IDF Lessons Serve Owner Well at Alon’s
Community members learn new business insights while sipping wine.
Jewish community members of all ages gathered at Alon’s in Dunwoody on Thursday, Sept. 14, for a Conexx food, wine and networking event with guest speaker and host Alon Balshan, the Israeli-American owner of the bakery and restaurant.
Organized by Conexx’s young professionals group, the event offered a selection of Mediterranean dishes and signature wines in partnership with the Sorting Table, a wine importer and marketer.
Event co-chairs Denisse Beldin and
Lauren Simons welcome the crowd to the Conexx Wine Tasting at Alon’s in Dunwoody.Balshan, who this year celebrated the 25th anniversary of the original Alon’s in Virginia-Highland, spoke about the eatery’s establishment and its ongoing presence within the community.
He highlighted the importance of persevering through difficult times and learning in the Israel Defense Forces to never say, “I can’t.”
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