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Welcome to the 2021 Junior League of Wilmington Kitchen Tour Reimagined! Planning for the 2020 Kitchen Tour was fully underway when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world to shut down around us in early April. The Junior League of Wilmington had to make the difficult decision to postpone our fundraiser until 2021. The world has changed much more than we could have imagined since then, and our fundraising efforts have had to change as well. This is the 13th Tour that the Junior League has hosted since it began in 2004. Formerly an annual event, the Tour is now held on alternating years, and, as a major fundraiser for the League, the Tour remains critically important to supporting the League’s mission. While our Reimagined version of the Kitchen Tour will be nothing like the in-person events of the past, we hope this year's Tour still brings people together around the kitchen as the heart of the home, despite its virtual nature. Each virtual Kitchen Tour ticket is good per household and we encourage tour-goers to attend the Cooking Classes "together" from their own homes. The League has been established in Wilmington for over 100 years, and with that, we have seen a lot of change. We have always taken on the toughest problems of the day and worked collaboratively to come up with solutions. I can't be more proud to be a part of the League over the past year. No matter what the outcome is for our fundraiser, we know we are putting forth our best efforts to provide a unique, exciting experience in a safe and responsible way. We would like to thank our incredible generous sponsors, the amazing designers who are sharing their work, the homeowners who have opened their homes for photoshoots and virtual classes, the chefs and talent who volunteered to lead Cooking Classes, and to all the others who made the Tour possible. All of these people, and all of you, our Tour attendees, allow the League to keep up the amazing work we have been doing in our community for over 100 years. Tara Wheeler Chair, Kitchen Tour Reimagined Tara Wheeler Chair Haley Kerkhoff and Christine Lowery Logistics, Marketing, and Virtual Kitchen Tours Susie Mathews, Karen Bennet, and Jennifer Pipinos Sponsorships Traci Madison and Emma Gilroy Cooking Classes

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About the Kitchen Designer: Cheryl Umbles Interior Design Photo Courtesy of Wheeler Home Concepts

SUPPLIERS: Cabinetry: Tedd Wood Landmark Fine Cabinetry Cabinet Paint: Sherwin Williams Austere Gray Custom Paint Finish Cabinet Hardware: Top Knobs bar pull 6” Countertops: Granite: Steel Grey Granite from Troy Granite Wood: Hand-selected, hand-crafted solid raw wood walnut slab with custom stain finish (selected by designer) Lighting: Pendant Lighting: Pottery Barn Recessed Lighting: Juno Backsplash: 2 x 4 Edilcoughi Antigua White Mosaics Plumbing Fixtures: Existing Appliances: Cooktop/Oven: GE Profile™ 30” Smart Slide-In Front-Control Induction and Convection Range Refrigerator: Frigidaire Professional 22.6 Cu. Ft. French Door Counter-Depth Refrigerator Stainless Steel Dishwasher: Bosch SHP65T55UC/02 Sunroom: Seating: Uttermost upholstered accent chairs Area Rug: Surya Rugs Accent Pillows: Kravet custom fabric and construction

About the Kitchen Designer: Waterbury Kitchen & Bath Photo Courtesy of Wheeler Home Concepts

SUPPLIERS: Cabinetry: Homestead Custom Cabinetry framed flush inset with shaker door style Cabinet Paint: Alpine White and Polo Blue Painted Finishes Cabinet Hardware: Top Knobs and Horton Brasses Countertops: Quartz: Calacatta Lago Wood: Grothouse Lumber Sapele Mahogany, Natural with Durata Finish Lighting: Circa Lighting Backsplash: 3x6 white ceramic subway tile Plumbing Fixtures: Kitchen Sink: Elkay Stainless Steel Undermount Kitchen Sink Faucet: Kohler Artifacts in Vibrant Stainless Pot Filler: Kohler Artifacts in Vibrant Stainless Appliances: Refrigerator: Sub-Zero Dishwasher: Bosch

About the Kitchen Designer: Waterbury Kitchen & Bath Photo Courtesy of Wheeler Home Concepts

SUPPLIERS: Cabinetry: Homestead Custom Cabinetry framed flush inset with shaker door style Cabinet Paint: Alpine White Painted Finish Cabinet Hardware: Top Knobs Countertops: Quartz: Pental Misterio Polished Wood: Homestead Custom Cabinetry walnut wood with Collectors Stain Lighting: Flynn Recycled Glass Pendant Light from Pottery Barn Backsplash: 3x6 white ceramic subway tile Plumbing Fixtures: Kitchen Sink: Kohler Whitehaven Farm Sink in White Kitchen Sink Faucet: Kohler Artifacts in Vibrant Stainless Appliances: Refrigerator: Sub-Zero Dishwasher: Bosch

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1 Wednesday April 7, 6:30 p.m. Chef Robbie Jester Recipe: Maryland Style Shrimp Scampi with ToyBox Tomatoes and Basil Cooking is in Chef Robbie Jester’s blood – he began his career in his family’s restaurant at the age of 12. After finishing high school, he continued on to the Culinary Institute of America where he graduated with high honors. Upon returning to Delaware Chef Robbie made his way through several prominent local kitchens and arrived at Toscana Kitchen and Bar. During his tenure with Toscana he oversaw catering and restaurant operation, cooked for the King and Queen of Sweden, and catered then Vice President Biden’s daughter’s wedding. When High 5 Hospitality purchased the space in August of 2014, Chef Jester moved on to become a part of High 5 Hospitality and open Stone Balloon Ale House by preparing favorites from his childhood and “comfort food playfully re-imagined.” Then in 2018 he opened Limestone BBQ and Bourbon and in 2019 Eggspectation. Jester’s talents have not gone unnoticed. Chef Jester has been featured in Delaware Today Magazine, Brandywine Signature Magazine, Out and About, and the News Journal as well as being voted Best Chef Upstate Delaware 2017, 2018, and 2019. Robbie was voted one of the 40 top leaders under 40 by the Delaware Business Times and Rising Sar by the Delaware Restaurant Association. Chef Robbie was featured on Food Network show Guy’s Grocery Games in November 2015 and was invited back for Redemption in 2016. Chef Robbie also Beat Bobby Flay. Currently Chef Robbie is chef and partner of Full Circle Food, a healthy meal delivery concept that serves up weekly meal plans to Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Robbie is also chef and partner of Great Big Jerk, a ghost kitchen concept featuring authentic roadside Jerk chicken.

2 Saturday April 10, 5:30 p.m. Pastry Chef Bríd Lee-Egan Recipe: Seasonal Fruit Tart Dessert New Jersey born and raised, Brid Lee-Egan developed her passion for pastries at a young age while baking with her grandma. Fast forward, Brid graduated from the Culinary Institute of America with a degree in Baking & Pastry Arts Management. Brid lets her creativity flourish as she loves pairing all different types of flavors and textures in unexpected, yet delightful ways! She often twists the classics and presents them with new flavors or she takes flavors from childhood and prepares them in a new and modern style. Since moving to Delaware, Brid went from Pastry Cook, to Sous, to Pastry Chef. She is always growing, always learning.

3 Wednesday April 14, 6:30 p.m. Baker Evangelina Guajardo Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Cake Evangelina Guajardo is a Delaware native who began baking in 2005. She has been vegan since 1999. Baking was always a hobby, but in 2015 she turned it into a full time career by starting her own baking business from her church kitchen, which became the first fully vegan bakery in Delaware. The first five years of her business has been direct orders to customers and wholesale deliveries to local cafes before finally opening her own storefront in January of 2020. Evangelina also teaches baking classes and is working on a vegan baking e-book. Evangelina is also a musician, a martial artist, and a proud mother.

4 Sunday April 18, 11:00 a.m. Jillian Harris with The Cute in Charcuterie & Erin Noonan with Magnolia Lounge Recipe: Charcuterie Board, Thyme for Tea Vermouth Cocktail and Bruleed Lemon Rosemary Sour The Cute in Charcuterie is a local business, owned by Jillian, offering carefully curated and locally sourced charcuterie in the form of boards, boxes, and grazing tables. The Cute in Charcuterie delivers yumminess straight to your door three days a week and hopefully more in the near future! Erin is the owner of Magnolia Lounge, which Erin and her husband started as part of their business venture in 2018. Magnolia Lounge started off with a tap truck and has now grown to include multiple bars.

5 Saturday April 24, 5:30 p.m. Chef Dan Butler Recipe: Ricotta Gnocchi Chef Dan Butler is the Chef/Owner of Piccolina Toscana, Toscana To-Go, Toscana Catering, and Brandywine Prime. Dan’s culinary start was during high school as a dishwasher for the Hotel DuPont, and later he was promoted to pantry cook. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in New York. In the early 1990s, he brought his skills back to his neighborhood of Trolley Square as Piccolina Toscana!

ABOUT JLW

The Junior League of Wilmington (JLW) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The JLW welcomes all women who value our Mission. We are committed to inclusive environments of diverse individuals, organizations and communities. The JLW empowers women to be high-impact volunteers and to serve in leadership roles in the nonprofit community. We provide our members with an array of formal training and experiential learning opportunities in our efforts to prepare them to serve the community beyond our organization. Some examples of the training through experiences are the opportunity to lead committees, run major fundraisers, present life skills workshops in the community, cultivate fund development activities, and manage, recruit, retain, and train new members. The JLW's current initiative Stand Up. Period. addresses period equity. Period equity refers to removing the barriers that prevent people, particularly those living in poverty, from being able to manage their menstrual cycles and participate fully in their lives. Those who lack adequate period supplies experience school and work absences, opportunity losses, and emotional distress. The JLW is committed to raising awareness of period equity in Wilmington and working towards ensuring individuals have equitable and affordable access to period supplies. In May 2020, the JLW joined Alliance for Period Supplies (APS) in an effort to increase its support network and inventory of desperately needed period supplies. APS is a national organization which collects, warehouses, and distributes period supplies to 75+ allied programs in over 30 states, including the JLW in Delaware. In October 2020, the JLW received its first donation from APS of an astounding 69,000 pads and 56,000 liners! This donation, as well as donations from the community has allowed the JLW to distribute 30,000 supplies. Our focus area shifts as pressing priorities are identified, but our commitment to building a better community and training our members to lead and serve never wavers. For over 100 years, Members of the JLW have dedicated their time, energy and resources to impact our community.

Interested in joining us or want to learn more? Visit: jlwilmington.org Want to help? Donate here: amzn.to/2ZPOtJJ