The new Session 7-8 lineup is as follows:

Session 7: January 29-31, A collaborative dinner—Bravo TV’s “Top Chefs”
Moderator: Janice Wald Henderson, food & travel writer
Guest Chef: Ariane Duarte—CulinAriane, Montclair, NJ
Guest Chef: Tre Wilcox—Marquee Grill & Bar, Dallas, TX
Guest Chef: Hosea Rosenberg—Blackbelly Catering, Denver & Boulder, CO
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Session 8: February 1-2
Moderator: Janice Wald Henderson, food & travel writer
Headlining Chef: Parke Ulrich—Waterbar, San Francisco, CA
Guest Chef: Brandon Miller—Mundaka, Carmel, CA
Guest Chef: Adam Mali—Pat Kuleto Restaurant Group, San Francisco, CA

Celebrating the range of styles, personalities and trends that characterize the American culinary scene in the beautiful natural setting in Yosemite National Park, Chefs’ Holidays brings together 25 prominent American chefs and culinary professionals from New York to Los Angeles in a wintertime celebration that includes a series of eight sessions from January 8 to February 2, 2012. For each session of Chefs’ Holidays guests are invited to take part in a “Meet the Chefs” reception, educational cooking demonstrations and tastings, a behind-the-scenes kitchen tour and a five-course Chefs’ Holidays Gala Dinner prepared by the guest chefs and paired with four wines, served by candlelight in The Ahwahnee Dining Room.

Special two- and three-night packages for Chefs’ Holidays are available at The Ahwahnee and Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, which includes lodging for two and admission for two to the following: three culinary demonstrations, private “Meet th e Chefs” reception, behind the scenes kitchen tour, and five-course Chefs’ Holidays Gala Dinner with wines to complement in The Ahwahnee Dining Room. Packages start at $896 at The Ahwahnee and $665 at Yosemite Lodge at the Falls. Rates are based on double occupancy, subject to change, and do not include room taxes. Individual tickets for the Gala Dinner are available for $199 per person, including gratuity, sans tax.

For more information on Yosemite Chefs’ Holidays at The Ahwahnee or to make reservations, call 801-559-4903 or visit online at www.YosemitePark.com/Chefs.

About The Ahwahnee
Recently renovated, The Ahwahnee is a full-service, AAA Four-Diamond hotel located in scenic Yosemite National Park, which is home to stunning natural beauty, bountiful activities and historic charm. The Ahwahnee is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places and has been accepted as a member of Historic Hotels of America, a program that recognizes hotel properties for preserving and maintaining their historic integrity, architecture and ambiance. The Ahwahnee was recognized by Condé Nast Traveler magazine’s “Reader’s Choice Awards” in 2010 as one of the top 100 resorts in the United States. For more information, visit www.YosemitePark.com/ahwahnee.

About Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts is an industry leader providing Stewardship and Hospitality in Special Places(SM), with hotel, retail, food service, recreation and transportation operations at historic and scenic properties in North America and Australia. The company operates Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and in Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Sequoia and Yosemite national parks, including The Ahwahnee and other Yosemite lodges; Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite & the Cottages at Tenaya Lodge; Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa in British Columbia; Niagara Falls State Park; The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ohio; Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga; Holiday Inn West Yellowstone, Gray Wolf Inn & Suites and Yellowstone Park Hotel. The company also owns and operates five luxury resorts in Australia: Lizard Island Resort, Heron Island Resort, Wilson Island Resort, Kings Canyon Resort and El Questro Homestead and Wilderness Park. To learn more about Delaware North Companies’ hospitality management expertise, visit www.ExperienceDNC.com.

About Delaware North Companies
Delaware North Companies is one of the largest and most admired privately held hospitality companies in the world. Founded and owned by the Jacobs family for nearly 100 years, it is a global leader in hospitality and food service. Its family of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International and Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD Garden. Delaware North Companies has revenue exceeding $2 billion annually and 55,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.DelawareNorth.com.

Media Contacts:
Lisa Cesaro, Public Relations
DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc.
209-372-1445
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Tami von Isakovics
Ellipses Public Relations
for Yosemite National Park
415-834-5492
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