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2021 Tickets for DBG's Virtual Dinner Party

Delaware Botanic Gardens
2nd Annual Virtual Dinner Party
Menu and Tickets

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021  |  6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM
DINNER PICK-UP AT 5:00, 5:15 OR 5:30 PM
TICKETS $275 for 2 and $138 for 1

Join us for our 2nd annual virtual Delaware Botanic Gardens Fundraising Dinner. Once again the dinner will be catered by SoDel ConceptsChef Ronnie Burkle, a member of the DBG's Advisory Council, along with Chef Ryan Cunningham, Chef Alex Martinez, Chef Raul Rodriguez, and Chef Dru Tevis, have created a wonderful menu to compliment several wines from Bogle Vineyards. The virtual Dinner Party program includes:

  • Dinners picked up at either Fish On (Lewes), Northeast Seafood Kitchen (Ocean View) or Bluecoast (Rehoboth)

  • Broadcast live over the Internet

  • Special SoDel 5 course menu including wines from California

  • Hosted by SoDel Wine Director and Certified Sommelier Mike Zygmonski

  • Guitar and Vocals by Robbie LeBlanc from Bogle Vineyards

  • A special selection of Bogle Vineyard’s wines supplied by Banks Wines & Spirits

  • Music & vocals by Vincent Varrassi

  • $25,000 Challenge by Ron Bass and George Robbins

DINNER PICK-UP AT 5:00, 5:15 OR 5:30 PM AT 1 OF 3 SODEL RESTAURANTS

Dinner in SoDel’s Virtual Dining Room!

JOIN THE VIRTUAL DINNER AT 6:00 PM

Menu

SODEL HOUSE SWEET BREAD & SEASALT HONEY BUTTER

FIRST SHARED COURSE
CRAB DEVILED EGGS
Local Farm Eggs | Local Blue Crab | Whipped Yolk | Pickled Mustard Seeds
Old Bay | Hot Sauce 

SECOND SHARED COURSE
SMOKED FISH BOARD
Rainbow Salmon | Atlantic Salmon | Scallops | Smoked Peach Chutney
Stone Mustard | Toasted Rye Points 

THIRD SHARED COURSE
GRILLED PEACH & PECAN SALAD
302 Aquaponics Baby Red Leaf | Grilled Peaches | Candied Pecans
Rogue Smokey Blue Cheese | Balsamic Dijon Vinaigrette

FOURTH COURSE
SOUTHERN DELAWARE SURF & TURF
Fried Airline Chicken Breast | Broiled Crab Cake | Country Potato Salad
Pickled Toy Box Tomatoes White Peach & Corn Salad

SHARED DESSERT
SWEET BITES
Peach Almond Jam Bars | Cake Truffles | Marshmallow Treats
Assorted Cookies 

SERVED WITH:
Tito’s Delaware Peach Smash
Bogle Chardonnay | Bogle Pinot Noir

This year, Banks Wines and Spirits, one of DBG’s most loyal and generous supporters, along with Bogle Vineyards are supplying all the wines for our event. One Sauvignon Blanc and one Pinot Noir will be included with a dinner for two and a choice of a Sauvignon Blanc or a Pinot Noir will be included with a dinner for one.

If the Dinner Party Tickets indicate SOLD OUT, please contact Craig Sims at 610-241-2637 or craig.sims@delawaregardens.org to be added to the wait list for that item.


DONATE TO THE 2021 $25,000 CHALLENGE

$25,000 CHALLENGE DONORS
Junis Adkins
By the Yard
Coastal Point
Ruth Barnett
Carol & Tom Bason
Susan & Julian Booker
Karen Shupe & Norman Bowles
Stuart Brahs
John & Donna Buono
Peter & Frances Buttenheim
Steve & Peg Castorani
Sue Clark
Ray Bojarski & Diann Corsnitz
Phoebe Craven
Diane DePanfilis
Jenifer & Scott Edmonston
Nancy Frederick
Todd Fritchman
Patricia & Walter Foulkrod
Gallery One
Jerold Graff & Naomi Gelfand
Kevin & Heidi Gilmore
Karen Blood & Amy Grace
Frances & Richard Grote
Julia Guth
Jeremy & Shannon Hager
Craig Haggerty
Basil Hanlon
Jerry & Rosemary Hardiman
Jane Hines
Amy Hughes
Ellen Roney Hughes
Katherine Johnson
Stephen Pryce Lea & Robert Kiersnowski
Margaret & Bob Kimmel
Liz Lear
Carol Levin
Susan & Andy Lyons
Will & Sandy Lock
Marcia Marszalek
Mike & Sue Masciandaro
Alice Miller
Linda Miniscalco
Jack & Gail Neylan
Judith Nicholas
Erich Pfeffer
Jack & Sandy Powell
Peggie & Bob Ravida
Elisabeth Renninger
Ryan Revel
Jane Rice
Alison Willocks & Elizabeth Rives
Pauline & Thomas Rondeau
Diane Scobey & Jennifer Rubenstein
Thomas & Judith Sharp
Joanne & Mike Shipley
Jill Simeral
Craig & Beth Sims
Brian Stoehr - Wave Riding School
Barbara Svenson - Salon on Central
Sheryl J. Swed & Raymond J. Sander
Diane Tieger & Stephen Hornyak
Baldwin & Sara Tuttle
Paula & Vincent Varrassi
LeDee  & David Wakefield
Leslie Sinclair & Debbie Woods
Cam & Kathy Yorkston - Yorkston Consulting
Bonnie & Charlie Zonko

2021 DINNER SPONSORSHIP

Event Sponsors to Date

BLAZING STAR SPONSORS
Brent & Malinda Baker
Ted & Monica Banks
Coastal Point
Katherine & Mark Davidson
Electric Vehicle Institute
Kami Banks Kane & Sean Kane
Carol McCloud
Chuck Pennoni
Ron Bass & George Robbins
Sheryl J. Swed & Raymond J. Sander
SEA Studio Architects
Sussex County Council
Sussex County Land Trust
Town of Dagsboro
LeDee & David Wakefield

PURPLE MILKWEED SPONSORS
Tom & Carol Bason
Cape Gazette
Coastal Style Magazine
Gateway Garden Center
Nickle Electrical
North Creek Nurseries
Patti Drago & Rich Weissmann
Cam & Kathy Yorkston

CONEFLOWER SPONSORS
Barefoot Gardeners Club
Peter E Carter, It's About Kids, LLC.
Coastal Plant Care
Delaware Electric Cooperative
Jeremy & Shannon Hager
Kathy & Ken Lewis
Barbara Peters
Alison Willocks & Elizabeth Rives
Serendipity Quilt Shop
Tish Brey Photography

SEA HOLLY SPONSORS
Coventry Corporate Printing
Bancroft Construction
Delaware Beach Book
Margaret & Larry Brain
Judy & Fred Dayhoff
Michael Riska & Angie Dunson
Jane & Paul Galvin
Good Earth Market
Mary & George Hessler
Jefferson, Urian, Doane & Sterner, P.A.
Carolyn DePew & David Swayze
Anne Powell & Keller Williams Realty
Diane Scobey & Jennifer Rubinstein
Michael Sprouse
Karen Steenhoudt
Vincent & Paula Varrassi

 
Later Event: October 15
Fall Gardening for Wildlife