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MICHEL CORNU - RAYMOND VINEYARDS<br />
Michel Cornu<br />
RAYMOND VINEYARDS<br />
Michel Cornu is the Director of Cuisine & Hospitality for Boisset Family<br />
Estates, where he creates menus and oversees all fine dining experiences for<br />
Raymond Vineyards, DeLoach and Buena Vista. Chef Michel’s panache for<br />
hospitality delights each guest, and his talent in the kitchen leaves a delicious and<br />
memorable experience. His goal is to create beautiful food with expressive taste<br />
and flavor while using seasonal ingredients.<br />
Michel was born and raised in Paris, France and began his career in the U.S. in<br />
1978. Michel loved to watch his father, who was also a chef and restaurant owner.<br />
“The nice thing about working at a winery, versus a restaurant, is the ability to<br />
prepare different dishes every day, rather than being confined to the same menu<br />
night after night,” he mentioned.<br />
Prior to joining the Boisset Family Estates team, Michel was the private chef<br />
for The Consulate General of Switzerland, San Francisco. From 1991 to 2005,<br />
he launched the culinary program at Far Niente Winery and was responsible<br />
for private, special, corporate and fundraiser events. Serving as a restaurant<br />
chef and manager at various locations nationally, including Auberge du Soleil<br />
in Rutherford, CA, Michel began his entrepreneurial career in 1987 with<br />
the launch of a successful catering business and also acquired Mama Nina’s<br />
restaurant in Yountville, California, which he sold in 1991. He continuously<br />
acts as a consultant for various areas and restaurants, recently working with Sun<br />
Valley, ID, to revise and upgrade their restaurants.<br />
Tim Creehan<br />
CUVEE BISTRO, CUVEE CATERING, CUVEE 30A, & GRILL PLUS<br />
Chef Tim Creehan is the proprietor of Cuvee Bistro and Cuvee Catering in<br />
Destin, and Grill Plus. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and spent most<br />
of his childhood and young adult life in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before settling<br />
on the Emerald Coast. Creehan’s culinary legacy remains irrevocably ensconced<br />
throughout Destin’s eateries as their menus continue to capitalize on his award<br />
winning signature dishes.<br />
Dubbed Destin’s celebrity chef, Creehan’s stellar reputation of culinary<br />
excellence has landed him incalculable awards, television and radio appearances,<br />
and an array of prolific clientele, including Bruce Willis, Amy Grant, Vince Gill,<br />
Rachel Hunter, and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. He served as special<br />
guest Chef de Cuisine at the Sundance Film Festival, where he fed flocks of the<br />
famous at the Entertainment Tonight/Getty Images/Gibson Guitar Lodge,<br />
including Matthew Broderick, Danny Glover, Alan Rickman, Rachel Taylor,<br />
John Legend, and more.<br />
Cuvee Bistro consistently garners multiple awards annually, including Florida<br />
Trend’s Golden Spoon, Best of the Emerald Coast, Best in Destin,<br />
Opentable.com Diner’s Choice, Tripadvisor’s Certificate of Excellence, Finest<br />
on the Emerald Coast, and 2013’s newly christened Emerald Fork award. Cuvee<br />
also holds the unique distinction of winning Destin’s only Wine Spectator Award<br />
of Excellence for both 2011 and 2012.<br />
TIM CREEHAN - CUVEE BISTRO, CUVEE CATERING, CUVEE 30A, & GRILL PLUS<br />
46 DESTIN CHARITY WINE AUCTION FOUNDATION 2015 AUCTION CATALOG 47
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