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CITY HARVEST’S 2013 SUMMER IN THE CITY
RESTAURANT TASTING AND COCKTAIL PARTY
City Harvest’s young professionals group, Generation
Harvest, hosted its 12th annual Summer in the
City restaurant tasting and cocktail party at the
Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18th Street, NYC)
on Wednesday, June 19th. The evening also
included a performance by Howie Day. The VIP Hour began at
6:30 p.m. and general admission started at 7:30 p.m.
Summer in the City provides guests with the
opportunity to see some of the city’s newest culinary stars
in action. It is Generation Harvest’s biggest fundraising
event of the year and is attended by New York City’s young
philanthropists and tastemakers. This year’s event featured
restaurants like Ditch Plains, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Hecho en
Dumbo, Momofuku Ssam Bar and The Stanton Social. The event
attracted more than
600 guests and raised $300,000 to support City Harvest,
which will help feed more than 170,000 hungry New Yorkers
for a week.
Summer in the City was a success in 2013 thanks in part to
Groupon and the VIP lounge sponsor Nespresso as well as all
other event sponsors including Rums of PR, Beaulieu
Vineyard, Blink Fitness, Bloomberg Specialty Food
Association and Vegwate.
Ticket prices ranged from $150 - $250 and ticket packages
from
$2,500 - $15,000
About Summer in the City
This year’s participating restaurants and beverage stations
for Summer in the City included: Ardesia Wine Bar, The
Beagle, Benchmark Restaurant, Bis CO. Latte, BLT Fish Shack,
Booker and Dax, Butcher Bar, Corsino Cantina, Delaney
Barbecue, Delicatessen, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Ditch Plains,
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Ed's Lobster Bar, Extra Virgin
Restaurant, Feast, French Roast Downtown, Genting Palace,
Hecho en Dumbo, Melt Bakery, Momofuku Ssam Bar, New York
Cake Pops, Oceana, Pig & Khao, Rhong Tiam, Silver Lining,
The Smith, The Stanton Social, SUSHISAMBA, Tom Cat Bakery,
The Treats Truck Stop, Valrhona Chocolate, Victor’s Café,
Yerba Buena Perry, and Zengo. The VIP lounge sponsored by
Nespresso will allow guests to enjoy the Ultimate Coffee
Experience, Nespresso sensory cocktails and specialty
creations designed by chefs Michelle Bernstein, Marc
Forgione and others!
About City Harvest
Now serving New York City for more than 30 years, City
Harvest
www.CityHarvest.org is the world's first food
rescue organization, dedicated to feeding the city’s hungry
men, women, and children. This year, City Harvest will
collect more than 42 million pounds of excess food from all
segments of the food industry, including restaurants,
grocers, corporate cafeterias, manufacturers, and farms.
This food is then delivered free of charge to some 600
community food programs throughout New York City by a fleet
of trucks and bikes. City Harvest helps feed the more than
one million New Yorkers that face hunger each year. |