Join us for a cheesy soiree to raise money to honor Daphne Zepos, a friend of Di Bruno Bros. and a trailblazer in the global cheese community. We're hosting a cocktail party to celebrate our friendships with some of the world’s most acclaimed makers and more importantly, raise funds for the Daphne Zepos Teaching Award (DZTA). The DZTA is a scholarship that helps to grow squads of cheese professionals who teach about the history, culture and techniques in making, aging and selling cheese - a cause near and dear to our hearts! Tickets are $80 for one, or $150 if you buy a pair.
Come hungry. (And thirsty). Besides having the opportunity to chat one on one with our esteemed specialty food friends and colleagues, you'll be sampling multiple cheeses, charcuterie, and olive oils. The Di Bruno Bros. culinary team has designed a menu that intertwines and highlights our friends’ incredible items. Wash it all down with a complimentary selection of curated wine and beer pairings and a bar.
In addition to enjoying a fabulous and perfectly curated pairing - you'll have the opportunity to bid on incredible imported items during our Silent Auction, chances to win fantastic gift baskets, enjoy our cheesy photo booth...and leave with a goodie bag full of our favorite sweet treats!
2019 List of Legends:
Andy Hatch: Pleasant Ridge Reserve
Todd & Maugan Trethowan: Pitchfork Cheddar
Paolo Tanara: Tanara Prosciutto
Mateo Kehler: Jasper Hill
Adele Ravasio: Cas'Arrigoni
Betty & Martin Koster: L'Amuse, Brabander
Jan & Roos: Wilde Weide
1605 Manchego
Philippe Goux: Comte Marcel Petit
Giorgio Cravero: Cravero Parm
David Gremmels: Rogue River Smokey Blue
Paula Forcello: Italian Mostarda
Bruno Gritti: Quattro Portoni
Laura Davenport: Tulip Tree Creamery
Paula Calciolara: Le Tamerici
About The Daphne Zepos Teaching Award
Daphne Zepos was a trailblazer in the global cheese community as well as a visionary. She has worked with almost all the cheese experts featured in this pinnacle event and influenced the quality, care and respect for cheeses around the world and the people who make them. In her final hour, she worked with her colleagues to form the DZTA, Daphne Zepos Teaching Award, a program designed to support cheese professionals in their advancement of knowledge and information sharing among their peers. All proceeds of the Legends of the Food World 2019 event will go towards this scholarship.