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May 5, 2006 877-927-7787 (toll-free)
tbutler@hqtrs.com
Media Advisory
Women Chefs & Restaurateurs to Toast New York’s Top Culinary Women
In Partnership with Visa Signature, At the Table National Dinner Series Benefits Scholarship and Internship Programs for Women Chefs & Restaurateurs
Louisville, KY – In support of the education and advancement of women in culinary fields, Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR) will host At the Table New York: Toasting Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, part of a national series of events presented by Visa Signature. The At the Table events support WCR’s scholarship and internship programs for women at all stages of their culinary careers.
At the Table New York will showcase the culinary talents of nationally and locally renowned women chefs and restaurateurs through a one-of-a-kind dining experience for New York-area food lovers.
Honorary Chair: Sara Moulton; chef, cookbook author and television food celebrity
WHAT: Women Chefs and Restaurateurs will host a fundraising reception and dinner featuring nationally and locally renowned women chefs who will join with female winemakers and sommeliers to present a five course fine dining experience.
WHEN: Thursday, June 29, 2006
6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
WHERE: Prince George Ballroom
15 E. 27th Street
New York, New York
www.commonground.org/?page_id=62
WHO: 14 WOMEN CHEFS:
Nora Pouillon, Nora and Asia Nora; Barbara Sibley and Marguerite Malfy, La Palapa; Mary Cleaver, Cleaver Co.; Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez, Lassi; Rebecca Charles, Pearl; Amy Scherber, Amy’s Bread; Amanda Freitag and Vera Eisenberg, Sette; Jody Williams, Gusto; Anita Lo, Anisa; Patricia Yeo, Sapa; Ellen Mirsky, Public; Elizabeth Katz, Fiamma.
TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased online for $150.00 per ticket or $1,250.00 per table of 10 at www.womenchefs.org or by calling WCR toll-free at 877-927-7787.
WHY: More than 50 percent of the food service industry workforce are women, yet few reach the upper echelons of their profession. The mission of Women Chefs & Restaurateurs is to promote the education and advancement of women in the restaurant industry and the betterment of the industry as a whole. This year WCR will offer 37 career-enhancing scholarship and internship opportunities for both beginning and experienced culinary professionals. Candidates can apply for tuition credit to premier culinary programs, or for the opportunity to study in the kitchens of the world’s most talented chefs.
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