Michael E. Scully,
President, Scully & Scully and Heather Leeds,
President The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center hosted a cocktail reception at
New York's famed Scully & Scully
for "Park
Avenue Potluck CELEBRATIONS",
the international
bestselling cookbook and entertaining guide, written by
members of The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center and edited by well known food writer
Florence Fabricant..
The elegant event
featured a magnificent display of table settings
saluting icons of style designed by members of The
Society of MSKCC: 'Cole Porter' by Chesie Breen;
'Babe Paley' by Nicole Limbocker and Hilary
Dick; 'The Duke and Duchess of Windsor' by
Eugenie Niven Goodman and Jamie Niven; 'Diana
Vreeland' by Leslie Perkin and 'Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis' by Kathy Thomas. The cocktails
and hors d�oeuvres served were inspired by
"Park Avenue Potluck CELEBRATIONS" and adding just the
right frisson was music by Alex Donner.
The Society of Memorial
Sloan-Kettering's first cookbook,
Park Avenue Potluck,
also edited by award-winning author and
New York Times food
contributor Florence Fabricant, is a
collection of more than 100 recipes from Society members
and their families and friends. It features over 70
beautiful photographs by Ben Fink, as well as
tips for entertaining from some of New York's savviest
hostesses.
Among those admiring
the table décor were Jean Shafiroff,
Grace & Chris Meigher Robin Cofer & Dominick
D�Avella, Princess Okieme, Dawn Marie Grannum,
Berry Brown,
Dr. Matthew Kaufman, Bozena Massey, Patrice Bell, Kelly
Forsberg, Spencer Melder, Peachy Deegan,
Alexandra Lind Rose,
Eleanora Kennedy, Lisa McCarthy, Annette Rickel, Libby
Fitzgerald, Eleanor Fahey, Patrice Bell, Fernanda Niven,
Tracy Snyder, Leslie Jones, Susan Burke, Jamie Niven,
Hilary Dick, Amy Hoadley, Jay Snyder, The
Society's Co-Chairs Kathy Thomas and Barbara Tollis, Vice-Chairs Wendy
Arriz, Chesie Breen and Elizabeth Fuller.
As the generous folks
at Scully & Scully will donate 10% of the proceeds from
purchases made from November 17th through the 19th to
The Society, there was a serious bit of early holiday
shopping happening � guilt free, too as it was for such
a great cause. The
book will be available in the store through Christmas.