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Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula, Inc. would like to extend its sincerest thanks and appreciation to our generous sponsors, chefs, designers, guests, auction donors and volunteers. Culinary Classique THANK YOU FOR SHARING A Our Fabulous Chefs RECoGNITIoN PLATE SPoNSoRS Thank you to Artist Kathleen DeBord for making the 2018 Culinary Classique commemorative plates. LEAD PLATE SPoNSoRS Dr. James & Dr. Monica Hlavacek, 2018 Philanthropy Day honorees PLATE SPoNSoRS – BENEFACTORS Grace & William Ashby, LJ & Marty Hayman, Tia Gindick & Ritch Lewis, William Rand, Annie Ruzicka, Robert & Vivienne Talbott SPoNSoRS: Bart & Dianne Bruno, Central Coast Senior Services, Carol & Tad Church, Steve & Heidi Keller, Don & Nancy MacKinnon, Bart & Suzzane Mansager, Vic & Iris Martinez, Nina von Drachenfels WINE SPoNSoRS Reception Wine Sponsor Blair, and Testarossa Table Wine Sponsors Albatross Ridge, Arroyo Seco Wine Growers, Bernardus Winery, Chesebro, Comanche Cellars, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, Joyer Wines, Martin Ranch, Milkwood, Scheid Vineyards, Tondre, Cheryl and Dan Warner, Wine Warehouse. CUISINE SPoNSoRS Claudio's Bakery Palermo Bakery Peerless Coffee Troia Dairy Distributing Company MEDIA SPoNSoR A special thank you to Media Sponsor Carmel Magazine for its support of the Culinary Classique Thank You Advertisement PUBLICATIoNS, ADVERTISING AND PHoToGRAPHY Holly Davis – Program Layout and Design Rapid Printers of Monterey – Program Cover, Invitation Printing Copy King - Program Production MBS Business Systems – Live Auction Catalogue Michael Troutman – Photography A special thank you to the Management and Staff of the Pebble Beach Company and The Inn at Spanish Bay for their generosity and support of the Culinary Classique d'Elegance Susan Merfeld, Pebble Beach Company, Vice President of Community Affairs and the following employees of the Inn at Spanish Bay: Rod Schinnerer, General Manager Rod Uncangco, Executive Chef Jennifer Kirsch, Catering & Conference Services Manager Mark Hansen, Banquet Manager Steve Royne, Banquet Captain EVENT CoMMITTEE Chair & Event Founder – Bert Cutino, CEC, AAC, HOF, WCMC Co- Chair and Designer Liaison – Kathie Kandler Co-Chair and Chef Liaison – Julie Ann Lozano Wine Solicitations – Cheryl Warner, Isabel Firme and Steve Keller Event Committee – Julie Ann Lozano, Kathie Kandler, Grace Ashby, Jackie Craghead, Jane Jones, MOWMP Staff A special thank you to the many wonderful Meals on Wheels volunteers who set up, tear down, catch and carry and make this event possible. Thank you all! AUCTIoN CoMMITTEE Auction Chair – Grace Ashby Auction Committee – Jane Jones, Julie Ann Lozano, Christine Capen-Frederick, & Nikki Garello Auction Design – Grace Ashby, Kimberle Herring & Diane Whitacre Auction Administration – Christine Capen-Frederick & Nikki Garello TITANIUM SPoNSoRS Robert Nunes in memory of Marie Woerz PLATINUM SPoNSoRS The Frisone Family Foundation, Robert and Caron Frisone The Chrissi & Mike Morgan Family GoLD SPoNSoRS Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Howard & Karin Evans Rand, Williams & Associates Union Bank SILVER SPoNSoRS William & Grace Ashby Central Coast Senior Services, Inc. Dr. Mark and Mrs. Patti Fagan Pure Water Bottling Company BRoNZE SPoNSoRS Jim and Renee Fuqua Macy's MBS Business Systems Ken and Francine Meadors INDIVIDUAL SPoNSoRS Paul Kandler MD & Kathie Kandler Bert Cutino, CEC, AAC, HOF Event Founder Greg Fatigati, Google Jeffrey Mora, Chef Jeff William Bennett, Corral de Tierra Country Club Tony Castellucci, Facebook Matt Bolton, Intercontinental The Clement Monterey Gabriel Arguelles, Tarpy's Roadhouse Wendy Brodie, Art of Food Jason Giles, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System Mo Tabib, The Fish Hopper Restaurant Karl Staub, The Sardine Factory Gino Ramos & Annamarie Kosa, The Lodge at Pebble Beach Dory Ford, AQUATERRA Culinary, Inc. Eduardo Coronel, Rio Grill Pablo Mellin, Roy's, The Inn at Spanish Bay Tom Snyder, Cella Josh Silva-Arias, Monterey Marriott Jorden Richardson, Savory Events Colin Moody, Ardent Edible/Ardent Culinaire Hollie Jo Jackson, La Crème Monterey Estevan Jimenez, Drummond Culinary Academy, Rancho Cielo Youth Campus Tony Baker, Montrio Bistro and Terry Teplitzky, Wild Thyme Deli & Café Jacques Wilson, C.E.C., El Camino Hospital Tim Wood, Carmel Valley Ranch Soerke Peters, ETATS-UNIS, French-American Bistro