Benchmark Signs as Exclusive Senior Living Sponsor of 19th Annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival
Acclaimed Benchmark Chefs to Lead Sold-Out Wine-Pairing Seminar & to Serve Fresh, Seasonal Fine Food at Popular Annual Culinary Event
Benchmark Senior Living, the largest senior living provider in New England, is proud to be continuing its partnership with The Preservation Society of Newport County as the official senior living sponsor of the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival taking place September 19 – 22, 2024 at Rosecliff in Newport, RI. This year’s event will be headlined by celebrated Chef Jacques Pépin.
Benchmark’s support of the Festival highlights its commitment to dining at its 66 independent living, assisted living, memory care and continuing care communities throughout the Northeast.
“Whether it’s demonstrating a classic dish like Bananas Foster or handcrafting homemade seasonal soups, our communities make dining an experience our residents look forward to each day,” said John Hartmayer, chief operations officer and executive vice president of Benchmark. “For the second straight year, we’re delighted to demonstrate what senior living dining can and should be.”
On Sept. 21 at 4PM, Benchmark’s regional director of dining services and chef, Michael Eckrote, will be partnering with wine experts to lead Aged to Perfection: Culinary Seminar and Wine Pairing. The sold-out event will feature the artful dining experiences enjoyed by Benchmark residents perfectly paired with four different wines.
At the Tasting Tent, occurring each day of the Festival, Benchmark chefs will also be preparing and serving two carefully created dishes, an iced Autumn Cider Mocktail featuring Kombucha and warm Apple Fritters. These dishes will be prepared by acclaimed Benchmark chefs Robert Freemer III from Blenheim-Newport, a restaurant and resort chef and former owner of Happy Hollidays in Westerly with 35 years’ experience, David Silva, an award-winning chef who has been with Capitol Ridge at Providence for over 25 years and William Bonniol, Jr., from Greenwich Farms at Warwick, a Johnson & Wales graduate and Benchmark veteran known for his bold Italian food.
Click here to learn more about the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival or to learn more about dining at Benchmark communities go to https://www.benchmarkseniorliving.com/dining-services/.
