“Eating out of doors has always been one of my great joys… All it takes is the right state of mind and a place to settle.”

Come in a celebratory state of mind to savor the splendors of summer with The James Beard Foundation, guest of honor Chuck Williams, and some of the area’s finest chefs at Chefs & Champagne 2003. We’ll toast the 100th anniversary of James Beard’s birthday with flutes of Champagne Charles Heidsieck and elegant East End wines from our host, Wölffer Estate Vineyards & Stables. Bid on fabulous silent auction packages, indulge in delicious “doots,” and honor Beard’s close friend Chuck Williams, trailblazing founder of Williams-Sonoma.

Saturday, July 12, 2003
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Wölffer Estate Vineyards & Stables
Sagaponack, NY

Chairman: Nina Griscom

Advance purchase: Members $150, guests $200
At the door: Members $175, guests $225
Please call 212.627.2308 for reservations.

Chuck Williams
Guest of Honor

It required vision to turn a converted hardware store in a small northern California town into North America’s source for kitchen finery and housewares, but that’s exactly what Chuck Williams did. Opened in 1956, the first Williams-Sonoma sold cooking utensils that Williams had gathered during his travels to France. A move to San Francisco in 1958 and a small catalog mailing created the momentum that has seen some 235 stores open in the U.S. and Canada. Today Williams is Vice Chairman of the Board of Williams-Sonoma. The James Beard Foundation inducted Chuck into the D’Artagnan Cervena Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America, then honored him with its Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. He was named Bon Appétit’s 1999 Tastemaker of the Year, and the Housewares Foundation’s Humanitarian of the Year for his support of the Boys and Girls Club of America; cancer and AIDS research.

Chefs:
Neil Annis, Compass (NYC)
Florian Bellanger, Fauchon (NYC)
David Bouley, Bouley and Danube (NYC)
Pippa Calland, Le Madri (NYC)
James Carpenter, Della Femina (East Hampton, NY)
Rebecca Charles, Pearl Oyster Bar (NYC)
Pascal Condomine, D'Artagnan the Rotisserie (NYC)
Sam DeMarco, DeMarco’s Room (NYC)
John P. Donelly, Oasis Waterfront Restaurant & Bar (Sag Harbor, NY)
Andrew Faulkner, Melissa's Produce and Specialty Foods (Los Angeles)
Michael Haimowitz, Morrells Restaurant (NYC)
Peter Hoffman, Savoy (NYC)
Ramiro Jimenez, Noche (NYC)
Larry Kolar, Maison (NYC)
Michael Lomonaco, Noche (NYC)
Waldy Malouf, Beacon Restaurant (NYC and Stamford, CT)
Henry Meer, City Hall Restaurant and The Cub Room (NYC)
Rick Moonen, rm (NYC)
Cary Neff, Sansom Street Oyster House (Philadelphia)
Alfred Portale, Gotham Bar and Grill (NYC)
John Reilly, Great Performances (NYC)
Robert Rizzuto, De Seversky Culinary Arts Center at the NYIT (Westbury, NY)
Craig Samuel, City Hall Restaurant and the Cub Room (NYC)
Richard Sandoval, Pampano (NYC)
Johan Svensson, Riingo (NYC)
Shigenori Tanaka, Riingo (NYC)
John Villa, Patroon and Pico (NYC)
David Walzog, The Strip House (NYC)
Michael White, Fiamma (NYC)
Bill Yosses, Citarella the Restaurant (NYC)

Tastings Include:
Ciao Bella Gelato Company, Paramount Caviar

Special Thanks:

CHAMPAGNE SPONSOR:

Champagne Charles Heidsieck

BLANC DES MILLÉNAIRES SPONSORS:

Wölffer Estate Vineyards & Stables

Starbucks Coffee Company

BRUT RESERVE SPONSORS:

Continental Airlines

epicurious.com

Melissa’s

Williams-Sonoma

SUPPORTERS:

Chef Revival USA, Inc.
DeBragga & Spitler
Great Performances
Long Island Wine Gazette
Sag Harbor Florist
S. Pellegrino and Acqua Panna
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Wüsthof-Trident

Chefs & Champagne is an annual summer gala to raise funds for The James Beard Foundation. The Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to promoting excellence in the culinary arts and furthering the careers of aspiring culinarians. Funds raised from the event and silent auction will help to maintain the historic James Beard House in New York City, which serves as a performance space for chefs. The James Beard Foundation also administers scholarships for culinary studies and educational programs for elementary school children.

Julia Child, Founder
Peter Kump, Founding President (1986–1995)

Board of Trustees:
Len Pickell, President
Caroline Stuart, Vice President
Anne Byrd, Treasurer
Arthur Abelman, Secretary
Jacques Pépin, Trustee Emeritus
Nina Griscom
Robert W. Jones
Diane D. Kern
Marcie McNelis
Kathleen Perry
George P. Sape