Florida Builder Appliances in association with The American Society of Interior Designers, South Florida Chapter (ASIDFSC) proudly presents the Platinum Chef West Palm Beach, sponsored by Whirlpool Corporation, Thursday, July 29th, from 6-8pm.
Florida Builder Appliances, Florida’s largest distributor of prestige brand appliances, opens its 8,000-square-foot showroom to the Iron Chef. The state-of-the-art live kitchen will be transformed into “kitchen stadium” where the chefs will compete.
The Platinum Chef West Palm Beach will mirror the popular network show, with two chefs battling in kitchen stadium to impress the judges with their assortment of dishes made from the secret ingredient, released to them just moments before the competition. They will have 60 minutes to test their culinary skills in front of a live audience. Then, they will be judged on taste, plating and originality, with a winner chosen by 3 esteemed judges. This exciting evening will be emceed by Shemeka Wilson of Whirlpool Corporation.
Competing in the Florida Builder Appliances Live Kitchen Stadium will be Chef Christopher Covelli, ABC 7 and HSN TV personality, formally of Cosimo’s Too! in Sarasota, and Chef Ron Duprat, Executive Chef, Hollywood Beach Marriott from Top Chef: Las Vegas Season 6.
Chef Chistopher Covelli is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York City where he was trained by world-renowned chefs including Andre Soltner and Alain Saihac. His background, training and living experiences have enabled him to speak five languages and specialize in Classic French, Italian and Spanish cuisine as well as American Haute Cuisine. Chef Covelli’s cooking expertise earned him invitations as guest chef for four James Beard Foundation Dinners. Until recently, he was owner and chef at L’Uva Restaurant on Cape Cod, MA. Chef Covelli has earned five Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence among other numerous cooking awards. Currently Chef Covelli is the senior chef instructor at Toscana Saporita Cooking School in Lucca, Italy. He serves on the International Advisory Board for Florida Wine Fest. He has been featured in numerous publications and currently writes a monthly cooking article for Living Out East and on the Bay magazine. Chef Covelli is a local TV chef personality on ABC 7 in Sarasota and the Home Shopping Network.
Chef Ron Duprat literally began his culinary journey on a 27 day, 700 nautical mile trip from Haiti to America using his survival skills to create different dishes, learned from his Haitian grandmother. After arriving in the US, Duprat has held several positions, starting with becoming the youngest Haitian chef ever employed by Little Italy Restaurant. Chef Duprat created menus for dignitaries, Heads of State, and has collaborated with many great Chefs such as Randall H Cox, Pierre Doussan, Adam Savage, Emeril Lagasse, and Guy Fierri Giada De Larentis, Ingrid Hoffman; and Masaharu Morimoto. He had held Executive chef positions with Executive Chef at the Noble House and Pelican Bay of Naples, Florida, Coral Hospitality, and the Montauk Yacht Club of Montauk, New York. He has been nominated for the Naples Daily News award of “Best New Chef”, and appeared with some of The Food Network Stars at The Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival. Chef Ron most recently joined The Ocean Properties team after an extensive period at The Montauk Yacht Club in Long Island, New York. While serving as the Executive Chef of the Montauk Yacht Club, Ron Duprat led his team to receive The Montauk Chowder Competition Light House Grill “The Best of the Best Award” for three consecutive years. Chef Duprat is currently the Exectutive Chef at the Hollywood Beach Marriott, a AAA-four-diamond establishment. Chef Ron is most recognized by his stint on the Bravo TV show Top Chef, Season 6 where he competed for 6 episodes against 17 competitors.
Guests will be able to preview the latest exclusive appliances on the market today and speak with participating vendor representatives from KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Whirlpool & Maytag. The evening will conclude with a silent auction for luxury home furnishings donated from ASID designers and their showrooms.
Tickets are $30 per person. All proceeds from this event will go to benefit The American Society of Interior Designers, South Florida Chapter.
For more information on The American Society of Interior Designers, please contact Jeffrey Gillis at: 954.926.7555
For more information on Florida Builder Appliances, please contact Staci Ziccardi, Marketing Manager at 954.956.7051 ext. 234
To RSVP to attend this event, please contact Jeffrey Gillis at: 954.926.7555.
