February 2018: Chef Quick Tips

Chef Debra Ponzek has been given a spotlight on the Connecticut 12 News website. Debra was asked to provide quick tips for home chefs around the world that will help them in the kitchen. As a head chef and co-owner of Aux Delices, Debra Ponzek knows how to get around in the kitchen and those skills have put out some amazingly healthy meals. These quick tip videos include how to make Asian Lettuce Wraps, Southwestern Tacos, Brussels Sprouts Salad, Special Sauces, and Chicken.

September 14th-24th 2016 | Wine + Food Festival

In September, Chef Debra Ponzek will be showcased alongside some of the most recognizable chefs in the world. Debra is tasked with showing visitors how to make sustainable dinners. It will be a must attend event for foodies from all over the country.

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August 2016: Greenwich Magazine | Best of Greenwich

Every year, the community of Greenwich comes together and votes for the best of in the area. Once votes are tallied, winners are named best of in their respective categories. Aux Delices, owned and operated by Debra Ponzek won best Gourmet To Go.

March 2016 | Taste The Towns

Over 250 guests attended the Taste The Towns event at the Stanwich Club. The goal of the night was to support hundreds of outreach services in Fairfield and Westchester counties. Chef Debra Ponzek and her team from Aux Delices not only attended the event but served delicious foods to the guests.

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January 2016 | Mardis Bras

In an effort to help The Undies Project, Aux Delices volunteered not only as a donation station but as much more. Chef Debra Ponzek helped come up with the logo that the Undies Project would use for their first official drive called Mardis Bras. The goal of the charity was to collect new underwear for men, women, and children in need.

August 2015: Greenwich Daily Voice | Easy School Lunch Ideas

Debra Ponzek is known for making healthier meals easier for everyone to make including families who are looking for easy school lunch ideas. Debra provided The Greenwhich Daily Voice with a range of ideas to help make the school year easier.

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March 2015: Debra Ponzek Delivers Commencement Address at The Culinary Institute of America

Debra Ponzek, chef/owner of Aux Délices and Aux Délices Events in Fairfield County, CT, challenged graduates of The Culinary Institute of America to be not only skilled professionals, but also good colleagues and co-workers. Chef Ponzek delivered the commencement address at the CIA’s New York campus on March 27.

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March 2015: Chef Debra Ponzek Honored at Great Chefs Events 2015

Chef Debra Ponzek, co-owner of Aux Delices, and Aarón Sánchez, chef and partner of Paloma in Stamford, Conn., will be honored this year at the Greenwich Hospital’s 30th annual Great Chefs event.

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Television

Debra Ponzek has appeared on The Late Night with David Letterman, The Today Show, the CBS Morning Show, The Food Network with Sarah Moulton, PBS, Lifetime Television, NBC Today Show, Sarah’s Secrets, Cooking Live, and others.

Podcasts

07.23.2008 Interview with the Owner and Chef of Aux Delices by Elizabeth Kopyscinski
Hear the mouth watering story of triple star chef Debra Ponzek’s entrepreneurial creations.

• Listen to the interview (WE Show Debra Ponzek.mp3 13.5 MB)

Cookbooks

The Family Kitchen, by Debra Ponzek, 2006

• “Want to prepare one meal the entire family will actually eat? Get your children to finish their vegetables? Spend more quality time with your kids? Enter The Family Kitchen, where award-winning chef and mother of three Debra Ponzek shares recipes that are simple enough to please kids, refined enough to satisfy parents (Random House)…” Read more

The Summer House Cookbook, by Debra Ponzek and Geralyn Delaney Graham, 2003

• “Whether your summer house is a beachside bungalow, a lakeside cottage, or a year-round retreat, cooking for family and friends while on vacation can be a delight—if you know how to keep it simple. The Summer House Cookbook has all of the tips, tricks, and recipes guaranteed to make summertime cooking (Random House)…” Read more

• Now, Ponzek is preparing her signature Provençal-inspired cuisine as chef/owner of Aux Délices, her Connecticut-based prepared-food and carryout catering outfit. Gayot reviewers called Aux Délices a “truly exceptional hideaway…one of the area’s best-kept secrets,” while Patricia Brooks of the regional New York Times wrote that “for dining at home on elegant food prepared elsewhere, nothing in the area tops Aux Délices…[we] had a superb meal at home.” (Jeames Beard Foundation)

Magazine Features

• The Party Starts Here: Dinner for Twenty : O. the Oprah Magazine Something about this season makes you want to gather your nearest and dearest and kick off the holidays with a splendid feast. Chef, restaurateur, and author Debra Ponzek created this menu that’s sumptuous, surprising and easier than it looks! Get cooking!
• Braised Short Ribs, Oprah.com
• Shrimp, Avocado and Mango Salad, Food & Wine
• Provencal Puree, Cooking.com
• Blueberry Streusel, NBC Connecticut
• Top Things To Do in Greenwich, Greenwich Time
• Aux Delices: Westport Ct, Nancy Ferriello

Restaurant Features

• AOL CityGuide New York
  Her name says it all! To Greenwich’s benefit, the noted chef Debra Ponzek left Manhattan and with her husband, Gregory Addonizio, and opened this ultra-simple and cozy kitchen and café whose name translates to “all the wonderful things in life… Read More