Tickets Available for Trio Dinner Fundraiser for Hospitality Education
The Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association is hosting its fourth annual Trio Dinner 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 19, at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel, the presenting sponsor. The business-attire event is open to the public.
The Trio Dinner is the culmination of a culinary arts mentorship program that pairs a professional chef with two students, one in high school and one in college. Each trio will showcase unique cuisine at the dinner. The Myrtle Beach chapter of the American Culinary Federation and local pastry students will prepare the desserts for the event.
Along with excellent fare, the event includes entertainment by the Coastal Carolina University’s Jazz After Hours and After Hours Combo bands and a silent auction benefiting hospitality educational programming.
“The Trio Dinner is a world-class event—great food, great chefs for a great cause,” said Chef Mike Ford, Vidalia’s at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel. “The event is such a wonderful opportunity for the chefs to showcase their culinary abilities and to work with the students, knowing that we’re mentoring our future chefs.”
New this year, the event will feature a judging component to get competitive juices flowing. Celebrity chef judges and local American Culinary Federation judges will participate.
High school students participating in the mentorship program are from the Academy for Technology and Academics. This magnet school receives students throughout Horry County, who have an opportunity to sample hospitality courses including culinary arts in the middle and early high school years. The college students completing the trio are from the culinary arts program at Horry-Georgetown Technical College.
Celebrated chefs, who will be creating the dinner’s cuisine with the students, are some of the finest in the area and include Mike Ford, Vidalia’s; James Clark, Waterscapes at Marina Inn at Grande Dunes; Peter Gennaro III, Café Amalfi at Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort; Robert Beuth, Carriage House Club; Julien Lancrerot, Omaha Steakhouse and Fisheye Grill at Kingston Plantation; Jeff Edwards, Greg Norman’s Australian Grille; Casey Blake, Drunken Jack’s Restaurant & Lounge; Eric Stancell, Travinia Italian Kitchen; Mike Gadson, Marlin Restaurant at Springmaid Beach Resort; and Chef Steven Musolf, High Hammock. Additional chefs are expected to participate.
The Trio Dinner supports and promotes the hospitality industry’s culinary arts profession and gives each student real-world experience in creating an original dish with the guidance of an executive chef. A portion of the event proceeds goes to MBAHA scholarship funds for hospitality and culinary education. More than $15,000 has been contributed to the association’s educational endeavors since the program began.
Trio Dinner tickets are $85 per person with discounts for multiple ticket packages, which can be purchased online at TrioDinner.org or by calling the MBAHA office at (843) 626-9668. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Only 200 tickets are available, offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
The event is made possible by generous contributions from local sponsors including Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel, Leisure Time Unlimited, Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Partnership and Cintas.
For more information, contact the MBAHA office or visit TrioDinner.org.
Source: Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association
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