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Seven
Women of Achievement Inducted into Les Dames d’Escoffier,
the
Pre-eminent Organization of Women Leaders in Food, Wine
and Hospitality
New
York, NY, October 2, 2015 – Les Dames d’Escoffier New York (LDNY),
the first and largest chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier
International, a 40-year-old non-profit organization
supporting women professionals in the food, fine beverage
and hospitality industries, welcomed seven women of
achievement in those fields at an induction ceremony held at
Restaurant Lafayette in New York City on September 28th.
The
evening was hosted by Linda Lawry, president of Les Dames
d’Escoffier New York and director of the International Wine
Center. A French-inspired dinner designed by noted Chef
Andrew Carmellini and served with Prosecco and select red
and white wines provided the culinary centerpiece of the
event.
The new
members, each of whom has achieved unique distinction and
stature in her industry, include:
· Carrie
Bachman, owner
of Carrie Bachman Public Relations, specializing in the
promotion of cookbook authors and publishers, with expertise
in event planning, fundraising and communications.
· Marybeth
Bentwood, executive
director of Wines of Chile USA, whose position encompasses
the marketing and communications for a multitude of Chilean
wine producers.
· Francine
Cohen, editor-in-chief
of Inside F&B, a
leading online trade magazine that covers the business of
the food, beverage and hospitality industries, and a
strategic marketing specialist with Inside
F&B Ink, a
consultancy for
those industries.
· Susannah
Gold, president
of Vigneto Communications, a public relations company
specializing in luxury wine and food, and the author of the
wine blog Avvinare. She
holds certifications from the Society of Wine Educators, the
Spanish Wine Academy, Wine and Spirits Educators Trust and
the Associazione Italiana Sommeliers.
· Rhoda
Kave, owner
and head chocolatier at Roni-Sue’s Chocolates, with a shop
at the Essex Street Market and a shop with production
facility on Forsythe Street, both in New York City’s Lower
East Side, and with shops and factory in Belize, the source
of Roni-Sue’s chocolate beans.
· Vincenza
Kelly, marketing
and promotion officer at the Italian Trade Commission, the
trade section of the Consulate General of Italy. She holds
wine certification from the Society of Wine Educators, Wine
& Spirits Education Trust, and The Court of Master
Sommeliers.
· Marjorie
Wolfson, director
of the Cook for Kids program at Wellness in the Schools, the
in-school program that educates children about healthy foods
and now serves 35,000 children in 60 New York City public
schools. She previously had a 15-year career as executive
chef at her own boutique catering and event production
company.
“We
welcome these extraordinary women into the New York chapter
of Les Dames d’Escoffier,” said chapter president Linda
Lawry. “They will join New York’s most acclaimed women
chefs, wine and hospitality professionals whose mission is
to empower other women to achieve careers in these fields
through advocacy, education and philanthropy.”
Sponsors
for the induction event included Kendall Jackson Wine
Estates, Zonin 1821 Prosecco, Dame Barbara Tober and
Chocolat Moderne.
Les Dames d’Escoffier/New York is the
founding and largest chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier
International, which began in 1973 as the first organization
devoted to professional women in food, wine and hospitality,
at a time when women were not recognized as leaders in those
fields. It is an invitational volunteer organization whose
mission is to inspire, empower and mentor women, enabling
them to pursue careers in the culinary and hospitality
professions through higher education. For more information,
visit
www.ldny.org
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