-Punta Gorda, CA
-The William Vanderbilt-Jim Dall-Arthur Ayeiy threesome has arrived here in Punta Gorda to take a break from their week-and-a-half-long, whirlwind recruiting and contract negotiation tour to settle back, relax, and watch the final Feast Fest exhibition.
"I'm extremely pumped for this final exhibition, one that will set the stage for the performance the chefs ram down on Thanksgiving," Vanderbilt said.
The three could be seen mingling on the floor with chefs pre-exhibition Sunday, and seemed to receive a very warm reception. Some worried about the reception Dall would receive; the Head Scouter is sometimes on iffy terms with chefs, and, during the last exhibition he attended, at Notes in April, chef Patrick Kermell told him to "buzz off" when he "pestered" him on the floor mere minutes before the start of the exhibition.
"That was a mistake," Dall admits now. "You can't be on the floor too close to the start bell, it can shake the chefs up, and I was that time."
The exhibition starts at 4 p.m. Eastern/1 p.m. Pacific.
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