney, Area Development Manager, Etcetera; Regional VP, National Association of Professional Women

“The Restaurant Serenade installment of Culinary Connections was excellent – great food and wine as well as great new faces to share it with. I look forward to the next Culinary Connections event in April and joining the Course Connections group in the spring.”
– Marty Eide, Attorney, Markel Corporation

The Power of Great Connections

First let me thank our Culinary Connections sponsors: Christal McElroy of EisnerAmper who was represented by Bret Boivin, (a GREAT new addition to our community); Karolina Dehnhard, Budd Larner; and Vince Egan, Benjamin Edwards. Our sponsors understand the power of making the right connections over great food, wine and conversation!

And many thanks to our wonderful team at The Park Avenue Club: Nicole Marucci, our event manager; Chef Arnold Kruck, who needs no introduction; and Greg Smith, PAC’s Executive Director. A perfect experience is their mission, and they never disappoint. Please feel free to contact me if you are thinking of having your next event here, and I will gladly make the introduction!

A special thanks goes to our photographer, Mahvash Saba of MahvashSabaPhoto.com. Mahvash is a Kodak International Award winner and does all of our events and headshots. She can do yours too! Her clients include organizations such as Leading Women Entrepreneurs and B.I.G, and her ability to capture the essence of a person or an event is remarkable. Hope you will have her photograph your next headshot, family portrait or event!

Great Friends & New Connectors!

And thanks to all of YOU who joined last Wednesday’s Culinary Connections! I have heard from many of our connectors that a lot of great connections were made! And we had some new connectors join us: Bret Boivin of EisnerAmper, Martha Samuel of Carlisle Collection, Maribeth Eckert of Amari Event Planning, Virginia Liberato of Restoration Hardware and Tricia Ott, CAP. Happy also to see Andrea Noyes of The Noyes Insurance Agency, Marj Manning of Morgan Stanley, Lori Chapin of Sedgwick LLP, Tami Pichardo of Elite Rhythms Entertainment, and Rich Robitaille, Berkeley College, all Connections returnees! What an amazing group of professionals and world-class networkers!

Save the Date

Don’t forget to Save the Date for our next Culinary Connections event scheduled for Thursday, December 1st at The Wine Cellar at Highlawn Pavilion, where we will celebrate the holidays! This will be a sold out event, as I already have 10 spots filled. We will cap at 40 so please be sure to respond early to avoid disappointment.

We are always looking for sponsors for upcoming events. Please let me know if you are interested in sponsoring one or all of our upcoming Culinary Connections events!
A great way to get your name out there. Please contact me or call for more info!

Thank you again everyone. You are an awesome group and I am thrilled that you came. And please don’t forget to send me details on any great connections you have made!

HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT CULINARY CONNECTIONS:

“Thanks for another great evening. I have been to all five of your Culinary Connections and what I love is how each one has its own personality based upon the venue and the folks who attend. At each event, I have made new connections that I know will be lasting ones; yet, at the same time, I reconnect with people that I am so grateful to see again. Last night’s intimate setting allowed me to connect with most of the room and still have meaningful conversations with those that I was looking forward to seeing again.”

CULINARY CONNECTIONS SPONSORS:

You are Cordially Invited to Attend the First in Our Four-Part Series of Culinary Connections!

Culinary Connections is an exclusive networking event for professionals from all walks of business who are passionate about making the right connections over great wine and food. Take your networking skills to the next level and join us for a night full of connections, opportunities and fun.

No special skills required: just a love of great people, great wine and great food in a beautiful four star setting.

Park Avenue Club

The Park Avenue Club’s incredible team of professionals are completely dedicated to elegantly extending all of the comforts and desires one would need or want in any of its private dining rooms.

The Park Avenue Club’s Executive Chef, Arnold Kruck, and his talented team take creative food concepts and turn them into exquisite gastronomical masterpieces.

The Club’s Food & Beverage Manager and on-staff Sommelier work creatively together to continuously bring the best in the way of wine, imaginative cocktails and service.

EVENT DETAILS:

Small Plates Dining & Networking at The Park Avenue Club

WHEN: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 • 6:30-8:30pm
WHERE: Park Avenue Club, 184 Park Ave, Florham Park, NJ 07932, www.parkavenueclub.com
COST: $99.00 per ticket

Due to the nature of this very special event, attendance will be capped at 40 attendees.

With Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:

Here’s What People Are Saying:

“Thank you for having me last Wednesday! I really enjoyed the culinary portion of the event as well as the networking.”
– Richard Sodeke, Media Sales Associate at Felix

“What a lovely evening last night.  I loved that we were standing in the kitchen  watching the handsome chef with his adorable French accent, cooking delicious food that we could eat immediately.  How often does one get that opportunity to see behind the scenes, other than on television where it sometimes seems scripted?  The event was beautiful, the location  was stunning, and the camaraderie in the room – priceless!”
– Eileen Berman, eileenbergman.com

“Great event last night, truly.  Thank you! When I hit the road and sat in the driving rain and traffic coming from Newark, I thought about how nice it would be to go home! Boy am I glad that I made the commitment to you (and to me) to come because I would have missed a wonderful time meeting great folks.”
– Lori Chapin, Attorney, Sedgwick, LLP

“Thank you for a great event! I adored your friends and clients.”
– Denise Gaffney, Area Development Manager, Etcetera; Regional VP, National Association of Professional Women

“The Restaurant Serenade installment of Culinary Connections was excellent – great food and wine as well as great new faces to share it with. I look forward to the next Culinary Connections event in April and joining the Course Connections group in the spring.”
– Marty Eide, Attorney, Markel Corporation