Celebrating DiRōNA’s 25th Anniversary
Royal Sonesta Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 18-21, 2015
Sunday, October 18
5:00pm – 9:00pm
2:00 – 4:00pm
6:00 – 9:00pm
Monday, October 19
8:00 – 9:00am
9:00 – 9:45am
9:45 – 10:00am
10:00 – 10:45am
11:30am
12:15 – 3:00pm
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 – 9:00am
9:00 – 9:45am
9:45 – 10:00am
10:00 – 11:30am
11:45am – 1:00pm
6:30 – 10:00pm
Wednesday, October 21
8:00 – 9:00am
9:00 – 9:45am
9:45 – 10:15am
10:15am – 11:00pm
5:00 – 6:00pm
6:00 – 9:00pm
Royal Sonesta Lobby: Registration
Teche Belle Grove: Board Luncheon and Meeting
Fleur de Lis & Courtyard: Opening Reception
Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse: Breakfast Buffet
Fleur de Lis Suite: Welcome and Opening Speeches
Break
Fleur de Lis: Perspectives on the changing shape of food culture and fine
dining in the South.: Corey Dane of Yelp and Liz Williams of Southern Food
and Beverage Museum
Moderator: Nicole DeBeaufort
Buses leave from Conti entrance
WWII Museum (off-site): Buffet Lunch, Movie and Tours
Transportation: Two 28-passenger buses
FREE EVENING
Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse: Breakfast Buffet
Fleur de Lis Suite: DiRōNA website seminar
Break
Fleur de Lis Suite: Chef’s Panel: Louisiana’s Changing Culinary Landscape,
10 years post-Katrina
Moderator: John Folse
Panelists: Brett Anderson, Susan Spicer, Neal Bodenheimer, Justin Duvallier,
Michael Gulotta
Fleur de Lis/Courtyard: Taste of NOLA
Dine-Around: Guests depart from Hotel lobby for selected DiRoNA Awardwinning restaurants (sign up for mystery restaurant at registration table in
the Royal Sonesta Lobby)
Irving Mayfield’s Playhouse: Breakfast Buffet
South Ballroom: Retrospective Panel: 25 years of DiRoNA
Break
R‘evolution: Master Sommelier Seminar (featuring Riedel) – Molly Wismeier
Evangeline A: Reception and Photos of Guests
Foyer and Ballroom: Gala Dinner by R’evolution
New Orleans’ “Seven Nations”
Leah Chase Presentation
Hall of Fame Presentation
Urbani Truffle Installation
Special Lifetime Achievement Award
Updated 10/13/2015