Home > Social Butterfly > Archives > 2007 > August > 21 > Entry
DEL.ICIO.USGala gourmet
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here is some delicious news: Committee members working on a couple of upcoming events have announced menu selections.
First, the group organizing the annual Garden of Eden Ball, to be held at and benefiting the Atlanta Botanical Garden, met recently with A Legendary Event executive chef Lincoln Stevens.
Guests attending the Sept. 29 fete will enjoy a grilled angus filet with citrus buerre blanc. Dessert will be a “mudslide dome” - a Kaluha chocolate dome with Oreo crust, raspberry coulis & Baileys whipped cream.
Volunteers lending their palates for charity at the tasting included ball chairs Jackie and Jimmy Cushman; Kathy Rainer of Parties to Die For, which is handling the ball’s decor; and Kevin and Cheryl Wyckoff. Kevin Wyckoff is vice president and regional sales coordinator of Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, the gala’s presenting sponsor.
The evening will include dancing, elegant favors and a special tribute to the late Phillip Alston, who served as President Jimmy Carter’s U.S. ambassador to Australia. He was Jimmy Cushman’s grandfather. Tickets are $400 per person. For information call 404-591-1575.
In other news, the committee organizing “A Meal to Remember,” benefiting Meals on Wheels Atlanta, recently trekked to New York to meet the chefs participating in the the Nov. 2 event.
The group included co-chairs Marilyn Krone and Kathryn Arnett,, honorary chairs Sandra and Dan Baldwin, along with David York and Judy Zaban .
They sampled the culinary stylings of Gilt executive chef Christopher Lee, Telepan executive chef Bill Telepan, Picholine proprietor and executive chef Terrance Brennan and L’Atelier du Chocolat pastry chef Eric Girerd. Jean-Louis Dumonet, executive chef at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, will complete the roster of guest chefs.
The event will be held at the Buckhead Ritz-Carlton. Patron levels start at $1,200. For information call 404-605-8450 or email shargrove@scsatl.org.
Permalink | |
