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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2007 San Francisco Celebrates James Beard Foundation's 20th Anniversary With A Benefit Dinner | |
| Event | San Francisco's Top Women Chefs Cook Up a Storm Enjoy a delectable, multi-course dinner prepared by five James Beard Foundation Award-winning chefs on Friday, September 28th at the St. Regis San Francisco. The evening will be presided over by Joey Altman, local food luminary and host of KRON's Bay Cafe. Highlights will include a silent auction and a toast by Susan Ungaro, the President of the James Beard Foundation. |
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St. Regis Hotel Yerba Buena Terrace 125 Third Street |
| Price | $250 pp TABLE BENEFACTOR: Dinner for Ten $3,000.00 VIP champagne reception, and more WINE TABLE: Dinner for Ten $4,000.00 (only 2 tables available) VIP champagne reception, wines selected for the table by the guest sommelier, and more. TABLE HOST: Dinner for Twenty $6,000.00 VIP champagne reception, menus signed by the chefs, personal thanks from the emcee during dinner, and more. |
| Time | 6:30 pm |
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| Featured Chefs | |
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JBF Award Winner Traci Des Jardins Jardinière, San Francisco |
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JBF Award Winner Gale Gand Tru, Chicago |
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JBF Award Winner Nancy Oakes Boulevard, San Francisco |
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JBF Award Winner Cindy Pawlcyn Mustards Grill and Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen St. Helena, CA |
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JBF Award Winner Joanne Weir Weir Cooking in the City |
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| Special Guests Susan Ungaro, President, James Beard Foundation Chuck Williams, founder, Williams-Sonoma | |
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Local Sponsors | |
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Tickets and Information To make reservations or for further information, contact: Andrew Freeman & Co. Phone: 415-781-5701 Online Reservations: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/19128 Email: tasteamerica@andrewfreemanandco.com | |
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American Express®is the Official Card of the James Beard Foundation. Please remember to use your Card for your ticket purchase.
The James Beard Foundation will donate a portion of the proceeds from the benefit dinner to San Francisco Food Bank. | |
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2007 FREE Festival Day at  | |
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Union Square 340 Post Street |
| Time | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
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A free day of culinary events featuring cooking demonstrations and cookbook signings by award-winning chefs, children's educational activities, and tastings of artisanal products. | |
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| Featured Guests | |
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| Gale Gand Tru Gale will be in-store for cooking demonstrations and to personalize your copy of Chocolate and Vanilla. (Proof of Williams-Sonoma® purchase is required) |
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| Joanne Weir Weir Cooking in the City Joanne will be in-store for cooking demonstrations and to personalize your copy of From Tapas to Meze: Small Plates from the Mediterranean. (Proof of Williams-Sonoma® purchase is required) |
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| Children's Activity | |
|  | Where do fruits and vegetables come from? How do they grow? Bring your children (ages 6 thru 10) to our festival to learn about the foods they eat at an interactive educational activity. Sponsored by Canon. |
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| Local Flavors - American Tastes | |
|  | Sample regional products from... The Girl and the Fig Enjoy a tasting of dried fig compote and red onion confit from Sondra Bernstein of the acclaimed Girl and the Fig restaurant in Sonoma Guittard Chocolate A treasured San Francisco maker of decadent, all-natural chocolate confections |
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Please check back for further updates! | |
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| Copyright 2007. The James Beard Foundation. All rights reserved. www.jamesbeard.org
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