Food and Beverage Participants Announced for 42nd Annual Atlantic Cape Community College Restaurant Gala

MAYS LANDING — The 42nd Annual Atlantic Cape Community College Restaurant Gala officially announced its complete list of food and beverage participants who will be on-hand for this year’s Broadway-themed event on Thursday, March 27, 6-9:30 p.m. at the Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center in Atlantic City.

Atlantic Cape would like to thank our Platinum Sponsors Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City and Tropicana Atlantic City; Silver Sponsors Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and Love, Tito’s; and Bronze Sponsor Ocean Casino Resort Atlantic City. We would especially like to recognize several of our long-standing participants: Dock’s Oyster House, Gregory’s Restaurant & Bar, Knife & Fork Inn, Renault Winery & Resort and Smithville Inn. The Restaurant Gala is also excited to welcome, Carmine’s Atlantic City and Cape Resorts’ Blue Pig and Rusty Nail to this year’s event.

List of participating restaurants:

• Academy of Culinary Arts
• 279 Social Kitchen & Craft Bar
• Prime Steakhouse
• Blue Pig Tavern
• Byrdcage Atlantic City
• Cardinal Atlantic City
• Carmine’s
• Council Oak Steaks & Seafood
• Cousin’s Restaurant
• Deauville Inn
• Dock’s Oyster House
• Dos Caminos
• Dougherty’s Steakhouse & Raw Bar
• Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen
• Gordon Ramsay Steak
• Gregory’s Restaurant & Bar
• Il Mulino New York
• il Verdi
• Knife & Fork Inn
• Kuro
• Kyle Timpson ’16 (Hell’s Kitchen Season 23 Winner!) and Anthony Della Vecchia ’15 (Tony Beef)
• La Strada at the Shore
• Morton’s The Steakhouse
• Nobu
• Noodles of the World
• Ocean Casino Resort
• Ossu Asian Tavern
• Renault Winery
• Resorts Casino Hotel
• Smithville Inn
• Superfrico Italian Restaurant
• The Rusty Nail
• Twenties Italian Restaurant

List of dessert participants:

• Academy of Culinary Arts
• Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
• Classic Cake and Symphony Pastry
• Dave & Buster’s, Atlantic City
• Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
• Lisa’s Sweet Treats
• Ocean Casino Resort
• Renault Winery
• Resorts Casino Hotel
• Tropicana Atlantic City

List of beverage participants:

• D&L Coffee Service
• Faith American Brewing Company
• Gallo Wine Sales of New Jersey
• International Sommelier, LLC
• Little Water Distillery
• Mamma Bella Cello & Liqueur
• Tito’s Handmade Vodka

50/50 cash raffle tickets are still available for $100 per ticket. First prize winner receives 30% of total sales, second prize 15% and third 5%. The winning dollar amount is based upon the total number of raffle tickets sold. All raffle drawings will be conducted at 8:30 p.m. on the evening of the Gala. Winners need not be present to win. Raffle ticket proceeds support an emergency fund for students attending Atlantic Cape, regardless of program of study. This fund is crucial to supporting students that encounter unexpected financial emergencies so they may continue their studies. Click here for raffle ticket purchase details.

This year’s Gala Goes Broadway-themed event will highlight the excitement, glitz and glamour of New York City’s world-renowned Broadway. The Gala will begin at 6 p.m. with a lavish cocktail reception in the Wildwood Ballroom featuring hors d’oeuvres prepared by the students of the Academy of Culinary Arts. A formal dinner will follow at 7 p.m. in the ballroom complete with sample signature dishes, desserts and some of the finest libations from more than 50 South Jersey establishments. The 50/50 cash raffle drawing, open bar, photo booth and live musical entertainment will round out the evening’s festivities.

The Annual Restaurant Gala, which is highly-regarded as the premier food and beverage fundraising event in the Atlantic City area, annually attracts 1,000 community and business leaders, government officials, food enthusiasts and friends of the college. Since its inception in 1984, the Restaurant Gala has raised more than $4.3 million for scholarships benefiting students attending the Academy of Culinary Arts, a student emergency fund and Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation operations. We are grateful for every contribution that helps the ACA provide quality educational and training opportunities, and ensures the continued success of our students.

Visit atlanticcape.edu/gala to purchase tickets and tables, and for sponsorship and advertising opportunities. For more information, please contact Kristin Jackson at kjackson@atlanticcape.edu or (609) 463-3621.

About Atlantic Cape Community College

Atlantic Cape Community College is a Middle States accredited, 2022 Achieving the Dream Leader College and Hispanic Serving Institution proudly serving the residents of Atlantic and Cape May counties. As a comprehensive, two-year community college, Atlantic Cape offers 47 undergraduate degree programs, and 33 certificate and workforce development professional series programs at its Mays Landing, Atlantic City and Cape May campuses. Atlantic Cape is home to the renowned Academy of Culinary Arts, rated the top culinary school in New Jersey, and for more than 50 years, our highly-acclaimed Nursing program. Atlantic Cape also partners with more than 30 colleges and four-year universities to offer students the opportunity to seamlessly earn a bachelor’s degree upon graduation.