The Iconoclast ‘The King Is Dead.’ Dinner Experience Celebrates Women Chefs On Martha’s Vineyard

The Iconoclast Dinner Experience returned to Martha’s Vineyard on Aug. 9 for the sixth annual “The King Is Dead.,” bringing chefs, winemakers, and cultural leaders together for an evening celebrating women in the culinary industry and the island’s agricultural community. Presented by Target, the dinner took place at The FARM Institute, a 162-acre working farm and educational center in Edgartown, Massachusetts. Source: photo credit: Dave Welch The farm-to-table experience challenged participating chefs to source ingredients from Martha’s Vineyard, placing sustainability, seasonality, and local agriculture at the center of the menu. Chef Ting, culinary innovator and founder of Oak Bluffs-based Black Joy Kitchen, served as host chef. Chef Preston Clark, culinary director of Lure Fishbar and Bar Mercer in New York City, served as culinary chair. Chefs-in-residence Monika Dominguez, chef de cuisine of Shiso in Miami, and India Doris, executive chef and co-owner of Markette in New York City, helped bring the dinner to life in addition to Chef Sahar Siddiqi and Chef Whitney Stancil. Jahdé Marley, portfolio manager for Zev Rovine Selections in New York, led the wine experience. Source: photo credit: Dave Welch Internationally renowned painter Tschabalala Self served as honorary chair, extending the evening’s celebration of women beyond the culinary world and into the arts. The dinner is part of a larger mission established by Dr. Lezli Levene Harve…