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Other Noted Luminaries Among those attending this year are:
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MARCO COELHO LoLa 41, Global Bistro and Sushi Bar, opened in 2006 and, within weeks, in-the-know N Magazine had dubbed it the hottest spot in town. Marco Coelho and partners Ozzie Medeiros and Ed Schmidt constantly create innovative ideas that encourage patrons to return time and again. From new menu releases to opening up for lunch during the winter season, these guys are spot on when it comes to the restaurant business. The Boston Globe (Feb 2007), called the Black Angus sirloin burger with foie gras dipping sauce the best on the planet and said: The bar and restaurant were as lively as any hot spot in Boston. "
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ROBERT DANE Robert Dane is co-owner, with his wife, Jayne, of the Dane Gallery on Centre Street on Nantucket. He blows glass in his studio in the mountains of northwestern Massachusetts. His Tutti Frutti Goblets and other functional works are influenced by the Venetian tradition. Denis Toner collaborated with Robert in the design and functionality of his Optic Twist wine decanter.
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DARRA GOLDSTEIN Darra Goldstein is Founding Editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture. The author of four cookbooks, including the Julia Child Award-winning The Georgian Feast, she is also Food Editor of Russian Life magazine and series editor of California Studies in Food and Culture from University of California Press.
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JOHN A. GREEN John A. Green is the CEO of Lux Bond & Green Jewelers. John is also the Chairman of Jewelers of America and Governor to the Gemological Institute of America.
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ROBERT HALL Robert Hall's first trip to Italy was in 1987, a trip that instilled an enthusiasm for Italian cuisine, wine and design that became a central part of his life. In 2001 he ordered some Bottega del Vino Crystal for a few friends in Chicago. To his surprise, that small order has grown into a nationally distributed brand. He now spends his time introducing this simple, elegant and functional crystal to wine enthusiasts everywhere who share his belief that If The Wine Matters, So Does the GlassTM.
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KERRY HALLAM Born in northern England, Hallam showed early artistic talent when he won a scholarship to London University's Central College of Art. After a formal art education under British master painters Leslie Cole, Patrick Heron, and Hans Tinsdale, he completed his military service in the prestigious Gurkha brigade in Hong Kong and Malaya. Hallam's talent was further acknowledged when he was selected for inclusion in Britain's Royal Society of Artists in Watercolour.
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LYMAN PERRY Lyman Perry has been influenced by Nantucket and the ocean in his work as an architect for over 40 years. His work here and in other communities has been recognized nationally in books, magazines and on TV, and has had a significant influence upon the built environment of Nantucket.
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RON SAVENOR The grandson of Savenor's Market founders Abraham and Dora Savenor, and the son of legendary butcher Jack Savenor, Ron Savenor has served as family patriarch since 1989 when he took over as Savenor's owner and master butcher. He has stayed true to his family's vision of making customers happy every day by providing them with the best in quality meats, produce and gourmet foodstuffs while never abandoning Savenor's underlying commitment to exceptional and unwavering customer service.
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GEOFFREY and DAVID SILVA Brothers David and Geoffrey Silva are sixth generation Nantucketers who grew up in their family restaurant, Galley Beach. Both left the confines and comforts of the island in their early 20s to travel the world and hone their trade, working in Singapore, San Francisco, Palm Beach, N.Y.C., and Boston before returning home as the proprietors of Galley Beach, transforming it into the nationally acclaimed destination it is today.
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