FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                                         April 24, 2008

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                                                                         Ana Fermín

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Erie Grill Receives Four-Diamond Award

Rochester, N.Y.—The Erie Grill in Pittsford recently received the Four Diamond Award from AAA.  The restaurant was the only one in Monroe County to receive the prestigious award.

            The award was recently presented at The Wine and Culinary Center in Canandaigua.  This is the fourth year in a row the restaurant has been honored with the Four Diamond Award.  The Erie Grill is located in The Del Monte Lodge, A Renaissance Hotel and Spa and is led by executive chef John Freezee.  Menu items feature innovative cuisine such as pan-roasted Hawaiian "walu" accompanied by ginger snap pea salad with coconut rice and red curry.

Founded in 1953, the E.J. Del Monte Corporation entered hotel construction and operation in 1974. Since that time, the E.J. Del Monte Corporation has added 17 Marriott hotels to its portfolio to include Marriott, Renaissance, Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott and Fairfield Inn by Marriott brands. Ernest J. Del Monte serves as Chairman of the Board and John Del Monte is president of the E.J. Del Monte Corporation which owns and operates 9 Marriott hotels in the Rochester area, in addition to the Spa at the Del Monte in Pittsford. With its headquarters in Rochester, NY, the E.J. Del Monte Corporation employs over 800. For more information, visit www.ejdcorp.com.