Chefdance Mixes Gourmet Dining, Celebrities, Charity and Top Films at Sundance 2007

Top Celebrities Expected Each Night at the Highly-Anticipated Event

By Gregg Schwenk

Following in the footsteps of Rocco di Spirito and Tyler Florence, celebrity natural food chef Bethenny Frankel (Martha Stewart?s The Apprentice) will co-host Chefdance 2007, which will take place during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Chefdance, founded by Kenny Griswold, is a ten-day culinary event where world-famous chefs prepare their exclusive signature dishes for 250 invited guests, including celebrities, socialites, entertainment industry executives, musicians and media.

Chefdance takes place in the Onassis Restaurant in the Harry O?s building, a nightclub and live music venue that hosts top name musical acts almost every evening during Sundance. Scheduled performers include All American Rejects, Matis Yahoo, Mos Deff, Nelly, Akon, Talib Kweli, Pharell Williams, Nas, Mickey Avalon and Paul Oakenfeld. Performances are sponsored by National Lampoon, MySpace, Rayban, Blender, X-dance, Big Sky Films and RVCA Clothing.

There will also be a separate acoustic lounge called the Zone Bar throughout Chefdance. Music from the Zone Bar will be piped into Chefdance during the last four days of the festival and includes acts such as Joss Stone, Joan Osbourne, Lindsay Buckingham, Johnny Lang, Keb Mo, James Morrison, Mark Broussard, Shelby Lynn, Daniel Powter, Shawn Colvin and Babyface Edmonds.

Chefdance 2007 sponsors include Citigroup, IndieVest, Peninsula Advisors, Rothschild Wines, Voss Water, The Dream Foundation, Myspace, Rayban, Big Sky Films and The Golden Door, among others.

2007 Chefdance Schedule:

Thursday, Jan. 18th:
Chef: Michelle Bernstein & Joseph Ojeda (Social Hollywood ?
Los Angeles)
Hosted by Citigroup

Friday, Jan. 19th:
Chef: Gerry Garvin
Hosted by Indievest

Saturday, Jan. 20th:
Chef: Kerry Simon (Simon ? Los Angeles & Las Vegas)
Hosted by MySpace.com

Sunday, Jan. 21st:
Chef: Douglas Keane (Cyrus ?Sonoma)
Film Cast: The Waitress
Hosted by Vida Tequila

Monday, Jan. 22nd:
Chef: Tod Miller (STK ?New York)
Film Cast: Pool
Hosted by ePassporte

Tuesday, Jan. 23rd:
Chef: Dru Scheidell (Park City)
Film Cast: Summer Rain
Live for the Challenge Charity Night (L4TVC)

Wednesday, Jan. 24th:
Chef: Tony Mantuano (Spiaggia ?Chicago)
Film Cast: The Good Life

Thursday, Jan. 25th:
Chef: Shawn McClain (Green Zebra ? Chicago)
Dream Foundation Charity Event

Friday, Jan. 26th:
Chef: Tory McPhail (Commander?s Palace ? New Orleans)
Hosted by Golden Door Spa

Saturday, Jan. 27th:
Chef: Ken Oringer (Boston ? Clio)
Women Beyond Cancer Charity Night

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Gregg Schwenk is a writer, educator, and entrepreneur. He reports on a number of various subjects including: film, art, technology and politics. Mr. Schwenk is an adjunct professor at CSUF's Center for Entertainment and Tourism located in Orange County, California. He is also a consultant and advisor to several entertainment and technology firms. In 2005, Mr. Schwenk was appointed by the US Secretary of Commerce, to the District Export Council. He has a BA from the University of California, Berkeley and completed the Advanced Management Program at USC.

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