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Chefs & Champagne® New York

We are thrilled to welcome the Beard House’s first visiting chef, multiple JBF Award-winner Wolfgang Puck, as the honoree at our annual summer soiree, Chefs & Champagne® New York. Puck’s innovative cooking secured him a place on the culinary map nearly three decades ago, and he’s been an icon of California cuisine ever since. Helping us celebrate the pleasures of summer and Puck’s legendary career are more than 35 chefs from around the country, four prestigious Champagne houses, and our generous host, Wölffer Estate Vineyard, who just happens to be celebrating their own 20th anniversary this year.

Participating Chefs:
Govind Armstrong, Table 8, Los Angeles and Miami Beach, FL, and Table 8 Cooper Square, NYC / JBF Award Winner Paul Bartolotta, Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare, Las Vegas / Anne Burrell, Centro Vinoteca and Gusto, NYC / Cesare Casella, Salumeria Rosi, NYC / Harold Dieterle, Perilla, NYC / Benjamin Ford, Ford’s Filling Station, Culver City, CA / Alexandra Guarnaschelli, Butter Restaurant, NYC / Gerry Hayden and JBF Award Winner Pastry Chef Claudia Fleming, The North Fork Table & Inn, Southold, NY / Kerry Heffernan, South Gate, NYC / Craig Hopson, One if by Land, Two if by Sea, NYC / Michael Kramer, Voice at Hotel Icon, Houston / JBF Award Winner Pastry Chef Sarabeth Levine, Sarabeth's, NYC / Tony Liu, Morandi, NYC / Tim Love, Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, Fort Worth, TX / Michael Luboff, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT / George Mendes, NYC / Gretchen Menser, Fresno, East Hampton, NY / Olivier Muller, DB Bistro Moderne, NYC / Pastry Chef Nancy Olson, Gramercy Tavern, NYC / Rafael Palomino, Palomino, Old Greenwich, CT / Ben Pollinger and Pastry Chef Jansen Chan, Oceana, NYC / Chris Prosperi, Métro Bis, Simsbury, CT / Joseph Realmuto, Nick & Toni’s, East Hampton, NY / Guy Reuge, Mirabelle, St. James, NY / Suvir Saran and Hemant Mathur, Dévi, NYC / John Schenk, Strip House, NYC / Kerry Simon and Kim Canteenwalla, Simon at Palms Place, Las Vegas / Bill Telepan, Telepan, NYC / JBF Award Winner Fabio Trabocchi, Fiamma, NYC / Michael White, Alto and Convivio, NYC
/ Damon Wise and Shane McBride, Craftsteak, NYC


Sponsors and Media Partners:
Listed below.


Beverage Sponsors:
Acqua Panna® Natural Spring Water / Royal Cup Coffee Classic / S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water

Supporters:
Chefwear / DeBragga.com / Sag Harbor Florist / Wüsthof

Event Details

Sat, 07.26.2008

05:30 PM, US/Eastern

  • JBF Members $195
  • General Public $275
  • Event Location:

Wölffer Estate Vineyard
Sagg Road (just North of Route 27)
Sagaponack, NY

  • Event ends at 8:00 P.M.

 

VIP Reception and Silent Auction Preview: 4:30–5:30 P.M.

VIP Premium Admission:

  • JBF Members $325
  • General Public $400
  • VIP tables of 10: $3,250

VIP Experience Includes:
An exclusive hour of
Champagne, wine, and hors d'oeuvre tastings; advanced silent auction bidding; reserved seating throughout the event; VIP after-party access; and a VIP gift bag.