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03/18/2013 - The Perlman Music Program Cocktails, Dinner and a Chamber Music Concert in Palm Beach
03/15/2013 - Asia Week New York Kick-off Reception at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
03/12/2013 - Third Annual Fountain House Associates Spring Breakfast: “Between The Sheets”
03/05/2013 - NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER’S FACES GALA HONORING LEON CHARNEY RAISED $4.5 MILLION
02/23/2013 - "I Have A Voice" fundraiser for Gigi's PLAYHOUSE
02/23/2013 - Eleventh Annual “Thanksgiving in February” Feeds over 500 of New York’s Needy
02/21/2013 - The French Heritage Society's Annual Palm Beach Gala Dinner
02/21/2013 - 24th Annual Gala of Heart & Soul Charitable Fund Auction at Christie’s
02/21/2013 - Eva Longoria Hosts Benefit for “Food Chains” Documentary - Exposes Exploitation in Am’s Farm Labor
02/13/2013 - Verdura hosts a fundraiser for“The Michael Feinstein American Songbook Initiative”
02/13/2013 - Lost and Found: The Pinajian Discovery, a benefit preview for the Fund for Armenian Relief
02/08/2013 - 56th Annual Red Cross Ball in Palm Beach
02/07/2013 - Lost and Found: The Pinajian Discovery benefit preview for the Fund for Armenian Relief
02/06/2013 - All Star Orchestra’s Preview Screening of their New Classical Music and On-line Education Television
01/29/2013 - Urban Greenwalk
01/23/2013 - The Perlman Music Program Fourth Charity Wine Auction
01/20/2013 - Budapest Festival Orchestra
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Chefs' Tribute
06/14/2010 - By New York, NY

In June of 1985, twelve devotees of James Beard came together to celebrate his life and love of cooking, all for the benefit of Citymeals-on-Wheels, the organization he co-founded with Gael Greene to nourish homebound elderly New Yorkers.

As Gael remembers, “The first ‘American Chefs and Winemakers’ al fresco feast was planned to celebrate Jim’s 82nd birthday. When he passed away a few weeks prior to the event, the gala salute to America’s harvest and American talent became our tribute to him.”

A group of rising star chefs who trained with James Beard, including Wolfgang Puck, Alice Waters, Bradley Ogden, Paul Prudhomme, Edna Lewis, and Tribute founders Larry Forgione and Jonathan Waxman gathered that first year to prepare tasting portions of their signature dishes for a small crowd of gourmet enthusiasts. It was one of the first tasting events to take the chefs out of the kitchen and into the limelight. Since then, some of the most acclaimed chefs from across the nation (and world) – including Daniel Boulud, Alfred Portale, Bobby Flay, Charlie Palmer, Nobu Matsuhisa, Charlie Trotter and Jean-Georges Vongerichten, to name just a few – have joined the esteemed roster of chefs who have cooked in the gardens of Rockefeller Center at this annual event. Each year over 1,000 guests stroll the esplanades and gardens of the famed NYC landmark, sampling exquisite cuisine, sipping champagne and cocktails, and dancing under the stars until midnight. 2010 marked the silver anniversary of this incredible event.

This celebration extends far beyond the streets of midtown, into the homes of thousands of elderly New Yorkers who rely on Citymeals-on-Wheels for their lifeline of food and companionship. Over the years the event has raised more than $15 million, delivering hundreds of thousands of meals to our city’s invisible neighbors.

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