Madison Beach Hotel Welcomes Chef Plum in Epicurean Series

On Feb 12, 2022, Madison Beach Hotel’s Epicurean Series will heat up this deep winter evening featuring celebrity culinarian Chef Plum.

A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America and currently the host of Seasoned on WNPR, Restaurant Road Trip on PBS, and Edible Magazine's "On the Road," Chef Plum is a multi-time Food Network winner.

Chef Plum will prepare an exclusive five-course dinner event, each paired with a featured cocktail or specially selected wine.

The evening begins with a welcome reception by a bonfire on the beach followed by a three-course dinner inside overlooking the Long Island Sound and concludes with an exquisite dessert.

Event begins promptly at 7 p.m. | Attire: Jackets

This ticketed and exclusive event has limited seating.

COVID Aware: Guests must attest to being vaccinated to attend and participate in this event.

PRICING: $125 inclusive per person, includes all food and beverage outlined below, gratuity and sales tax.

Reception

Butler Passed hors d’oeuvres:

Crispy King Crab - light tempura, comeback sauce, pork pixie dust

Foie Gras Baked Alaska - pepper jam, meringue

Paired with a Vodka upon arrival.

Dinner

FIRST COURSE

Oyster Stew | sherry steamed brunoise vegetables, pepper sauce, house-made dark rye saltines.

Wine Pairing to be announced

SECOND COURSE

Steelhead Salad | whipped smoked steelhead, hearty winter greens, root vegetable chips, garlic chive citrus dressing

Wine Pairing to be announced

THIRD COURSE

Elk Tenderloin | wild mushroom pierogi, Tillamook cheddar whip, crispy garlic chives

Wine Pairing to be announced

DESSERT COURSE

Inside out deep-fried Washington apple pie

Vanilla Whiskey Anglaise, crispy pie dough, candy red apple brittle

Wine Pairing to be announced

ABOUT CHEF PLUM

Born in Richmond, Virginia, Chef Plum is a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America with over 25 years of culinary experience. Chef Plum has worked all over the east coast in everything from five-star hotels to great small neighborhood restaurants. Since 2006 Chef Plum has been focused on bringing great, whole, farm foods to families, small parties, celebrities, and executives. Chef Plum has been featured on Food Network, ABC's The Taste, Ehow.com, Jamie Oliver’s Foodtube, Hallmark, The New York Times, national commercials, and many media outlets. A multiple time winner on Food Network making over 10 appearances with wins on Chopped open your basket, Guy’s Grocery Games, and America's best cook Regional Championship.

Chef Plum has a passion for simple, easy, farm foods, believing great food does not need gimmicks. Chef Plum's latest brainchild, the award-winning Dinner Underground has brought a series of pop-up restaurants to the Northeast. Chef Plum is the first chef to ever host a pop-up restaurant inside the walls of mall kitchen giant Williams-Sonoma.

Chef Plums series on OnlyGoodTV, “Random Acts of Cooking” is now available on OnlyGoodTV where he travels the country using food to help people. The first episode in the series shows Chef Plum organizing and executing a dinner for 700 US Navy Sailors. The second episode Chef helps some inner-city teens show love to their mentors.

He is also the host and executive producer of the incredibly popular series “Restaurant Road Trip” that was submitted for a New England Emmy.

Chef Plum is the host and producer of the acclaimed video series with Edible Magazine “On the Road.” The series focuses on where food comes from in an informative and comedic way and culminates with a recipe to end each episode. The show is available now on Amazon Prime!

Chef Plum's podcast “ Plumluvfoods Live ”, is a popular show among those in the culinary field and is a top 200 in the food category on iTunes with over 220 episodes. The show covers all angles of the business and has had great guests such as Guy Fieri, Troy Johnson from Food Network, Beau Macmillan, Emmy award winner Paul Mercurio and many more! The show is live every week on Spreaker Radio and podcast-ed to Stitcher, Spotify, Iheart, Itunes and everywhere podcasts are found. Chef Plum is a regular on Ct Style on WTNH, “BetterCT” on WFSB, FoxCT, Food Network, Star 99.9, and the nationally syndicated shows, “Better” and “Arise 360”.

He is also the Host of Seasoned on WNPR, a radio show broadcast in 4 states, all about great local food unlike any other!

The newest series Elite Chef is a branded content series for the Eli’s Restaurant group that Plum hosted and executive produced was a massive success that provided a platform for 7 chefs as well as getting the word out about Eli’s Restaurant Group. The series will soon be on Amazon Prime.

Chef Plum has served on the judging panel for many prestigious events including, Ny Hot Sauce Expo, Bacon and Beer Classic, The World Food Championship, and Ny Best Wing Festival. As well as a headline chef at many food festivals including the Sun Wine and Food festival at Mohegan Sun and Cuisines of the Sun at La Estancia.

Make it a Long Weekend!

Overnight accommodations are available at the award winning Madison Beach Hotel. Arrive Thursday in time for dinner and stay the weekend to explore the quaint Town of Madison. Click Here to Book Now.

Learn about Hilton CleanStay and how we are keeping guests safe. Learn More.

Madison Beach Hotel is located at 94 West Wharf Road, Madison, Connecticut.

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About Madison Beach Hotel

Madison Beach Hotel is a AAA Four Diamond Award-winning boutique resort and was chosen as

Top Performer for Hilton brand, the highest hotel award across all Hilton brands. The hotel, with 33 rooms offering luxurious accommodations with sweeping ocean views, private balconies, and beach, is part of Curio – A Collection by Hilton. Opened in May 2012, Madison Beach Hotel features The Wharf Restaurant with both dining room and porch seating, concierge spa, state-of-the-art fitness center and private yoga studio, and more than 5,000 square feet of private event space. Madison Beach Hotel is managed by Distinctive Hospitality Group.

Located at 94 West Wharf Road, Madison, Connecticut. For more information, please call: 203-245-1404 or visit: www.madisonbeachhotel.curiocollection.com | www.madisonbeachhotelweddings.com

About Hilton

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 18 world-class brands comprising more than 6,500 properties and more than one million rooms, in 119 countries and territories. Dedicated to fulfilling its founding vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed more than 3 billion guests in its more than 100-year history, earned a top spot on the 2020 World’s Best Workplaces list, and was named the 2020 Global Industry Leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. In 2020, Hilton CleanStay was introduced, bringing an industry-defining standard of cleanliness and disinfection to hotels worldwide. Through the award-winning guest loyalty program Hilton Honors, the more than 115 million members who book directly with Hilton can earn Points for hotel stays and experiences money cannot buy. With the free Hilton Honors mobile app, guests can book their stay, select their room, check in, unlock their door with a Digital Key and check out, all from their smartphone. Visit newsroom.hilton.com for more information, and connect with Hilton on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

About Curio Collection by Hilton

Curio Collection by Hilton is a global portfolio of more than 100 one-of-a-kind hotels and resorts in nearly 30 countries and territories. Curio Collection properties offer travelers authentic, curated experiences through distinctly local offerings and elevated amenities, while providing the benefits of Hilton and its award-winning guest loyalty program Hilton Honors. To make reservations, travelers can visit curiocollection.com. Read the latest brand and hotel stories at newsroom.hilton.com/curio, and connect with Curio Collection on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

About Distinctive Hospitality Group

Founded in 2010, Distinctive Hospitality Group is led by president and owner, Lou Carrier who offers years of experience in the hospitality industry and has overseen several of the most successful hotel establishments in the country. Lou launched DHG with a mission to build a portfolio of unique high-end hotels and comprised a solid team of seasoned hospitality professionals to work towards his dream. Located in Natick, MA, DHG is quickly building a name for its constant dedication to overseeing projects with lasting power and quality, ones that provide hotel guests and restaurant diners with the utmost in experience, service, style, and atmosphere. For more information, please visit: www.DistinctiveHospitalityGroup.com.

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