Sienna's Chef Vedrinski to participate in Best Chefs of the South

On Thursday, Sept. 14, Ken Vedrinski, executive chef and partner of the highly regarded Daniel Island Sienna restaurant, will showcase his award-winning cuisine at The Partridge Inn’s Best Chefs of the South culinary series at the Partridge Inn in Augusta, Georgia.

As the September featured chef at the fourth annual event, Vedrinski, who has received some of the country’s most prestigious culinary awards and designations, will treat guests to a four-course gourmet dinner paired with outstanding wine selections.

The September Best Chefs event will begin at 6:30 p.m. with Chef Bradley Czajka of The Partridge Inn serving signature hors d’ oeuvres from his new menu, and will be followed by Chef Vedrinski’s four-course dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $79 per person. The culinary event will also give guests a look at The Partridge Inn’s recently completed multi-million dollar renovation. For reservations, or further information, please call (706) 262-1111.

Chef Vedrinski’s dinner menu will feature: Smoked Salmon and Potato "Lasagna" with Agresto, Mezzaluna of Slow-Cooked Berkshire Pork with Castelmagno Cheese and Porcini Mushrooms, Vin Cotto Marinated Deckle of Tainted Hills Organic Beef with Vidalia Onion Agro Dolce, and Tiramisu Modern.

Among his many accolades, Chef Vedrinski has been a guest chef at the James Beard House in New York City. Sienna was named one of Esquire magazine’s "Top 20 Restaurants of the Year," and esteemed food critic John Mariani calls Vedrinski "one of the best chefs in America." While Vedrinski was the executive chef at the opulent Woodland’s Resort and Inn’s Dining Room, it received a coveted AAA Five Diamond Award and South Carolina’s only Mobil Five-Star rating (one of only 14 in the U.S.) In 2002, the restaurant received the only perfect food score in North America by the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler. Vedrinski has also been honored by such prestigious publications as Food & Wine and the New York Times. Vedrinski earned a degree in Restaurant Management from Columbus College, and was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Johnson & Wales University.

The Partridge Inn’s Best Chefs of the South is a six-month series that showcases the South’s top chefs. Each chef prepares a four-course dinner with wine pairings based on their signature dishes. For $79 guests can enjoy a true taste of the South prepared by hand-selected chefs from throughout the region. The remaining dinner in the series will be Oct. at Carvel Gould of Canoe, Canoe in Atlanta, Ga.

The Partridge Inn was the first Georgia hotel selected by the National Trust for Historic Preservation for inclusion in its prestigious Historic Hotels of America collection. An extensive restoration of The Partridge Inn, including a multi-million dollar renovation, upgrades in culinary and services programs, and a beautiful refurbishing of the entire hotel has returned the property to the grandeur of its heyday when the hotel hosted presidents, diplomats and the who’s who of society. The hotel has 149 executive rooms, studios and deluxe suites; The Verandah Grill, a fitness center; an outdoor swimming pool, and high-tech meeting facilities.

For reservations, or further information, please call (706) 262-1111.