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Posted by Michael Klein
Marc Vetri, Jeff Benjamin, and Jeff Michaud are raising the stakes for their annual Great Chef's Event, which draws all sorts of famous chefs to their Osteria to call attention to Alex's Lemonade Stand.
Two years ago, it raised $150,000. Last year, it took in $300,000.
This year, the goal of the fund-raiser is a half-mill.
It's also growing out of Osteria.
Date is June 15. The place is Urban Outfitters' headquarters at the Navy Yard; the company donated the space. (Ticket info to come.)
Check out the Iron Chef- and Top Chef-studded list of culinary firepower (some from Vetri's training ground in Italy) who have promised to attend:
- Next Iron Chef contestant Nate Appleman of Pulino’s Bar & Pizzeria
- Kiong Banh of Twenty Manning
- Paolo Benigni of Osteria La Brughiera (Bergamo)
- Jonathan Benno, previously of Per Se: new space to be announced
- Franklin Becker of Abe & Arthur’s
- John Besh of August, Besh Steak, Luke, La Provence, Domenica, The American Sector
- Chris Bianco of Pizzeria Bianco
- Top Chef finalist Jennifer Carroll of 10 Arts
- Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio of Colicchio & Sons
- RJ Cooper of Vidalia
- Gina DePalma, pastry chef of Babbo
- Neal Fraser of Grace, BLD
- Clark Frasier & Mark Gaier of Arrows, MC Perkins, Cove, SummerWinter
- Katsuya Fukushima of ThinkFoodGroup
- Iron Chef Jose Garces of Amada, Tinto, Distrito, Chifa, Village Whiskey, Garces Trading Co.
- Paul Kahan of Blackbird, Avec, Publican, Honky Tonk Tacos
- Barbara Lynch of No. 9 Park, B&G Oysters, The Butcher Shop, Stir, Drink, Sportello
- Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson and Bobby Stuckey of Frasca, Scarpetta Vineyard
- Joseph Manzare of Zuppa, Globe, Tres Agaves
- Matt Molina and Nancy Silverton of Osteria Mozza, Pizzeria Mozza
- Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto of Morimoto
- Emilio Mignucci of Di Bruno Bros.
- Ken Oringer of Clio, Uni Sashimi Bar
- Graziano Pinato of Taverna Colleoni Dell ‘Angelo (Bergamo)
- Michael Psilakis of Anthos
- Julie Robles and Tim Staehling of Tavern / The Hungry Cat
- Marco Rossi and Francesco Cereda of Osteria Le Cantine D (Bergamo)
- Michael Schlow of Radius, Via Matta, Alta Strada, 606 Congress
- Michael Solomonov of Zahav, Percy Street
- Daniel Stern of Midatlantic, R2L
- Iron Chef Michael Symon of Lola , Lolita , Roast, Bar Symon, Iron Chef
- Sue Torres of Suenos
- Marc Vetri and Jeff Michaud of Vetri, Osteria, Amis
- Paul Virant of Vie
- Jonathan Waxman of Barbuto
- Rocco Whalen of Fahrenheit, Rocky River Wine Bar
