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Auction Items: |
LIVE
AUCTION: Amazing
Auction Lots—only from The James Beard Foundation!
SILENT AUCTION: Delicious
Gifts | Cookware
| I
Love New York Dining (and More) | Getaway
Travel | Wine
& Spirits for Connoisseurs
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| Event: |
The
James Beard Foundation Holiday Auction & Dinner raises money
to help cover the annual operating costs of the historic James
Beard House, as well as help fund the Foundation's national
scholarship and grant programs, its library and archives, and
many culinary events enjoyed and attended by aficionados of
fine food and drink. |
| Date:
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Sunday,
November 10, 2002 |
| Location: |
The
Essex House Hotel
160 Central Park South, New York City |
| Time: |
4:30
P.M. Silent auction and reception
6:00 P.M.- 8:15 P.M. Live auction lots featuring gourmet travel,
one-of-a-kind culinary events, indulgent dinners, and other
luxury lifestyle items.
Dinner follows, with each table decorated and hosted by top
New York City chefs and restaurateurs. |
| Dinner
Theme: |
"Truly
Tuscan"
Featuring guest chefs from the United States and Tuscany.
Each course will be paired with Tuscan wine. |
| |
Chair
and Emcee: Louise Pitre, Star of Broadway's Mamma Mia and
Tony Award nominee
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| Dinner
Chefs: |
Cesare
Casella, Beppe, New York City, Dinner Executive Chef
The Maccioni Family, Osteria del Circo, New York City
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And
making their U.S. Debut, from Italy:
Alvaro Bartoli, Grand Hotel and La Pace, Montecatini Terme,
Italy
Venanzio Vannucci, Ristorante Venanzio, Carrara, Italy
Lorenzo Viani and Gioacchino Pontrelli, Ristorante Lorenzo,
Forte dei Marmi, Italy
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| Sponsors: |
Alitalia
All-Clad Metalcrafters
Banfi Vintners
epicurious.com |
| Admission:
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$250
for Foundation members/$300 for the public/
$3,500 for a table of 10-12
Reservations: 212-627-2308 or 800-36-BEARD |
| Beneficiary: |
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The
James Beard Foundation is a national not-for-profit organization
based in New York City dedicated to furthering the practice
and appreciation of the culinary arts in America. The Foundation
is based in the historic James Beard House in Greenwich Village.
For membership information, call 212-675-4984 or 800-36-BEARD.
Website: www.jamesbeard.org
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| Press
and Sponsorship: |
Melanie
Young, 212.620.7027, Ext. 303
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| Auction
Donations: |
| Yvon
Moller, 212.627.2090 |
