Media Alert

WHAT:
Chef Marc Murphy and Chef Anne Burrell will host a culinary demonstration and dinner at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa.

Tickets are priced at $150 per person and may be purchased by calling (813) 627-6630 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Space is limited for the event, which includes a culinary demonstration and a “Meet & Greet” with the celebrity chefs in Plum VIP Lounge as well as a four-course dinner in Murphy’s restaurant, Grey Salt.

During the demonstration, guests will be treated to hors d’oeuvres, immediately followed by the four-course dinner featuring alternate courses by Murphy and Burrell.

Burrell is the host of Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America” and “Worst Cooks in America – Celebrity Edition.” She was also one of Iron Chef Mario Batali’s sous chefs in the “Iron Chef America” series and appears on other shows on the network such as “Beat Bobby Flay,” “Chopped” and “The Best Thing I Ever Ate.”

Murphy serves as the Chef and owner of Benchmarc Restaurants (Landmarc & Ditch Plains) and Benchmarc Events by Marc Murphy, and is the Chef and partner at Kingside in the Viceroy Central Park as well as the Chef and partner of Grey Salt at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. He is a regular judge on the Food Network’s top-rated show, “Chopped” and “Chopped Junior” and has appeared on “Guy’s Grocery Games,” “Beat Bobby Flay,” and the Rachael Ray show among others. He is also the author of “Season with Authority: Confident Home Cooking.”

WHEN:
Saturday, November 12
Culinary Demonstration / “Meet & Greet”: 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7:30 p.m.

WHERE:   
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa
5223 North Orient Road
Tampa, FL  33610

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CONTACTS:

Tara Halper, Key Group Worldwide for Chef Marc Murphy and Chef Anne Burrell, (212) 988-7702, [email protected]
Nikki Yourison, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, (813) 627-7623, [email protected]
Chris Dirato, Bitner Group, (954) 703-7938, [email protected]