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Posted by Jennifer Heigl
The Daily Blender staff had such a great time at the 2008 New York Wine & Food Festival that we just couldn’t wait to get ourselves to the 2009 Vegas Uncork’d event!
Kicking off this Thursday with a champagne toast hosted by Bon Appetit’s Editor-in-Chief Barbara Fairchild and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, the Vegas Uncork’d show looks to be a blast!
Follow our live coverage of the weekend’s events here at Dailyblender.com and via our Twitter feed. We’re even introducing a new Las Vegas Daily Blender correspondent! Could it get anymore exciting!?
Some of the events we’re attending include:
- Thursday’s after-hours cocktail reception at the Caesar’s Palace PURE nightclub, benefiting Three Square, southern Nevada’s only food bank, featuring chefs Cat Cora, recent James Beard Award winner Paul Barolotta, Rick Moonen, and Kerry Simon.
- Cocktails & Cuisine at the Wynn, hosted by Bon Appetit’s Wine & Spirits Consultant, Steven Olson, and celebrity mixologist, Tony Abou-Ganim.
- The Grand Tasting at Caesar’s Palace featuring 150 top chefs and spirit mavens!
- And, perhaps the big event we’re most looking forward to - the Celebrity Chef Blackjack Tournament, at the Wynn’s Encore! Hosted by actor Kyle MacLachlan, the players list includes a number of our favorite celebrity chefs – Tom Colicchio, Daniel Boulud, Rick Moonen, Bobby Flay, Carla Pelligrino, François Payard, and Joël Robuchon, among many others.
Bon Appetit’s BA Foodist Andrew Knowlton, who’ll also be attending this weekend’s events, chimed in earlier this week with his favorite Uncork’d picks as well.
Categories: bars and clubs · business · celebrity · celebrity chefs · food · food & drink blogs · food & drink festivals · non-profits · spirits
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Posted by Jennifer Heigl
Hooray! Our favorite festival organizer, Lee Schrager, has announced information for the upcoming 2009 New York Wine & Food Festival!
The official press release notes that this year’s event, which will take place October 8-11, 2009, will again benefit hunger relief organizations Share Our Strength and Food Bank for New York City and will include a whole host of fabulous events, including Chelsea Market After Dark hosted by Food Network’s Guy Fieri and Sandra Lee, as well as Down South Up North with Paula Deen. I’m particularly interested in Ming Tsai’s Dim Sum Disco Brunch!
The Daily Blender staff had such a great time at last year’s bash that we certainly encourage you to attend this year’s event if you’re in the NYC area! Miss our coverage of the 2008 NYC Wine & Food Festival? Check out a few of our posts:
You can get more information, once it’s posted, at the NYC Wine & Food Festival website. We’ll see you there!
Categories: business · celebrity · celebrity chefs · food · food & drink festivals · non-profits · web
Tagged: anthony bourdain, Ferran Adria, food bank for new york city, food network, guy fieri, lee schrager, ming tsai, New York, new york wine and food festival, nigella lawson, paula deen, sandra lee, share our strength, times talk
Posted by Jennifer Heigl
Eric Ripert, Sandra Ripert, Rachel Ray @ Cipriani
Writer Bret Thorn at Nation’s Restaurant News noted yesterday that one of our favorite chefs, Eric Ripert, was recently honored at a gala event in New York City for his work with City Harvest.
Held at Cipriani in Manhattan, Ripert, Rachel Ray, and other contributors were recognized for their efforts to combat the hunger crisis through support of City Harvest. Chef Ripert personally pledged to donate $1 to City Harvest for each individual who dined at Le Bernardin. He also helped to raise an additional $45,000 by offering to provide a private dinner for 26 guests – an item available for bid during the event’s live auction.
The gala raised nearly $1 million dollars that will go towards the efforts of City Harvest, a non-profit organization that arranges pickup and distribution of restaurant food stuffs that would otherwise go to waste.
Way to go Chef Ripert!
Categories: business · celebrity · celebrity chefs · food · non-profits
Tagged: avec eric, bret thorn, Cipriani, city harvest, eric ripert, nation's restaurant news, rachael ray, sandra ripert
This month, I’m participating in the Blog for Food campaign supporting the Oregon Food Bank, a network of 915 hunger-relief agencies throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. According to a recent report, the need for emergency food is skyrocketing in this volatile economy. With requests at record levels, and donations well below previous years, local food bank organizations, both here in Oregon and across the country, are in need of your assistance.
“Layoffs, foreclosures and other economic disruptions are taking a terrible toll on our neighbors,” commented Rachel Bristol, executive director and CEO of Oregon Food Bank.
Throughout the month of February, I’ll be displaying the Blog for Food logo within my posts. By clicking on the logo, you’ll be transported (magically, of course!) to the Oregon Food Bank page where you can donate to the cause. Be sure to note the “Blog for Food” drive on your donations.
Help build your community by helping your neighbors during their time of need!
Categories: economy · food · non-profits
Tagged: blog for food, donation, hunger relief, non-profit, oregon food bank
January 19, 2009 · 1 Comment
Posted by Jennifer Heigl
In recognition of today’s National Day of Service, our friends at Share Our Strength are asking for your help to continue to fight hunger problems throughout the nation. Their newest campaign, “Operation No Kid Hungry” will continue to help raise funds for childhood hunger, encouraging communities to hold food drives for those in need within their own neighborhoods.
How can you get involved?
Share Our Strength has partnered with AT&T to offer two great ways that you can support and participate in “Operation No Kid Hungry”:
1. Donate by text! From now until March 1st, simply text “SHARE” to 20222 on your mobile phone and donate $5 to our fight to end childhood hunger in America. AT&T will match all text donations up to $100,000. Help us meet this challenge grant! You can find out more here.
2. Hold a food drive! Beginning January 19th, a national day of community service, help feed those in need by holding your own community food drive. Visit Share Our Strength to find a food bank and a list of the most needed nutritious foods.
Categories: business · food · government · non-profits · politics
Tagged: childhood hunger, food drive, national day of service, operation no kid hungry, share our strength
