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Guest Blog: 2014 James Beard Award Winning Outstanding Chef Nancy Silverton Shares Why she Supports L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade

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Sure, we may be focused on The Million Mile this September, but there are plenty of other events benefiting Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation this month including the incredibly popular L.A. Loves Alex's Lemonade culinary event happening this Saturday, September 20 in Los Angeles. A limited amount of tickets remain to this star-studded event hosted by the trio of Suzanne Goin, David Lentz and Caroline Styne where more than 40 renowned chefs from across the country serve up tastings of their delicious dishes. Chef Nancy Silverton of the Mozza Restaurant Group is one of these chefs who supports the event each year. Below she tells us why she supports ALSF and why you should get your tickets to Saturday's affair before it's too late!



Host Suzanne Goin and Nancy
Great food, much like a great cause, has the ability to bring people together and change the world. Really, it’s true. Case in point - five years ago, when my dear friends, Suzanne Goin, Caroline Styne and David Lentz, first told me about this idea that they had to bring together amazing chefs, mixologists and vintners from all over the country to Los Angeles, in support of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, my first question was - what is Alex’s Lemonade Stand? They proceeded to tell me about an event they attend in Philadelphia hosted by Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin of the Vetri Family of Restaurants, and a remarkable young lady named Alex, who set out to change the world, one glass of lemonade at a time.

Over the years, I have had the pleasure of getting to know Alex’s parents, Liz & Jay Scott, and the thousands of supporters (nationwide) that help each and every day in the fight against childhood cancer. To think that the Foundation, which started out as a simple front yard lemonade stand, has raised more than $80 million to help fund hundreds of childhood cancer research projects is simply amazing.

This year marks the 5th annual L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade event and while each event is fun as it gives me the opportunity to see friends from all over the world, the impact that it has on the fight against childhood cancer is truly what makes the day so meaningful. The event has helped to raise more than $1.75 million – that’s $1.75 million that will help to fund childhood cancer research, something that is incredibly important since it is vastly underfunded by the federal government, yet continues to take the lives of so many young people.


Matt Molina and Nancy
Besides the great food, drink and atmosphere – one of my favorite parts of the day is hearing from a family or child who has been affected by childhood cancer. To hear firsthand what these brave children and their family have to endure, and to think that I have the ability to contribute to research that could potentially save a child’s life simply by sharing my love for food – is extremely powerful and something I’m honored to do. In fact, members of the staff from the Mozza Restaurant Group have also embraced Alex’s vision of finding a cure and Chef Matt Molina participates in several of the ALSF culinary events held across the country.

I invite you and your family to eat, drink and help
contribute to cures at the 5th annual L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade event on Saturday, September 20, from noon-4pm. Be sure to stop by and say hello to the Mozza Team where they will be serving up Ribolita "Da Delphina” - yum!

Cheers,
Nancy