Golf Chefs WOW on the Course and in the Kitchen at the Second Edition of Golf Kitchen Punta Mita, 2019.

ANNOUNCEMENT - AVON, CT, (May 2,2019) From April 25th to 28th, masterplan Punta Mita developer DINE , in collaboration with Golf Kitchen and Golf Kitchen Magazine , hosted the second edition of Golf Kitchen Punta Mita , a four-day special event that created a unique experience combining the best of golf with top gastronomic experiences. “The second edition was a hit from start to finish with a great crowd of locals and visitors creating many memorable moments and flavors on the golf courses and off, ” said Carl Emberson, Dire ctor of Marketing and Operations at Punta Mita . Pato Pérsico , Punta Mita’s own Executive Chef, welcomed guest chefs from some of the most prestigious Golf Clubs and Resorts in Mexico, Uruguay, and the USA who shared their culinary skills at the unique event. They included: • Anthony Giacoponello , Executive Chef & Joseph Klages, Executive Sous Chef at Sebonack Golf Club , Southampton, New York, USA. • Michael Ruggiero, Executive Chef at Glenarbor Golf Club , Bedford, New York, USA. • Tony Villanueva , Executive Chef at Edgewood Country Club , River Vale, New Jersey • Ricky Motta , Executive Chef at The Garzon Club , Uruguay. • Doug Blair, Executive Chef at Cassique at Kiawah Island Club , South Carolina, USA. • Damian Gilchrist, Executive Chef at Sankaty Head Golf Club , Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. • Lalo Palazuelos , Executive Chef at Club de Golf Bosque Real, Mexico. • Gastón Yelicich , Executive Chef at Cantegrill Country Club , and Chef-Owner at Cuatro Mares in Punta Del Este, Uruguay. • Yasuo Asai , Executive Chef at Asai Kaiseki Cuisine , Mexico • Marcelo Pereyra , Executive Chef at Coronel Pringles Restaurant , Argentina • Jose Carles Fabregas , Executive Chef-Owner at Downtown Boquerón By Chef Jose Carles , Puerto Rico • Jorge Gonzales , Executive Chef at Four Seasons, Punta Mita , Mexico. • Alicia Barajas , Executive Chef at Tail of the Whale, Punta Mita , Mexico. On April 25th, guest chefs represented their golf clubs at the second annual four–hole tournament to celebrate the kick off the second annual Golf Kitchen Punta Mita . Executive Chef Jose Carles Fabregas of Downtown Boquerón scored his way to victory over defending champion and dear friend and comrade Doug Blair. The atmosphere was full of laughs and cheers. The opening dinner was in the beautiful setting of the recently relaunched Pacifico Beach Club, where guest mixologists and live music kicked off the event in grand style. The theme was The Cuisine of the Americas with Guest Chefs Michael Ruggiero, Damian Gilchrist, Joseph Klages and Doug Blair creating dishes for the occasion with our own Chef Pato Pérsico. “What an incredible four days at this year’s Golf Kitchen Punta Mita. The camaraderie that is developing with all of the Chefs, members, and guests is very rewarding to witness. I’m very proud of every Chef and Sous Chef for creating such a lavish selection of culinary Delights!” said Diana DeLucia, Founder of Golf Kitchen and Golf Kitchen Culinary Excellence Awards and Golf Kitchen Magazine. The following day, the Bahia Golf Cours e was the perfect setting to begin the tournament, offering amazing views of the Pacific Ocean and Banderas Bay with wavy terrain to show off players’ putting skills. Later, guests were able to choose between three spectacular sellout dinners: Carolina , the signature restaurant at The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, with Executive Chef Anthony Giacoponello of Sebonack Golf Club created a mouth watering affair that wowed the guests and diners. attending. Sufito , the new on-the-water restaurant at Sufi Ocean Club , featured Executive Chef Gastón Yelicich, of Cuatro Mares who created a delicious three-course Latin American menu for the members and guests attending. . Pacifico Beach Club , overlooking the gorgeous white sand beach, were treated to a menu from Executive Chef Lalo Palazuelos of Club de Golf Bosque Real. The closing gala was celebrated at the Kupuri Beach Club , where guests took a culinary tour of the regions and styles of our guest chefs as they showcased their own culinary passions and inspirations. Our guest chefs Anthony Giacoponello, Jose Carles, Yasuo Asai, Tony Villanueva and Punta Mita’s own Pato Pérsico and his culinary team created an extraordinary 4-course menu--truly the perfect finish to a fantastic weekend in Mexico’s premier luxury resort destination. To wrap up the first edition of Golf Kitchen Punta Mita, Sunday Brunch took place at The Pacifico Beach Club, overlooking the gorgeous white sand beach. Host Chef Pato Pérsico and guest chefs Marcelo Pereyra, Lalo Palazuelos, Gaston Yelicich & Ricki Motta “putt” this edition of Golf Kitchen Punta Mita to bed, bidding “hasta luego” to old and new friends. A silent and live auction sponsored by GrandStand Sports and called by Punta Mita's own Carl Emberson, took place raising funds for the local foundations Peace & Fundacion Punta de Mita. An enormous thank you to our sponsors Riviera Nayarit Visitors and Convention Bureau , St Regis Punta Mita Resort , Grey Goose , Tequila Patron and Copa Airlines for the unforgettable culinary and sporting experience. Golf Kitchen Punta Mita is now an annual addition to Punta Mita’s offerings. Save the date for next year’s Golf Kitchen Punta Mita scheduled for April 30th – May 3rd, 2020! STAY TUNED FOR HIGHLIGHTS ON THE COURSE AND IN THE KITCHEN. ### About Punta Mita Punta Mita is an ultra-luxurious, 1,500-acre resort and residential community situated in the Riviera Nayarit, north of Puerto Vallarta. It lies on a private spear-shaped peninsula surrounded by white sand beaches, Pacific Ocean waters and lush tropical flora. Punta Mita is home to private villas and residences, two 5-Diamond rated Resorts (The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort and Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita), a Tennis Center, four unique Resident’s Beach Clubs, and two Jack Nicklaus Signature Championship Golf Courses. Pacifico Golf Course is best known for its famous island green, “The Tale of the Whale”, the world’s only natural ocean island green. The Bahia Golf Course in Punta Mita offers more slopes around the greens and heavy contours to create more movement on the fairways and greens. www.puntamita.com DINE, Mexico’s premier real estate development company, is the owner and developer of Punta Mita. DINE’s real estate portfolio includes commercial, residential and master planned communities throughout Mexico. DINE was founded in 1978 to serve the specific needs of the most affluent sectors in Mexico, establishing unprecedented design quality in residential, commercial, leisure and corporate real estate development. www.dine.com.mx About Golf Kitchen The Golf Kitchen concept was initially born at a meeting at Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton in 2010. With some solid ideas, Diana DeLucia created her first book and proof of concept titled Golf Club World, Behind the Gates which published in 2013. The recipes and culinary stories proved to be very popular, and thus the Golf Kitchen book concept was realized. DeLucia traveled the USA and the world to uncover some of the most exceptional Private Golf and Country Club and Resort teams. The first Golf Kitchen book was launched at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York and hosted by Executive Chef Rhy Waddington and a star-studded line up of Private Golf and Country Club Chefs from the USA and abroad cooking a food and wine tasting menu for the members and guests that will always be a night to remember. A similar event quickly followed at Cassique at Kiawah Island Club , South Carolina which was hosted by Executive Chef Doug Blair and once again included a collaboration of an elite group of chefs from Private Golf and Country Clubs from the USA and abroad. It was at Cassique that the magazine concept was born, and Golf Kitchen Magazine is now in its second year. Golf Kitchen Punta Mit a, an annual four-day golf and culinary extravaganza followed and was hosted in Punta Mita , Mexico - which boasts both Four Seasons and St. Regis resorts on the property and two renowned Jack Nicklaus Signature-designed golf courses, Pacifico and Bahia – on April of 2018 with the help and support of Punta Mita's Director of Marketing and Communications, Carl Emberson . To see more about this yearly event please visit www.golfkitchenpuntamita.com The Golf Kitchen Culinary Excellence Awards launched its inaugural event at Edgewood Country Club in New Jersey on October 4th, 2018 and now has a new home at the prestigious GlenArbor Golf Club , in Bedford, New York USA. The second book in the Golf Kitchen series is titled Golf Kitchen Americas and will launch at the “ Golf Kitchen Culinary Excellence Awards” at GlenArbor Golf Club on August 19th, 2019. For more information about Golf Kitchen Americas, please contact the author, Diana DeLucia. MEDIA CONTACTS: Diana DeLucia Golf Kitchen Books, Awards and Magazine. 860 406 1782 [email protected] Mexico : Jorge Patino Punta Mita Resort [email protected] 52 33-11-33-21-64 US and Canada : Karen Argow The Argow Agency 415-602-7836 [email protected] ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

ANNOUNCEMENT - AVON, CT,  (May 2,2019) From April 25th to 28th, masterplan Punta Mita developer DINE, in collaboration with Golf Kitchen and Golf Kitchen Magazine, hosted the second edition of Golf Kitchen Punta Mita, a four-day special event that created a unique experience combining the best of golf with top gastronomic experiences.

“The second edition was a hit from start to finish with a great crowd of locals and visitors creating many memorable moments and flavors on the golf courses and off, ” said Carl Emberson, Director of Marketing and Operations at Punta Mita.

Pato Pérsico, Punta Mita’s own Executive Chef, welcomed guest chefs from some of the most prestigious Golf Clubs and Resorts in Mexico, Uruguay, and the USA who shared their culinary skills at the unique event. They included:

• Anthony Giacoponello, Executive Chef & Joseph Klages, Executive Sous Chef at Sebonack Golf Club, Southampton, New York, USA.
• Michael Ruggiero, Executive Chef at Glenarbor Golf Club, Bedford, New York, USA.
• Tony Villanueva, Executive Chef at Edgewood Country Club, River Vale, New Jersey
•   Ricky Motta, Executive Chef at The Garzon Club, Uruguay.
•   Doug Blair, Executive Chef at Cassique at Kiawah Island Club, South Carolina, USA.
•   Damian Gilchrist, Executive Chef at Sankaty Head Golf Club, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.
•   Lalo Palazuelos, Executive Chef at Club de Golf Bosque Real, Mexico.
•   Gastón Yelicich, Executive Chef at Cantegrill Country Club, and Chef-Owner at Cuatro Mares in Punta Del Este, Uruguay.
•   Yasuo Asai, Executive Chef at Asai Kaiseki Cuisine, Mexico
•   Marcelo Pereyra, Executive Chef at Coronel Pringles Restaurant, Argentina
•   Jose Carles Fabregas, Executive Chef-Owner at Downtown Boquerón By Chef Jose Carles, Puerto Rico
•   Jorge Gonzales, Executive Chef at Four Seasons, Punta Mita, Mexico.
•   Alicia Barajas, Executive Chef at Tail of the Whale, Punta Mita, Mexico.

On April 25th, guest chefs represented their golf clubs at the second annual four–hole tournament to celebrate the kick off the second annual Golf Kitchen Punta Mita. Executive Chef Jose Carles Fabregas of Downtown Boquerón scored his way to victory over defending champion and dear friend and comrade Doug Blair. The atmosphere was full of laughs and cheers. The opening dinner was in the beautiful setting of the recently relaunched Pacifico Beach Club, where guest mixologists and live music kicked off the event in grand style. The theme was The Cuisine of the Americas with Guest Chefs Michael Ruggiero, Damian Gilchrist, Joseph Klages and Doug Blair creating dishes for the occasion with our own Chef Pato Pérsico.

“What an incredible four days at this year’s Golf Kitchen Punta Mita. The camaraderie that is developing with all of the Chefs, members, and guests is very rewarding to witness. I’m very proud of every Chef and Sous Chef for creating such a lavish selection of culinary Delights!” said Diana DeLucia, Founder of Golf Kitchen and Golf Kitchen Culinary Excellence Awards and Golf Kitchen Magazine.

The following day, the Bahia Golf Course was the perfect setting to begin the tournament, offering amazing views of the Pacific Ocean and Banderas Bay with wavy terrain to show off players’ putting skills. Later, guests were able to choose between three spectacular sellout dinners:

Carolina, the signature restaurant at The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, with Executive Chef Anthony Giacoponello of Sebonack Golf Club created a mouth watering affair that wowed the guests and diners. attending.

Sufito, the new on-the-water restaurant at Sufi Ocean Club, featured Executive Chef Gastón Yelicich, of Cuatro Mares who created a delicious three-course Latin American menu for the members and guests attending. .

Pacifico Beach Club, overlooking the gorgeous white sand beach, were treated to a menu from Executive Chef Lalo Palazuelos of  Club de Golf Bosque Real.

The closing gala was celebrated at the Kupuri Beach Club, where guests took a culinary tour of the regions and styles of our guest chefs as they showcased their own culinary passions and inspirations. Our guest chefs Anthony Giacoponello, Jose Carles, Yasuo Asai, Tony Villanueva and Punta Mita’s own Pato Pérsico and his culinary team created an extraordinary 4-course menu--truly the perfect finish to a fantastic weekend in Mexico’s premier luxury resort destination.

To wrap up the first edition of Golf Kitchen Punta Mita, Sunday Brunch took place at The Pacifico Beach Club, overlooking the gorgeous white sand beach. Host Chef Pato Pérsico and guest chefs Marcelo Pereyra, Lalo Palazuelos, Gaston Yelicich & Ricki Motta “putt” this edition of Golf Kitchen Punta Mita to bed, bidding “hasta luego” to old and new friends. A silent and live auction sponsored by GrandStand Sports and called by Punta Mita's own Carl Emberson, took place raising funds for the local foundations Peace & Fundacion Punta de Mita.

An enormous thank you to our sponsors Riviera Nayarit Visitors and Convention Bureau, St Regis Punta Mita Resort, Grey Goose, Tequila Patron and Copa Airlines for the unforgettable culinary and sporting experience.

Golf Kitchen Punta Mita is now an annual addition to Punta Mita’s offerings. Save the date for next year’s Golf Kitchen Punta Mita scheduled for April 30th – May 3rd, 2020!

STAY TUNED FOR HIGHLIGHTS ON THE COURSE AND IN THE KITCHEN.

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About Punta Mita
Punta Mita is an ultra-luxurious, 1,500-acre resort and residential community situated in the Riviera Nayarit, north of Puerto Vallarta. It lies on a private spear-shaped peninsula surrounded by white sand beaches, Pacific Ocean waters and lush tropical flora. Punta Mita is home to private villas and residences, two 5-Diamond rated Resorts (The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort and Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita), a Tennis Center, four unique Resident’s Beach Clubs, and two Jack Nicklaus Signature Championship Golf Courses. Pacifico Golf Course is best known for its famous island green, “The Tale of the Whale”, the world’s only natural ocean island green. The Bahia Golf Course in Punta Mita offers more slopes around the greens and heavy contours to create more movement on the fairways and greens. www.puntamita.com

DINE, Mexico’s premier real estate development company, is the owner and developer of Punta Mita. DINE’s real estate portfolio includes commercial, residential and master planned communities throughout Mexico. DINE was founded in 1978 to serve the specific needs of the most affluent sectors in Mexico, establishing unprecedented design quality in residential, commercial, leisure and corporate real estate development. www.dine.com.mx

About Golf Kitchen
The Golf Kitchen concept was initially born at a meeting at Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton in 2010. With some solid ideas, Diana DeLucia created her first book and proof of concept titled Golf Club World, Behind the Gates which published in 2013. The recipes and culinary stories proved to be very popular, and thus the Golf Kitchen book concept was realized. DeLucia traveled the USA and the world to uncover some of the most exceptional Private Golf and Country Club and Resort teams. The first Golf Kitchen book was launched at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York and hosted by Executive Chef Rhy Waddington and a star-studded line up of Private Golf and Country Club Chefs from the USA and abroad cooking a food and wine tasting menu for the members and guests that will always be a night to remember. A similar event quickly followed at Cassique at Kiawah Island Club, South Carolina which was hosted by Executive Chef Doug Blair and once again included a collaboration of an elite group of chefs from Private Golf and Country Clubs from the USA and abroad. It was at Cassique that the magazine concept was born, and Golf Kitchen Magazine is now in its second year.

Golf Kitchen Punta Mita, an annual four-day golf and culinary extravaganza followed and was hosted in Punta Mita, Mexico - which boasts both Four Seasons and St. Regis resorts on the property and two renowned Jack Nicklaus Signature-designed golf courses, Pacifico and Bahia – on April of 2018 with the help and support of Punta Mita's Director of Marketing and Communications, Carl Emberson. To see more about this yearly event please visit www.golfkitchenpuntamita.com

The Golf Kitchen Culinary Excellence Awards launched its inaugural event at Edgewood Country Club in New Jersey on October 4th, 2018 and now has a new home at the prestigious GlenArbor Golf Club, in Bedford, New York USA.

The second book in the Golf Kitchen series is titled Golf Kitchen Americas and will launch at the “Golf Kitchen Culinary Excellence Awards” at GlenArbor Golf Club on August 19th, 2019.

For more information about Golf Kitchen Americas, please contact the author, Diana DeLucia.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Diana DeLucia
Golf Kitchen Books, Awards and Magazine.
860 406 1782
[email protected]

Mexico:
Jorge Patino
Punta Mita Resort
[email protected]
52 33-11-33-21-64

US and Canada:
Karen Argow
The Argow Agency
415-602-7836
[email protected]