Executive Chef 
Dan Brunina
Ryland Inn
Whitehouse Station, NJ

“Funky Fishmonger”
Mark Drabich
Metropolitan Seafood & Gourmet
Lebanon, NJ

Farm Director/Executive Chef
Alec Gioseffi
Ironbound Farm & Ciderhouse
Asbury, NJ

James Beard Award Nominee®
Sean Gray
The Sergeantsville Inn
Sergeantsville, NJ

James Beard Award Semifinalist®
Melissa Hamilton
Canal House Station
Milford, NJ

James Beard Award Semifinalist®
Christopher Hirsheimer
Canal House Station
Milford, NJ

Executive Chef
Lance Knowling
Northridge at Woolverton Inn
Stockton, NJ

Chef/Partner
Andrew Mercado
D’Serve
Flemington, NJ

Chef/Partner
Shannon Mercado
D’Serve
Flemington, NJ

Pastry Chef/Owner
Melissa Murphy
Sweet Melissa Patisserie
Lebanon, NJ

Chef/Co-Owner
Cal Peternell
FiNNBAR
Frenchtown, NJ

James Beard Award Semifinalist®
Bob Truitt
Stockton Inn
Stockton, NJ

A Taste of Hunterdon, Presented by Explore Hunterdon is part of the Friends of James Beard Benefit series; events hosted by generous people, businesses, and organizations outside of JBF that provide critical funding for our programs. Each event supports our mission to champion a standard of Good Food for Good® anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.