Signature Chefs Auction of D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Signature Chefs Auction of D.C. features more than 30 of Washington, D.C.,'s top chefs during an evening of culinary tastings, fine wine and entertainment. The evening will include silent and live auctions of unique dining packages, hotel stays and weekend getaways.
The event chairs are Karl Hobbs, men's basketball coach at The George Washington University, and JoAnn Marshall-Hobbs, president and owner of eXclusive Systems, LLC. The 2009 Honorary Signature Chef is Carla Hall (pictured, left), 2009 Top Chef season five finalist and owner and executive chef of Alchemy Caterers. The cocktail chair is mixologist Gina Chersevani of PS 7's Restaurant.
Special guest is Chef Rock Harper (pictured, below), March of Dimes national celebrity chef volunteer and 2007 Hell's Kitchen winner. WJLA-TV news anchor Leon Harris (see link below) will return to serve as master of ceremonies.
Other special guests include Eric Fehr and Shaone Morrisonn of the Washington Capitals; Jason Campbell, Andre Carter, Phil Daniels and Derrick Dockery of the Washington Redskins; Ski Johnson, whose "New Beginnings" album was No. 1 on the Billboard contemporary jazz chart this summer; Rashida Jolley, Miss District of Columbia 2000 and America's Got Talent contestant ("The Harp Girl"); and Nicole Annabelle White, Miss District of Columbia USA 2009.
To purchase tickets or tables, please click Register Now. Sponsorship levels begin at $3,000. For more information, please contact Nicole Vagnerini at (703) 824-0111, ext. 19, or nvagnerini@marchofdimes.com.
Participating chefs include the following:
Chef Xavier DeShayes
Aria Trattoria
Chef Travis Timberlake
Art & Soul
Chef Ronald Reid
B. Smith’s
Chef Christophe Poteaux and Chef Michelle Poteaux
Bastille Restaurant
Chef Darren Hendry
Bobby Van’s Grill
Chef Michel Richard and Chef Cedric Maupillier
Central Michel Richard
Dean Gold
Dino
Chef Claudio Pirollo and Chef Mickael Cornu
Et Voila!
Chef Carmen Gianna Piazza
Extra Virgin
Chef Mauricio Aguilera
Fourth Estate Restaurant at the National Press Club
Sophie Lamontagne and Katherine Kallinis
Georgetown Cupcake
Chef Olivier Perret
Ici Urban Bistro
Chef Phillipe Reininger
J & G Steakhouse at the W Hotel
Chef Dennis Marron
Jackson 20 and The Grille at Morrison House
Chef Morou Ouattara
Kora Restaurant
Chef Howard Foer
Manor House at Poplar Springs
Chef/Proprietor Robert Wiedmaier
Marcel’s, Brasserie Beck, and BRABO
Chef Robert Klink
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
Chef Robert Weland
Poste Brasserie
Chef Santiago Cisneros
The Prime Rib
Chef Peter Smith
PS 7’s Restaurant
Chef Cathal Armstrong
Restaurant Eve
Chef James Muir
Rosa Mexicano
(To be determined)
Taberna Del Alabardero
Chef Aaron McCloud
Vintage 50
Chef Joe Palma
Westend Bistro by Eric Ripert
The following bartenders will be mixing drinks at their respective cocktail stations:
Derek Brown
D.C. Craft Bartenders Guild
Scott Palmer
Dino
Gina Chersevani
PS 7's Restaurant
Todd Thrasher
Restaurant Eve
The event will feature wine and beverages from the following companies: Bacchus Importers, Ltd., Carafe Wines, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Honig Vineyard & Winery, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, Mumm Napa Brut Prestige, Royal Cup Coffee, The Hess Collection, Trefethen Vineyards and Truchard Vineyards.
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