COEX 2009

Our 8th Annual CEO Private Dinner Event and After Dinner Reggae Party.  This year our dinner was held at Emeril Lagasse’s Tchop Chop, rated the number one restaurant for resort dining in Florida.

This year’s dinner event took place on Monday, March 2nd from 7:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. during the International Foodservice Manufacturing Association’s CO-EX 2009, National Chain Operator Exchange. We featured an interactive, free flowing, six-course stationed dinner accompanied by wine and tropical beverage pairings. Tchoup Chop is located on the Universal Studios property at The Loews Royal Pacific Resort at 6300 Hollywood Way, Orlando, Florida.

This year's “After Party” was held from 9:30 P.M. until 2:00 A.M. at Bob Marley’s featuring a live reggae band.  Bob Marley’s is located on Universal Studios City Walk, a five minute walk or boat ride from Tchoup Chop. Bob Marley—A Tribute to Freedom:  This property is a replica of Bob Marley's open air home in Kingston, Jamaica where you'll enjoy a lively reggae band while you take in the music, heritage and lyrical imagery of the legendary King of Reggae in an island inspired atmosphere.

Tchoup Chop is a play on the name Tchoupitoulas Street, the location of Emeril's flagship restaurant in New Orleans. Tchoup Chop offers a unique culinary journey and brings Asian and Polynesian flavor influences mixed with Emeril's signature flavors. 

Emeril Lagasse offers a dining experience unlike any other created by the famous master chef in both atmosphere and menu, offering diners a unique and exotic journey through the Pacific Seas. The exotic décor is right out of the South Pacific and has a gorgeous Tiki bar complete with bamboo, waterfalls, sculpted gardens, and a lily pond right in the middle of the restaurant.

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