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Former Kennedy chef to visit Williams - April 11, 2008
WILLIAMSTOWN - Neil Connolly, the former personal chef of the Kennedy family will visit Williams College from Monday, April 14, to Thursday, April 17.
He will meet with college chefs and first cooks during his visit and prepare a dinner for students at Greylock Dining Hall on Thursday.
Adept at both the culinary and managerial sides of food services, Connolly has won over 35 gold medals in national and international competitions, including four gold medals at the 1988 Culinary Olympics in Germany, where he garnered a perfect score in pastry.
In 2006, he was invited to cook at the James Beard Foundation in New York City, a distinction only accorded to the finest culinary artists.
In addition to having strong roots and a wealth of experience in New England cooking, Connolly is expert in international cuisine, including French, kosher, Spanish, and Asian.
Although he never attending culinary school, Connolly was engaged to work as the personal chef of the Kennedy family at their Hyannis Port Compound. For a dozen years, Connolly supervised a staff of up to 50, keeping the Kennedy family kitchen stocked with their favorite dishes and orchestrating social events, often spontaneous and star-studded, such as a luncheon that Caroline Kennedy and Jackie Onassis threw for their cousin Maria Shriver, who was about to marry Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Connolly's years as a part of the Kennedy family inspired his April 2007 book, "The Kennedy Kitchen," a celebrated collection of nearly 175 recipes and unique snapshots of the family. There will be a book signing as part of the evening dinner he prepares at the college.
Connolly now serves as general manager and chef/partner of Doc's Restaurant which he began with partner Tom Winters. It has been named one of ZAGAT America's Top Restaurants and Florida Trend's Top 20 Best New Restaurants. |
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