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What: Exceptional food is a rare thing; it takes years of training, finesse and imagination from a single individual. But what happens when you take those individuals and put them together to collaborate creatively for one evening? The outcome is the “Friends of James Beard” dinner, a rare, once-in-a-lifetime dining experience featuring seven renowned James Beard Award-winning chefs.
This impressive gustatory gala kicks of the 32nd Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival with artisans from these illustrious kitchens:
Chef Todd Berry – The Westin Kierland Resort Spa & Villas (Scottsdale, AZ)
Chef Celestino Drago- Drago Centro (Santa Monica, CA)
Chef Michael Ginor- Lola (Great Neck, NY)
Chef Roberto Madrid- deseo at The Westin Kierland Resort Spa & Villas (Scottsdale, AZ)
Chef Missy Robbins- A Voce (New York, NY)
Chef Douglas Rodriquez – Alma de Cuba (Philadelphia, PA), D. Rodriguez Cuba (Miami, FL), Ola at Sanctuary (Miami, FL), deseo (Scottsdale, AZ)
Chef Alex Stratta – Alex at the Wynn & Corsa Cucina & Bar at the Wynn (Las Vegas, NV)
“Each chef at this dinner is a James Beard award winner, an accolade bestowed only on those who have reached the pinnacle of their profession. Assigned a single course in the dinner, each chef gives it the full focus of their creative talent. I know of no other dinner in the United States that matches this concentration of raw chef power. Working with the finest ingredients, what these culinary geniuses produce for those fortunate enough to attend is absolutely incomparable.”
– Merrill Moss, Chairperson of the SCF
Using the skills and vision that earned them the coveted James Beard Award, the chefs each will prepare exquisite cuisine complete with carefully selected wine pairings. Filippo di Belardino, VP, Vinum Fine Wine Division of Banfi Vintners in New York will be the emcee for the evening.
When: Tuesday, April 13
Where:
6902 East Greenway Parkway
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
(800) 354-5892
Attire: Cocktail
Cost: Tickets are $175 per person (through March 5th) and $200 thereafter.
For more information, call the Scottsdale League for the Arts office at (480) 945-7193 or visit www.ScottsdaleCulinaryFestival.org.
The Scottsdale League for the Arts is a non-profit (501(c)3) charitable organization that raises funds for arts and arts education programs throughout Arizona. Since 2002, the League has contributed more than $3.2 million to numerous organizations benefiting children such as Ballet Arizona, Childsplay, Free Arts of Arizona, Greasepaint Youth Theatre, Jazz in Arizona, Phoenix Boys Choir and the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. For additional information about the League or about becoming a member or volunteer, contact SLA at 7309 E. Evans Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260 or visit the Web site, www.ScottsdaleCulinaryFestival.org.
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