FALL 2010 - Les Dames d'Escoffier International

ATLANTA NAMEDHOST CITY FOR 2011CONFERENCERich in diversity, history andtradition, Atlanta representsthe best of the new South– vibrant and modern withworld-class dining andshopping. After visiting severalAtlanta properties, GregJewell and the LDEI boardhave thoughtfully chosen theBuckhead Ritz-Carlton to bethe hotel site of the 2011 LesDames annual conference.Dubbed the “grande dame” ofAtlanta’s luxury hotels by Food& Wine magazine, the Ritz isfamous for pampering guestsand offers one of the city’stop tables. It recently won a2010 AAA Five Diamond HotelAward. With their signaturetouch of Southern hospitality,the Atlanta Dames will “throw”a conference you surely won’twant to miss!CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: LDEI ice carving. Ritz-Carlton Executive Pastry Chef James Satterwhite creates pulled sugar flowers. Dame GloriaSmiley and Grande Dame Shirley Corriher. Dottie Koteski samples the magnificent French cheeseboard at the Ritz. L-R Kathy Gottsacker and MaryEllen Griffin. LDEI board members at the Ritz ( L.-R.): Mary Moore, Mary Ellen Griffin, Dottie Koteski, Sandy Hu, Kathy Gottsacker, Susan Slack andSuzanne Brown.12 L e s D a m e s d ’ E s c o f f i e r I n t e r n a t i o n a l