ATLANTIC CITY — Join an array of celebrity chefs from 5-9pm Thursday, July 28, at The Chelsea hotel for the official Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival pre-party. Kick off the festival in chic summer style at the Chelsea’s Cabana Club, the only open air nightlife experience in Atlantic City, located on the fifth floor.

For just $55, guests will savor tasty treats from “Iron Chef” Jose Garces, while mixing and mingling with other Food Network Stars including Ron Duprat (pictured left), Darryl Harmon and J. Geoffrey Johnson.  The Chelsea will offer complimentary cocktails, including the “Montini,” a signature beer martini hand crafted by award-winning writer and brew master Gary Monterosso (right).  

Guests can also catch a glimpse of this year’s hottest swimwear, as models don designs from Nicole Miller’s summer 2011 collection. DJ Chef “The Chef that Rocks” Marc Weiss will provide the soundtrack for the evening. The first 100 guests to attend the party will receive an exclusive Chelsea hotel swag-bag full of treats.

For those looking to make a night of it, guests can book the Chelsea’s “Bikinis and Martinis” package, which will include an overnight stay with beautiful accommodations, a ticket to the Bikinis and Martinis event (one ticket per person per room), and a swag bag. For more information, go here or call 1-800-548-3030.

Immediately following his show Saturday night, April 23, at the House of Blues, Diddy and an array of celebrities and concert-goers will flock to C5 nightclub at The Chelsea hotel for an after-party starting around 10pm and going into the wee hours.

Celebrity guests from past Diddy parties have included Brandy, Ray Jay, Nelly, T.I. and Tiny, and more.

A variety of ticket options are available by going here.

For more information, call (609) 428-4550 or go here.

This Saturday, April 9, is the day! The Atlantic City Firefighters Union will be taking on a new challenge — “The Big Teplitzky” — in an effort to raise money for 10-month-old Zoe (Horton) Palermo and Thomas McMeekin Sr.

The event starts 1pm at Teplitzky’s at The Chelsea hotel (112 S Chelsea Ave.), and the actual contest is scheduled for 2pm. Friends, family and community supporters may watch the festivities, enjoy free appetizers and drink specials, meet and mingle until 4pm. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $5 each through the Atlantic City Firefighter’s Union (at 19 South New York Ave, A.C.) or $10 at the door.  

The Big Teplitzky is a mega breakfast consisting of a heaping plate filled with fluffy pancakes, stuffed French toast, eggs any style, bacon, turkey sausage, pork roll, hash browns, grilled tomato, toast, a bagel and all the jam, butter, syrup and condiments anyone desires along with orange juice and bottomless coffee or tea to wash it all down.

Diners who can clear their plate of everything (syrup drippings included) will be crowned as a “Champion of The Big Teplitzky” and have their names immortalized on the restaurant’s wall, and the first firefighter to finish the gut-busting four-pound breakfast will receive an overnight stay at the Chelsea hotel and dinner for two at the Chelsea Supper Club.
For more information, call (609) 428-4550.

The final concert of the winter Jazz at the Chelsea series, scheduled for 7pm Wednesday, March 30, has been cancelled.

The concert was to feature ZAMAR featuring Keith Hollis. The series was presented by the Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation.

The concerts were originally scheduled to last only through January.

The Atlantic City Firefighters Union will prepare to take on a new challenge — “The Big Teplitzky” — on Saturday, April 9, at 1pm to benefit 10-month-old Zoe (Horton) Palermo and Thomas McMeekin Sr.

Zoe’s mother, Shaina Horton (daughter of retired Atlantic City Fire Dept. captain Sam Horton) was diagnosed with a rare uterine cancer while pregnant with Zoe. The cancer has kept mother and baby apart for most of Zoe’s first year, while mounds of medical bills have piled up for the young family. Thomas McMeekin Sr. is an Atlantic City firefighter veteran who was forced to retire in 1996 after being paralyzed in a car accident. His son, Atlantic City Police officer Thomas McMeekin Jr., died in the line of duty in 2005.

As part of a fundraiser for the Palermo and McMeekin families, Teplitzky’s at the Chelsea hotel in Atlantic City is challenging local firefighters to the mega-breakfast called The Big Teplitzky. The first firefighter to finish the gut-busting four-pound breakfast, prepared by Teplitzky’s executive chef Thomas VonMuenster, will receive an overnight stay at the Chelsea hotel and dinner for two at Chelsea’s Supper Club. Spectators can purchase tickets in advance at $5 from the Atlantic City Firefighters Union, or make a $10 donation at the door, to enjoy free appetizers and specially priced Bloody Marys, Mimosas and beer.

The Big Teplitzky consists of a heaping plate filled with fluffy pancakes, stuffed French toast, eggs any style, bacon, turkey sausage, pork roll, hash browns, grilled tomato, toast, a bagel and all the jam, butter, syrup and condiments anyone desires along with orange juice and bottomless coffee or tea to wash it all down. Diners who can clear their plate of everything (syrup drippings included) will be crowned as a “Champion of The Big Teplitzky” and have their names immortalized on the restaurant’s wall.