longwood CULINARY ARTS
DAVID BLESSING
VICE PRESIDENT OF CULINARY ARTS + DEVELOPMENT
“ I love food and being a chef. Cooking is very personal to me and I want our guests to feel that same connection to food that I have. “
Our culinary program led by Chef David Blessing who’s career spans more than 30 years in restaurants, inns, catering and Four Seasons Hotels. His food philosophy springs from a devotion to creating unforgettable meals. His cooking style is focused on pristine, local, seasonal ingredients that highlight the bounty of New England. With this focus his cuisine showcases ingredients and techniques that parallel any top restaurant on the East Coast. Each Longwood kitchen is led by a talented Chef de Cuisine and professional cooks that produce fine dining, restaurant quality food that is unsurpassed in the private event world.
our process and vision
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Each Longwood kitchen is led by talented chefs and professional cooks that produce fine dining restaurant quality food that is unsurpassed in the private event world. Our culinary program led by David Blessing who’s career spans more than 30 years in private restaurants, inns, catering and the Four Seasons Hotel company. His food philosophy springs from a devotion to creating unforgettable meals. His cooking style is focused on pristine, local, seasonal ingredients that highlight the bounty of New England.
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the bar
Our beverage program marries simplicity and refinement. Our spirits list is made up of some of the most respected labels in the industry like Johnny Walker Black, Bombay and Patron as well as some innovative newcomers like gluten-free Tito’s vodka and Casamigos Mezcal. Let our professional and creative bar staff create a custom drink menu for your event, infusing every sip with your signature flavor.
CULINARY TEAM
CARLO DELFINO
sean wesoky
CULINARY OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Executive Chef Newport Region
Longwood Venues + Destinations
BELLE MER, Newport Beach HousE
Chef Carlo comes from a large Italian family whose passion was food. As a young child growing up in Johnston, Rhode Island, Carlo spent many hours in the kitchen cooking with his grandmother, mother and father making all the classic Italian dishes we know and love. This experience influenced him deeply, and by the age of 14 he began his career working at local restaurants. Chef Carlo cooks with his heart - he puts tremendous effort into each dish he prepares, as if it was the only one.
Chef Sean’s eclectic tastes in food are a reflection of his well-traveled lifestyle. He lived in London as a child, spending summers in France and Italy. He credits these years abroad with exposing him to a rich diversity of world cuisines. Later, living in San Francisco, where he studied at the California Culinary Academy, he got hooked on the California style of cooking; fusing contrasting fresh, local ingredients with close attention to presentation. Influenced by local farms and artisan producers, Chef Sean developed his unwavering philosophy that source, quality, and originality should never be compromised.
marcelo santos
Roberto umana
CHEF DE CUISINE
CHEF DE CUISINE
state room
alden castle
Chef Marcelo’s passion for cooking was inspired by the fresh, tropical foods from his native Brazil. With a desire to learn and grow in the industry, he came to Boston, training at Back Bay Restaurant Group, later under Celebrity chef Jasper White at Summer Shack, then as Sous Chef at Masa. In 2009, Chef Marcelo joined the Longwood team at our flagship venue, the State Room. Chef Marcelo loves the intensity of our busiest location.
Chef Roberto’s first and most influential memories of food date back to his childhood. His grandfather frequently brought him along on fishing trips, showing him the proper way to clean and butcher his catch, which his mother would then use to prepare her famous fish stew. As a child, Chef Roberto loved watching his mother and grandmothers prepare papusas, a dish that would be shared with friends and neighbors visiting throughout the day. Today, Chef Roberto is Longwood’s most tenured employee.
Angel Perez
Tanner Bonsie
CHEF DE CUISINE
CHEF DE CUISINE
newport beach house
BELLE MER
ODIR Gutierrez
CHEF DE CUISINE
THE TOWER
sustainability
ORIGINAL. OUR FARMERS, GROWERS AND ARTISAN PRODUCERS.
Our Farmers and Growers:
Our Farmers and Growers:
Backyard Farms, ME
I Dream of Jeanne Cakes, MA
Nantucket Pasta Goddesss, MA
Hudson Valley Foie Gras, NY
Iggy’s, MA
Jergielewicz Duck, PA
Pain D’avignon, MA
Calvisius Caviar, Italy
Great Hill Dairy, MA
Creekstone Farms Natural Beef, KS
Deano’s Pasta, MA
Two Friends Farm, ME
Eastern Standard Provisions
Green Thumb Farms,ME
Highlawn Farm Creamery, MA
Old Chatham Creamery, NY
Wards Berry Farm,MA
Grafton Village Cheese, MA
Lanni Orchard Farm,MA
North Country Smokehouse, NH
Heron Pond Farm,MA
Vermont Butter and Creamery, VT
Lookout Farms, MA
Stonyfield Farm, VT
Jonathan’s Organics, MA
Jasper Hill Farms, VT
Young Family Farms, MA
Narragansett Creamery, RI
Eva’s Garden, MA
