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Chefs to support homebound seniors at 10th Annual Celebrity Chefs’ Beach Brunch

Oct. 7 event will benefit Meals on Wheels
September 23, 2012

Meals on Wheels Delaware will hold its 10th Annual Celebrity Chefs’ Beach Brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Rusty Rudder in Dewey Beach. Regional chefs come out each year to support the organization and to raise money for Delaware’s homebound seniors. Last year, nearly 600 guests attended the event to sample the food, enjoy the wine and spirits, and support a great cause.

The Celebrity Chefs’ Beach Brunch will have the following restaurants participate in this year’s event: a(MUSE.), Abbott’s Grill, Baywood Clubhouse & Restaurant, Big Fish Grill, Blue Moon, David Burke’s Primehouse, Eden, Cabo, FINS Fish House & Raw Bar, Gary’s Dewey Beach Grill, Grub Grocery, Henlopen City Oyster House, Hobos Restaurant & Bar, Hooked Seafood & Martini Bar, Jeffery’s Grocery, Little Savannah, The Picked Pig, The Pig & Fish Restaurant Co., Nage, Nassau Valley Vineyards, Salt Air, Shorebreak Lodge and The Cultured Pearl.

Wine and spirits will be in the mix as well, with Henlopen City Oyster House preparing a Bloody Mary bar. In addition, 16 Mile Brewery and Dogfish Head will be providing assorted beers while Nassau Valley Vineyards, Sonata Vino and Southern Wine & Spirits of Delaware will be sampling a variety of their fine wines.

Executive Director Mari Considine says “We are very excited to celebrate the 10th year of the Celebrity Chefs’ Beach Brunch. Over the past decade we have seen our support continue to grow throughout Sussex County, allowing us to feed more seniors throughout the state of Delaware.”

All proceeds benefit Meals On Wheels Delaware, whose five member agencies and their volunteers delivered more than 600,000 meals to 4,000 homebound senior Delawareans last year.

Entry to the Celebrity Chefs’ Beach Brunch is $95 per person. Sponsorships and tickets for the event are still available. For more information about the event, go to www.mealsonwheelsde.org.