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On Monday, June 14th
at 7:30 p.m., Citymeals-on-Wheels
will celebrate the 25th
anniversary of the Chefs’ Tribute to
James Beard –
an annual benefit held in honor of the charity’s
co-founder. More than 40 of the great chefs
who have participated at Chefs’ Tribute in the
past will reunite at Rock Center to prepare
the same dish they did at a previous Chefs’
Tribute event or a new take on it. The
event is expected to raise $800,000 for the
preparation and delivery of nutritious meals,
hand-delivered to frail, homebound elderly New
Yorkers.
The event -- themed Silver Spoons: 25 Years
of Chefs & Celebrations to honor James Beard &
benefit Citymeals-on-Wheels -- will
be designed by renowned architect David
Rockwell. More than 1,000 business
leaders, gourmet enthusiasts, food industry
trendsetters, socialites, young professionals,
chefs and restaurateurs will attend one of the
season’s most anticipated culinary events. Live
music and dancing will add another vibrant dash
to the festivities. Among the chefs creating
culinary magic will be:
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Jody Adams, Rialto Restaurant
(Cambridge, MA)
Paul Bartolotta, Bartolotta
Ristorante di Mare (Las Vegas)
Jonathan Benno, Patina Group
Restaurant at Lincoln
Center (New York)
Massimo Bottura, Osteria
Francescana (Modena, Italy)
Daniel Boulud & Jean François Bruel,
DANIEL (New York)
Ed Brown, Ed's Chowder House (New
York)
Cesare Casella, Salumeria Rosi
(New York)
Jawn Chasteen & Michael Gabriel,
The Sea Grill (New
York)
Josh DeChellis, La Fonda del Sol
(New York)
Franck Deletrain, Café Centro
(New York)
Robert Del Grande, Café Annie
(Houston, TX)
Todd English, The Todd English
Restaurant Group (New
York)
Gennaro Esposito, Torre del
Saracino (Vico Equense,
Italy)
Traci des Jardins, Jardiniere
(San Fransisco)
Claudia Fleming & Gerry Hayden,
The North Fork Table &
Inn (Southold, NY)
Larry Forgione, An American Place
(St. Louis) with Marc
Forgione, Marc Forgione (New
York)
Melissa Kelly, Primo (Rockland,
ME, Orlando, Tucson)
Richard Leach, The Hurricane Club
(New York)
Nobu Matsuhisa, Nobu (New York)
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Michael Mina, MICHAEL MINA (San
Francisco)
Umberto Montano, Alle Murate
(Florence, Italy)
David Myers, Sona/Comme Ça (Los
Angeles)
Bradley Ogden, Bradley Ogden at
Caesar’s Palace (Las
Vegas)
Charlie Palmer & Chris Lee,
Aureole (New York)
François Payard, François
Chocolate Bar (New York)
Mark Peel, Campanile/The Tar
Pit/The Point (Los Angeles)
Alfred Portale, Gotham Bar &
Grill (New York)
Antonio Prontelli & Juan Branez,
Rock Center
Café/Cucina & Co. (New York)
Wolfgang Puck, Wolfgang Puck Fine
Dining Group (Los
Angeles)
Stephan Pyles, Stephan Pyles
(Dallas, TX)
Chris Schlesinger, East Coast
Grill (Cambridge,
MA)
Jimmy Schmidt,
Rattlesnake/Morgan’s in the Desert
(Detroit, MI/La Quinta, CA)
Joachim Splichal & Toney Esnault,
Patina Restaurant
Group (Los Angeles)
Bill Telepan, Telepan (New York)
Jacques Torres, Jacques Torres
Chocolates (New York)
Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Jean
Georges (New York)
Jonathan Waxman,
Barbuto (New York)
Michael White, AltaMarea Group
(New York)
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Nick Valenti / Patina Restaurant Group
will be the evening’s Grand Host.
The event is chaired by Ninah &
Michael Lynne, Laura & John Pomerantz, Randi &
Dennis Riese, and Tanuja & Haresh
Tharani. Beverage Chair is Audrey
Saunders of The Pegu Club.
Official sponsors of Citymeals-on-Wheels are
American Airlines and FIJI Water. Event
sponsors include Affinia Hotel Group, bpi, Party
Rental Ltd., Nature’s Pride, Riese Restaurants,
and UNIMAC Graphics.
WHAT: More than 40 legendary chefs from
around the country will gather to honor
Citymeals co-founder James Beard
at the 25th
annual Citymeals-on-Wheels Chefs’ Tribute
fundraiser, “Silver Spoons: 25 Years of Chefs
and Celebrations.
” The chefs will prepare a spectacular “movable
feast” with some of their most beloved signature
dishes.
WHEN: Monday, June 14, 2010; general
admission 7:30 p.m.; VIP admission 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: The gardens, esplanades and
restaurants of Rockefeller Center
TICKETS: Individual tickets: $600
each (7:30pm General admission)
Benefit Committee: $2,500
(includes 2 VIP tickets, 6:30pm early admission)
Grand Patron: $5,000 (includes
4 VIP tickets, 6:30pm early admission)
Very Grand Patron: $10,000 (includes 6 VIP
tickets, 6:30pm early admission, and access to
VIP Lounge)
$50 per ticket is not tax-deductible.
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