The 19th Annual
James Beard Foundation
Holiday Auction & Dinner Manger: Eat, Boire: Drink, Vivre: Live
A Celebration of French Cuisine
Bid on gourmet travel packages, one-of-a-kind culinary events, indulgent dinners, and other luxury lifestyle items. Auction proceeds will benefit the James Beard Foundation’s Operating Budget and Programs.
To make a press inquiry: Melanie Young
M. Young Communications
212.620.7027 x303, melanieyoung@myoungcom.com
To inquire about event production or sponsorship: Dawn Padmore
M. Young Communications
212.620.7027 x302, dpadmore@myoungcom.com
Packages:
On the block will be extraordinary travel packages to culinary and cultural destinations (including a trip to France’s Cognac and Champagne regions sponsored by Remy Cointreau USA, a voyage to southern France sponsored by All-Clad Metalcrafters, and a chef’s tour of Vietnam courtesy of Michael Bao Huynh), one-of-a-kind guest-chef events (such as a dinner for 50 prepared by Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin at the Beard House), exclusive dinners, cookware, collectible wines, and more.
Table Hosts*:
Each dinner table will be decorated by a member of our Table Host Committee.
Jim Botsacos, Abboccato, NYC Peter Cameron, Waterford Wedgwood/Rosenthal Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy’s, NYC Marcos Costa, Café Botanica at Essex House, NYC Ariane Daguin, D’Artagnan Frank DeCarlo, Peasant, NYC Dominique Hériard Dubreuil, Rémy Cointreau Alain Eigenmann, Provence, NYC Maristella Innocenti, I Coppi, NYC Wendy Israel, Essex House, NYC Rocco Laterzo, American Express Company Jack Lebewohl, Second Avenue Deli, NYC Tim Love, Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, Fort Worth, TX Jehangir Mehta, Aix, NYC Marco Moreira, Tocqueville Restaurant, NYC Marc Navarre, All-Clad Metalcrafters Van Panopoulos, Frankie & Johnnie’s Steakhouse, NYC Chris Pappas, Chefs Warehouse (Dairyland) Cyril Renaud, Fleur de Sel, NYC Bernard Ros, Meli Melo, NYC Johan Svensson, Riingo, NYC Jean-Claude Teulade, Louis XVI, Patchogue, NY Mario Urgiles, Maison, NYC Marc Vetri, Vetri, NYC
* Confirmed at press time.
Auction Donors:
Abboccato All-Clad Metalcrafters, LLC American Seasons Restaurant Amy’s Bread Au Bon Climat Preston Bailey The Bernards Inn BonJour Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Butter Butter Restaurant Café Loup Calphalon Carmen the Restaurant Chef Tour Vietnam Continental Airlines Copacabana Palace Hotel Cragie Street Bistrot Cuisinart Dalla Valle Vineyards Gary Danko Dévi Dry Creek Vineyard Duce Restaurant Fatty Crab Restaurant Fleur De Lys Fleur De Sel Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco Ginger Grove Restaurant Gotham Bar and Grill Hali’imale General Store Harold Import Co., Inc. Hilton Short Hills Hotel Jerome I Coppi The Institute of Culinary Education Jean-Georges Management, LLC Joël The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. Kerr Corporation Kimpton KitchenAid The Landmark Restaurant at the Melrose Hotel Lettuce Entertain You Lisa Ekus Public Relations Liste Rouge-Paris Lonesome Dove Western Bistro Maremma The Mark New York Mayfair Hotel & Spa Mélisse Restaurant Michael Richard Citronelle Michael’s at the Citadel The Modern Modern Mexican Restaurants Monmouth Plantation The Museum of Modern Art No. 9 Park NY Marriott Marquis O.R.O. Restaurant Omni Los Angeles Hotel The Oriental Bangkok Patina Pernod Ricard USA Per Se The Pfister Hotel Q56 Restaurant at Swissôtel the Drake Quady Winery Remy Cointreau USA, Inc. Renaissance Worthington Hotel Restaurant Aquavit Restaurant Fleur de Sel Restaurant G Riingo Restaurant Eric Ripert, Le Bernardin The Ritz- Carlton, Amelia Island The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach The Roosevelt Hotel Rosenthal Roundabout Theater Co. Royal Palms Resort and Spa Samson Street Oyster House Second Avenue Deli Staub Tocqueville Restaurant Tsar Nicoulai Caviar Union Square Cafe Vetri Villeroy & Boch Waterford Wedgwood Wentworth by the Sea Hotel A Wink and a Smile Inc. Arlene Weston/Maroon’s restaurants Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group Woodlands Resort & Inn Wüsthof-Trident Zócalo
Gift Bag Donors:
Butter Restaurant
Eleven Madison Park Harney & Sons Fine Teas Murray’s Chickens Remy Cointreau USA
Waterford Wedgwood
