8th Annual Oyster Roast
Friday, November 20th 7 p.m.
Garden Club of Jacksonville

Support Riverkeeper and also enjoy one of the best parties of the year! Outstanding food, music, fellowship, and of course, lots of oysters.
Tickets: $125 each, $75 each if 35 years of age or younger.

The Empty Bowls Luncheon demonstrates community support for those who are coping with hunger in North Florida. Local celebrities (including media personalities) act as servers for the event. In addition to helping fight hunger, the luncheon presents a diverse program for all. Area students and senior citizen groups have created original, handcrafted ceramic bowls for every guest. Luncheon attendees are able to select just the right bowl to take home.

Local potters and ceramic artists have also donated their time and talents to create unique bowls. In addition, the Empty Bowls Luncheon includes celebrity signed bowls. Recognized personalities from the national and international stage have lent their names to the cause.

The annual Empty Bowls Luncheon has come to symbolize the beginning of Thanksgiving and the holiday season. We hope you join us for a memorable afternoon and help us fill the empty bowls in our community. All proceeds will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank.

Second Harvest North Florida has served those in need since 1979. In Jacksonville, the majority of the people served by the Food Bank are children and senior citizens. The common misconception is that hunger is experienced only by the homeless; however, this population comprises less than 10 percent of the people helped by the Food Bank.

In an effort to meet growing needs in our community, special events like Empty Bowls help to promote hunger awareness, raise much-needed funds, and show support for one of the nation’s most solvable social issues – food insecurity.

Tickets to the event are $25, with various sponsorship levels also available.

Celebrity Chef Tour Brings Bravo's Top Chef  Season Five Trio to Cook at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel

Who:  Celebrity Chef Tour benefitting the James Beard Foundation

What: Multi-course dinner featuring Bravo's Top Chef Contestants Carla Hall, Fabio Viviani and CJ Jacobson

When: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 7pm

Where: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20036

Cost: $170; to RSVP call  720-201-1853 or email jeff@celebritycheftour.com

Details: The Celebrity Chef Tour comes to D.C. for what promises to be a great night of food and drink. Join popular Top Chef contestants Carla Hall, Fabio Viviani and CJ
Jacobson as they collaborate and prepare their favorite seasonal dishes. Chefs will be available for a post dinner "talk back" to answer questions about the meal and about their current projects.

About the Celebrity Chef Tour benefiting the James Beard Foundation:

Since its inception in 2004, the Celebrity Chef Tour benefiting the James Beard Foundation has become a favorite event for both the chefs to participate in and guests to attend. The Celebrity Chef Tour brings James Beard Foundation Award winners and other celebrity chefs to private clubs, resorts, and other exclusive venues around the country for spectacular dining events. The tour was created to benefit the James Beard Foundation and to promote the culinary arts across America.

About the James Beard House and the James Beard Foundation:

James Beard is widely recognized as the father of American culinary arts. Throughout his life, he pursued and advocated the highest standards, and served as a mentor to emerging talents. The James Beard House is where Beard lived, taught, and welcomed friends and colleagues who shared his love for food. Shortly after he passed away, a group of friends sparked a drive to save his home and create a living memorial and a center for the culinary community. It has become what Founding President Peter Kump envisioned it could be, “a culinary place to see and taste the work of this country’s most talented chef’s, wine makers, cookbook authors, and teachers.” The James Beard House’s sister non-profit organization, the James Beard Foundation, whose mission is to “celebrate, preserve and nurture America’s culinary heritage and diversity in order to elevate the appreciation of our culinary excellence,” furthers Mr. Kump’s vision by providing scholarships and volunteer opportunities for aspiring culinary professionals, educating today’s youth on the importance of good food and essential nutrition.
 
For more information: http://www.jamesbeard.org
 

The 3rd Annual Pittsburgh Whiskey and Fine Spirits Festival is back bringing you the world’s best spirits, great food, fun and entertainment.

Friday the 13th has never been as lucky! You get a chance to gather with all your friends and take in a dose of Pittsburgh’s own stimulus package. No better place to get your weekend started than the home of the reigning Super Bowl Champs!

On Friday evening, Heinz Field becomes the site of Pittsburgh’s hottest happy hour with a dazzling array of whiskeys, vodkas, gins, rums and tequilas from around the globe. Cocktail competitions, silent auctions, and special lounges will be set up for your enjoyment. Like Jim Beam? You'll love this. Meet his great-grandson and Master Distiller Fred Noe. He'll tell you how it's done!

A beautiful view of the city, some of the finest spirits and foods available, cool tunes -what better way to spend your Friday evening?

Tickets are $85 in advance and $95 at the door. Purchase now and the first round is on us. We’ll give you a fifth… not a bottle but 1/5 off the price if you purchase now. That’s $70 for those of us that slept during math class. Click here to purchase your tickets and join the celebration. Or call: 412.281.2681.

Friday, November 13, 2009
6:30-9:30pm
Heinz Field, West Club Lounge

Proceeds benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Join us for an extraordinary evening as over 20 of New York’s most renowned chefs present tastings of Greenmarket-inspired signature dishes.

Celebrate harvest season with chefs, farmers and the locavore community and bid on fabulous silent auction prizes. Doing good has never tasted better!

Wednesday October 28th 2009
Studio 450
450 West 31st. Street

Tickets
Guest $150 ($175 at the door)
7:00pm-10:00pm
Enjoy Greenmarket-inspired fare and cocktails presented by NYC's finest chefs, celebrate harvest season with farmers, chefs, and the locavore community, and bid on fabulous silent auction prizes.

VIP Private Tasting $300
6:00pm-10:00pm
Arrive at 6:00 pm for a first taste and the opportunity to meet and mingle with chefs and special guests.

Tickets available at

or to purchase will-call tickets by check contact taste@greenmarket.cc  212-788-7476.

Participating chefs include:

Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern,
Dan Barber of Blue Hill & Blue Hill at Stone Barns,
April Bloomfield of The Spotted Pig,
Jean Francois Bruel of Daniel,
Marco Canora of Hearth, Insieme & Terroir,
Mary Cleaver of The Green Table & The Cleaver Company,
Tom Colicchio of Craft & Craftbar, 
Alex Guarnaschelli of Butter,
Kurt Gutenbrunner of Wallse, Cafe Sabarsky & Blaue Gans,
Peter Hoffman of Savoy & Back Forty,
Patti Jackson of I Trulli,
Gabriel Kreuther of The Modern,
Bret Macris of Rose Water
Marc Meyer of Cookshop, Five Points & Hundred Acres,
Marco A. Moreira of Tocqueville,
Marcus Samuelsson of Aquavit,
Aaron Sanchez of Centrico & Paladar,
Bill Telepan of Telepan,
David Waltuck of Chanterelle and
Galen Zamarra of Mas(farmhouse).

Greenmarket-inspired cocktails by

James Meehan of PDT and
Julie Reiner of Flatiron Lounge & Clover Club

 

New Beginning Center is launching a new fundraiser unlike any other…Dine In to End Domestic Violence™.  It’s a really simple, really easy way to support your community in putting an end to domestic violence.  In partnership with Central Market, Channel 8 and BBVA Compass, a fantastic meal for two prepared by Central Market will be delivered to your home or office October 6.  We need your help to create a daisy chain for awareness for Dine In to End Domestic Violence™, so we ask that you forward this event to any and all on your contact list.

Go to www.newbeginningcenter.org  to place your order by October 2. We’ve made it really simple and really easy to give back, and the more exposure we have for this truly unique fundraiser, the more support we can provide for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.

The New England Dessert Showcase is your stop for all things dessert!

The New England Dessert Showcase unites exhibitors from the gourmet dining, pastry, ice cream, baking, chocolate, catering, and liquor industries. Each exhibitor has the opportunity to connect with target consumers and those consumers have a chance to sample the best creations and experience all things dessert like never before!

Exhibitors can benefit from:

• Mass Commercial Distribution
• Hotel / Convention / Hospitality
• Specialty Goods for Restaurants
• Corporate Catering
• Specialty Stores and Markets
• Weddings
• Direct to Consumer

The Dessert Showcase is proud to execute the event in partnership with the Massachusetts Children’s Trust Fund (CTF). The selection of the CTF as the partner charity continues a near decade tradition of collaboration between CTF and the Showcase’s parent company, The Anthem Group.

Opening Night Party for Exhibitors, Media & Everyone with a ticket: Friday, September 25, 2009

7:00PM to 9:00PM – Cocktail Networking & Opening Night Party
9:00PM to 2:00AM – Concert

Showcase Schedule, Saturday, September 26, 2009

9:00AM to 11:00AM – Trade-only Hours for B2B Networking
11:00AM to 4:00PM – Showcase Opens to the Public
4:00PM to 6:00PM – VIP Ticket, Exhibitor & Media Reception
7:00PM to 10:00PM – After Party

More than 1,200 individuals stream in to nibble, sip, and savor the region's best in desserts, chocolate, and more. For a full event calendar and details visit the Event at a Glance page.

The 2009 New England Dessert Showcase

• Showcase: Saturday, September 26, 2009 @ Long Wharf Marriott
• Opening Night: Friday, September 25, 2009 @ The Greatest Bar

Event Timeline

* Additional details on each event is available on the event page.

Friday

Opening Night Party

• When: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• What: Complimentary appetizers, chocolates, truffles and limited complimentary drinks
• Where: The Greatest Bar - main floor and mezzanine levels
• Who: Everyone with their Showcase ticket! (RSVP to info@anthemevents.com is necessary)
• Open to the public: Party and enjoy an appetizer for the full Showcase the next day
• Separate VIP/Invite-only networking area for exhibitors, media and other industry individuals
• Presented by The Cholive and Grey Goose

Live Music & Entertainment

• When: 9:00pm - 2:00am
• What: Immediately following the Opening Party, walk upstairs and dance the night away
• Where: The Boston Room (4th floor) - The Greatest Bar
• Who: Everyone 21+!
• Open to everyone - Separate admission required
• Featuring: Anthem's International Music Festival (IMF) winner: Weekend Warriors in their last US show before the festival's final October tour dates in Amsterdam and Africa. Also featuring two live cover band openers!

7th Annual Film & Food
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Driskill Hotel - 604 Brazos
7:00PM to 10:00PM
Tickets: $85/ $70 for Austin Film Festival Members
To order tickets - call 512-478-4795.
Sponsorship packages available

Austin Film Festival presents the 7th annual Film & Food, one of the most talked about food-centric events in the city.  Held at the beautiful and historic Driskill Hotel, Film & Food is an evening of cocktails and incredible cuisine created by talented chefs who represent some of Central Texas’ most notable restaurants.  Attendees will have the opportunity to bid on unique, exciting items and experiences during silent and live auctions.

All proceeds from the ticket sales and event auctions benefit AFF’s Young Filmmakers Program.  The Young Filmmakers Program was founded to encourage students, ages 9 - 18, to explore their creativity and improve their literacy skills through the arts of screenwriting and filmmaking. Programs are offered free through AISD schools and partner organizations.

RESTAURANTS:  The Belmont, Carmelo's Ristorante, Driskill Grill, Eddie V's Edgewater Grille, Garridos, Maria Maria La Cantina, Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill, NoRTH, Parkside, Polkadots Cupcake Factory, Ranch 616, Restaurant Jezebel, Roaring Fork, Siena Ristorante Toscana, Tokyo Steak House, Viking Home Appliances, Whole Foods Market and many more...

COMMITTEE:  Caplan/Miller Events, Linda Ball, Sam & Gigi Bryant, David Cano, Carla Click, Pat Dabbert, Allison Gueli, Karen Kopicki, Monica Lund, Forrest Preece, Chance Sampson, Ryan Shelton, Laura Vilches, Josh Watkins

SPONSORS:  Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, KVUE, Shweiki, Austin Monthly, Twin Liquors

Columbus State Community College invites you to join us for our 21st annual culinary showcase, Taste the Future. Taste the Future is an event featuring culinary masterpieces from more than 50 of central Ohio's best establishments. The real stars of this event are the amazing chefs from around the community who show off their remarkable culinary skills to over 1,250 guests.

Columbus State believes that everyone should have the opportunity to earn a college education. Help support that opportunity. All proceeds from the event fund scholarships and special projects. Every year the event helps hundreds of students build their future with a college education.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

5:30 - 9:00PM

Downtown Campus, Columbus State Community College

Business Attire
This is an Adults only event
Rain or Shine: Rain location CSCC Parking Garage First Floor

Friday, September 25, 7 p.m.16th Annual Celebrity Chefs Food Tasting & Auction To Benefit Ann Storck Center at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, with the participation of over 20 favorite restaurants – i.e. 3030 Ocean; Anthony's Runway 84; Aruba Beach Café; Bamboo Noahs; Bin 595 Eclectic Grille & Wine Bar, Blue Martini; Bob Roth's New River Groves; Brooks Restaurant; Chef Allen’s, and more… - a special performance from Cirque Dreams and a silent and live auction called “Bids for Kids,” where guests can make a difference by sponsoring a child attending the Ann Storck Center’s Preschool. Raffle tickets, available for $25 each, will provide guests with the opportunity to win a 14K gold and diamond encrusted fashion ring. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, State Road 7 (U.S. 441) in Hollywood, Florida. Take I-95, exit Stirling Rd. and travel west to 1 Seminole Way. (954) 327-ROCK, 1 800-937-0010 www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com. For more information contact Daniela Bitshman at (954)584-8000 x372 or via email at dbitshman@ascfl.org

This year, we are excited to present our 2nd Annual DISH event.
 
DISH will be a sampling of 30 unique restaurants along with wine and spirits tasting.  
 
The event will serve to benefit One World Children's Fund, a non profit organization supporting community-based organizations around the world that serve vulnerable children and their care givers. www.oneworldchildrensfund.org.
 
Here are the details:
 
When: Thursday September 24th, 6:30-9:30 PM
 
Who: XYZ, Out The Door, Fish & Farm, Circa, Pacific Catch, Zazil, Rose Pistola, Sugar Cafe, Papalote, Roti, First Crush Sam's Chowder House, Circolo, among others.  Wineries and spirits include Lange Twins Winery, Sobieski Vodka, DON Q Rum, Tyku, Pama, Peroni, Frey Vineyards, Rosenblum Cellars, B.R. Cohn and many more.
 
Where: CITY VIEW at Metreon, San Francisco

Cost: $20 per ticket.  Please act quickly, this will be an incredible event!
REMEMBER: This is all you can eat and drink for a very good cause!

Please click here to purchase tickets:
https://www.snagtickets.com/partner/?caseid=site&pid=14646