Dale Gordon DeSena is the Founder and CEO of Atlanta’s premiere food and beverage festival, Taste of Atlanta started in 2001. Each year more than 100 restaurants and vendors participate over 3-day weekend to showcase why Atlanta is the culinary capital of the South. Taste of Atlanta has been voted Best Festival by Creative Loafing for 7 years running and “Festival worth the trip” by Oprah magazine. Other events produced by Dale include Food That Rocks celebrating Sandy Springs, Southern Wing Showdown and soon to be announced Atlanta Wing Week. Dale has served on the boards of Les Dames d’Escoffier Atlanta Chapter, Georgia Restaurant Association and American Jewish Committee. Taste is proud to support many local food-related non-profit organizations annually with financial and promotional support. Together with her husband Richard, son Roman, and Bowie, a mini-golden doodle, they reside in Sandy Springs.
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