Top Chef Alums unite in NYC to raise money for Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief
By Francine Cohen
Back in 1971 in Washington, DC a soup kitchen opened its doors to neighborhood homeless people. Called So Others Might Eat (SOME) this non-profit organization was incorporated to help deal with poverty in our nation’s capital and provide food, clothing, and health-care services to the poor and homeless. In addition, SOME provides job training, counseling, and low-cost housing, and other services to “break the cycle of homelessness.”
41 years later, thanks to Hurricane Sandy, New York and New Jersey residents may find themselves in the same sort of dire circumstances for which SOME was founded.
To help make sure this doesn’t happen to your neighbors, consider joining these Top Chef chefs for a benefit dinner this evening.
Host chef, Angelo Sosa of Anejo ((@AngeloASosa – www.anejonyc.com) comments, “The devastation from this storm is heart-wrenching and we are passionate about helping those affected in the tri-state area and beyond, We are trying to do our part by helping with relief efforts the best way we know how, through food and community support.”
Sosa and his Top Chef alums Dale Talde (@DaleTalde and www.taldebrooklyn.com), Kevin Sbraga (@KSbraga and www.sbraga.com) and Jennifer Carroll (@ChefJenCarroll) are joining forces this Monday night at Sosa’s restaurant Añejo Tequileria in Hell’s Kitchen to raise money for Hurricane Sandy victims. Tickets are $100 and all proceeds go straight to the Red Cross.
Each chef will create a unique dish in true Top Chef style in a four-course tasting menu with cocktail accompaniment. Additional specialty cocktails will also be available for sale at the event to raise funds for relief efforts. Spirits will be donated by Herradura Tequila (www.herradura.com), Riazul (www.riazul.com), and local producer, Jack from Brooklyn (www.jackfrombrooklyn.com).
There will be two available seating times at 6pm and 8pm. Alternately, you can just drop in throughout the night and belly up to the bar for a cocktail. 100% of the proceeds from each cocktail will also go to the American Red Cross.
Reservations can be made by calling Añejo at 212-920-4770, visiting the website’s reservation page at www.anejonyc.com, or emailing rsvp@anejonyc.com. Añejo is located at 668 10th Ave. (at 47th St.) in NYC.
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WHAT: Bravo TV’s TOP CHEF Alumnus Angelo Sosa, Dale Talde, Kevin Sbraga, and Jennifer Carroll present a four course cocktail-paired meal to raise funds in NYC for Hurricane Sandy relief
