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New York City's Largest Dessert Party Ever, Takes Manhattan on November 16
Created By Food Network, Southern Wine & Spirits, NY, Share Our Strength, and Food Bank For New York City
Event Features Top New York Pastry Chefs, Chocolatiers, Fromagers, Wineries Special Guest Sopranos Star and Winemaker Lorraine Bracco Plus Food Network Stars Including Rachael Ray, Giada De Laurentiis, Sandra Lee and More
Manhattan’s sweet tooth will be satisfied like never before on Friday, November 16th at 9:00 pm, when the nation’s pastry elite descend upon the ultra chic Waterfront (269 11th Avenue between 27th and 28th Streets) to celebrate SWEET, presented by Ferrero Rocher, a deliciously decadent evening with a charitable outcome to end hunger. Guests will sample the mouthwatering creations of New York’s premiere pastry chefs, chocolatiers, confectioners, bakers and fromagers, including such notable James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef award winners and nominees as Le Bernardin’s Michael Laiskonis (2007), Dessert Studio at Chocolat Michel Cluizel’s Will Goldfarb (2007), Jean Georges’ Johnny Iuzzini (2006), and Karen DeMasco of Craft (2005). Also participating in the festivities will be Food Network stars Rachael Ray, Giada De Laurentiis, Duff Goldman, Cat Cora, Sandra Lee and more, plus special guest “Sopranos” star and winemaker, Lorraine Bracco. Desserts will be complemented by selections of outstanding wines, Champagnes and spirits from the Southern Wine & Spirits, NY portfolio.
At SWEET, presented by Ferrero Rocher, guests will have the unique opportunity to enjoy a wide range of tempting desserts featuring inventive flavor and texture combinations, such as Tomato with Olive and Balsamic Sorbet by Graffiti’s Jehangir Mehta, Roasted Banana Mille Feuille, Chocolate Fondant with an Avocado Anglaise by Buddakan’s Daniel Skurnick, and Soft Chocolate, Frozen Sesame, Powdered Peanut Butter, Mole, by Tailor’s Sam Mason. More traditional sweet offerings will include Petits Fours: Lemon Cupcakes, Caramels, Pumpkin Tarts, Rainbow Cookies and Chocolates by Gotham Bar and Grill’s Deborah Racicot, Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake by Junior’s Alan Rosen, and Wedding Biscotti: A Rosemary and Currant Biscotti by Katie Lee Joel.
“We are thrilled to be a part of SWEET presented by Ferrero Rocher, and bring New York a completely different culinary event in honor of our upcoming New York City Wine & Food Festival to hit in 2008,” said Brooke Johnson, President, Food Network. “This is a perfect example of how Food Network will contribute to the generous culinary community with our new charitable partner Share Our Strength.”
The evening will be co-hosted by Share Our Strength, Food Network’s official charitable partner and one of the nation’s leading organizations working to end childhood hunger in America, and Food Bank For New York City, dedicated to fighting hunger in our own backyard.
“Share Our Strength is honored to be a part of SWEET, presented by Ferrero Rocher,” said Bill Shore, Executive Director of Share Our Strength. “Our partnerships with Food Network and Ferrero Rocher represent the ongoing generosity of the culinary community to Share Our Strength, and our work to ensure the 12 million children who face hunger in America have the nutritious food they need to learn, grow and thrive.”
“Food Bank For New York City is very excited to be partnering with Food Network on the first-ever SWEET, presented by Ferrero Rocher,” said Dr. Lucy Cabrera, Ph.D., President and CEO of Food Bank For New York City. It is only with the support and dedication of community-minded partners such as Food Network that the Food Bank is able to continue making strides toward ending hunger in New York City.”
SWEET, presented by Ferrero Rocher, will launch the first annual New York City Wine & Food Festival (coming in 2008). Ferrero Rocher is the presenting sponsor and others include: American Express, Barilla, Coca-Cola, Delta, Evian, Food & Wine, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Gotham, Mohegan Sun, The New York Times, Pernod Ricard USA, Perrier Jouët, Riedel, Southern Wine & Spirits of New York, Starbucks Liqueurs, Target, Time Warner Cable, Wine Spectator. Karlitz & Company is the exclusive event producer for SWEET, by Ferrero Rocher.
Tickets can be purchased at www.nycwineandfoodfestival.com and are $200 each, exclusive of tax and service charges ($150 of which will be tax deductible).
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