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PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party


  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • | 5:00 a.m. November 21, 2011
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PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party
Joan Grenke
Joan Grenke
Dave and Ellen Benshoff
Dave and Ellen Benshoff
Blues Pig provided entertainment. Bass player Jim Linkogle, harmonica player Steve Scott, drummer Brad Tripp and frontman Stephen Mislyan.
Blues Pig provided entertainment. Bass player Jim Linkogle, harmonica player Steve Scott, drummer Brad Tripp and frontman Stephen Mislyan.
Blue Dolphin Cafe served up famous New England Clam Chowder.
Blue Dolphin Cafe served up famous New England Clam Chowder.
Phyllis and Jack Black
Phyllis and Jack Black
Earl and Megan Brooks
Earl and Megan Brooks
Jim Braun with sponsor Stifel Nicolaus and Kathye Faries
Jim Braun with sponsor Stifel Nicolaus and Kathye Faries
Cardinal Mooney Freshman volunteers. Front Row: Amanda Swalby, Nicholas Pelletier, Kellie Holohan, Maggie Mayhew and Delane Toussaint. Back Row: Victory Trouy, Michael Gula, Tommy Rao, Mitch Gannon, Michael Staikos and Rosemay Rodney.
Cardinal Mooney Freshman volunteers. Front Row: Amanda Swalby, Nicholas Pelletier, Kellie Holohan, Maggie Mayhew and Delane Toussaint. Back Row: Victory Trouy, Michael Gula, Tommy Rao, Mitch Gannon, Michael Staikos and Rosemay Rodney.
Chicken and corn Chili from Doggin' It
Chicken and corn Chili from Doggin' It
Firefighter and paramedic for Longboat Key Bryan Carr
Firefighter and paramedic for Longboat Key Bryan Carr
Richard Crawford, Richard Crawford, Richard Crawford
Richard Crawford, Richard Crawford, Richard Crawford
The line waiting to get into the Gourmet Lawn Party
The line waiting to get into the Gourmet Lawn Party
Karen Finnigan
Karen Finnigan
Edith Barr Dunn, Gosette Whiteneck and Olga Chepurko
Edith Barr Dunn, Gosette Whiteneck and Olga Chepurko
Executive Chef Ed Geyfman, Brian Chrisman and Brian Teeter prepared three types of Gazpacho for Longboat Key Club
Executive Chef Ed Geyfman, Brian Chrisman and Brian Teeter prepared three types of Gazpacho for Longboat Key Club
Mallory and Kim Hoatland with Owner Lynn Christensen manning the Harry's Continental Kitchens booth.
Mallory and Kim Hoatland with Owner Lynn Christensen manning the Harry's Continental Kitchens booth.

 

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