Annual Benefit for Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) Grand Tasting Event Gives Attendees a Taste of the Best of New York, Funding Scholarships & Programs for At-Risk Youth: March 4, 2014

[Debbie Rodriguez]

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Annual Benefit for Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) Grand Tasting Event Gives Attendees a Taste of the Best of New York, Funding Scholarships and Programs for At-Risk Youth

Chef Michael White will be honored at the annual Careers through C-CAP culinary event at Chelsea Piers’ Pier Sixty. 6:30-9:00pm. Attendees move from table to table, sampling luxurious cuisine, presented by an all-star lineup of  40 of the city’s hottest star chefs, including Marcus Samuelsson, Daniel Boulud, Marc Murphy, Dan Barber, Michael Lomonaco and Bryce Shuman, as well as C-CAP alumni Pastry Chef Thiago Silva from The General, Chef Kelvin Fernandez from Blend on the Water and Chef Sean Quinn of Chadwick’s. Cooking alongside the chefs will be more than 60 NYC C-CAP high school culinary students, eager to put their mark on the culinary world. Funds raised will support the national not-for-profit’s mission of providing scholarships, education, and career opportunities in the culinary arts to disadvantaged youth. 

The festivities will include a live auction and silent auction, including once-in-a-lifetime culinary and travel packages. Jamie Ritchie, CEO and President of Sotheby’s Wine, will be the auctioneer. Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy, a C-CAP alum and Wine Director at the prestigious Little Nell will be in attendance and selected the wines for the evening, donated by The Charmer Sunbelt Group.  

The Chair for the event is Ahmass Fakahany, Owner and CEO Altamarea Group, of which White is Chef and Owner and the Chef Chair will be Samuelsson. The Vice Chairs are Tony May and Marisa May and Susan and Richard Grausman.  Andrew Zimmern, host of Bizarre Foods and TV personality, will be the Master of Ceremonies. 

The C-CAP Benefit is open to the public. Tickets for general admission are $550 (limited availability); Tickets for VIP admission are $700, and $1,000 (includes a signed copy of Michael White’s cookbook). For tickets, more information, and sponsorship opportunities, call 212-974-7111 or visit www.ccapinc.org.

C-CAP works with public schools across the country to prepare at-risk high school students for college and career opportunities in the restaurant and hospitality industry. A national nonprofit, C-CAP manages the largest independent culinary scholarship program in the United States. “The annual Benefit is critical in supporting C-CAP’s mission of providing scholarships, education, and career opportunities to at-risk youth who are interested in pursuing careers in the restaurant and foodservice industry,” says Susan Robbins, C-CAP’s President. “For more than 20 years, we have been transforming lives for thousands of qualified students across the country, from culinary education in high schools to career placement assistance upon graduation.  We continue to manage the largest independent culinary scholarship program in the nation and, to date, have awarded over $40 million.”