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No Kid Hungry Dinner Portland, OR
Monday, October 15, 2012
Irving Street Kitchen
701 NW 13th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
6:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
6:45 p.m. – Musical performance by Grammy Award-winning artist k.d. lang
7:00 p.m. - Multi-course seated dinner with wine pairings
Host Chef
Sarah Schafer, Irving Street Kitchen
Guest Chefs
Floyd Cardoz, North End Grill, New York, NY
Sean Coyne, Grand Central Bakery, Portland, OR
Jason French, Ned Ludd, Portland, OR
Vernon Morales, Anchor & Hope, San Francisco, CA
Special Musical Guest
k.d. lang
There will be silent and live auctions throughout the night, with commentary by special guest Sheila Hamilton.
Contact Katie Bone at kbone@strength.org or 415-326-3767 with any questions.
RSVP required, space is limited.
***Unfortunately individual tickets are unavailable at this time. To put your name on a wait list in the event we are able to release more individual tickets please email kbone@strength.org. We will update you on your status on October 1st. Thank you!
Through our No Kid Hungry® Campaign—a national effort to end childhood hunger in America — Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in federal nutrition programs, invests in community organizations fighting hunger, teaches families how to cook healthy, affordable meals, and builds innovative public-private partnerships to end hunger, nationally and at the state and city levels.
Chef Sarah Schafer
Chef Sarah Schafer has led Irving Street Kitchen as executive chef since its opening in 2010, in Portland, Oregon.
Raised in Boston, Sarah's love of food and cooking can be traced back to a childhood immersed in it by her mother and great grandmother, both ardent fans of Julia Child.
Schafer earned her stripes working with Chef Ken Orringer in Boston, and in some of the most prestigious, Michelin star kitchens in NYC. Her talents did not go unnoticed while at Gramercy Tavern under Chef Tom Colicchio, where she was quickly promoted to sous chef, the first female sous chef in a Danny Meyer restaurant. From there she opened Eleven Madison Park as executive sous chef where she remained happily until deciding to go back to the west coast where she had done her externship upon graduating from the CIA. She worked in San Francisco as chef de cuisine at Frisson, becoming executive chef upon chef Daniel Patterson’s departure. Sarah opened the new San Francisco restaurant, Anchor and Hope, and after two years there was offered the opportunity to move to Portland for the company to open Irving Street Kitchen.
Chef Schafer is often called "a chef's chef" due to her classic French techniques, dedication to her purveyors, and daily pursuit of excellence.
Sarah's passion for hospitality and great understanding of the relationship between the restaurant, the customer, and the community, she credits to her long working relationship with the great NYC restaurateur Danny Meyer, whom she considers her mentor.
The link between kitchen and community is of utmost importance to Sarah, and she is an active participant in many charities on the local and national level. She was invited to, and hosts, the annual fall "Share Our Strength/ No Kid Hungry" dinner at Irving Street Kitchen in Portland.
Chef Schafer is known for her soulful approach to food deeply rooted in slow cooking, and a commitment to fresh seasonal ingredients.
http://www.nokidhungry.org/blog/chefs-culinary/2012/09/chef-spotlight-sarah-schafer
HOST A TABLE
**** Chef’s Table: $6,000
- Includes preferred placement for 6 at the event
- One member of the table will be paired with a participating Chef in the kitchen
- Special gift package from participating chefs and souvenir menus signed by all the evening's Chefs
- Logo or name recognition in event program and on ticket sales site
- Table picture with participating Chefs
- Three souvenir menus signed by all the evening's Chefs
- (tax deductible amount of $5,400)
**** Chef de Cuisine: $5,000
- Includes preferred placement for 8 at the event
- Logo or name recognition in event program and on ticket sales site
- Souvenir menus signed by all the evening's Chefs
- (tax deductible amount of $4,200)
**** Sous Chef: 2,500
- Includes seating in specialty booth for 4 at the event
- Logo or name recognition in event program
- (tax deductible amount of $2,100)