Knives! Camera! Action! 2012 CityMeals-on-Wheels Chefs Tribute June 4th

On June 4, 2012  CityMeals-on-Wheels'  27th annual Chefs'  Tribute will descend upon  Rockefeller Center. This gala is one of my favorite fundraisers of the year and for a very worthy cause. I will be pouring a selection of Rogue Ales and Elysian Brewing's beers.    

Here is the inside scoop from CityMeals website:

In 1985, Chefs Larry Forgione and Jonathan Waxman went to Citymeals Co-founder Gael Greene with the idea of celebrating the life of James Beard and his love of cooking, all for the benefit of Citymeals-on-Wheels. As Gael remembers, "The first 'American Chefs and Winemakers' al fresco feast was planned to celebrate Jim's 82nd birthday. When he passed away a few months prior to the event, the gala salute to America's harvest and American talent became our tribute to him."

For the last twenty-six years, the Chefs' Tribute to Citymeals-on-Wheels has kicked off the summer season in New York City with a celebration that feeds both the body and the soul. Last year, over 1,000 guests gathered in Rockefeller Center and raised over $782,000, enough to provide 121,800 meals for our city’s frail aged neighbors.

This year, renowned chefs will gather in Rockefeller Center to celebrate food and film by creating dishes inspired by their favorite movies.  Chefs' Tribute 2012: Knives! Camera! Action!  brings the favorite movies of gourmet chefs to life with unique tasting menus from some of the most exclusive restaurants in the world. Below is a list of all the chefs who are taking part in this glamour

--Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Chicago
http://www.rickbayless.com

-- Jonathan Benno & Richard Capizzi, Lincoln Restorante, New York
http://www.lincolnristorante.com

-- Richard Blais, The Spence, Atlanta
Press coverage of "The Spence"

-- April Bloomfield, Spotted Pig/The Breslin, New York
http://thebreslin.com
http://www.thespottedpig.com

-- Daniel Boulud & Gavin Kaysen, Café Boulud, New York
http://danielnyc.com/cafebouludNY.html

-- Juan Branez, Cucina & Co., New York
http://www.patinagroup.com/restaurant.php

-- David Burke, David Burke Townhouse, New York
http://www.davidburketownhouse.com/

-- Andrew Carmellini, The Dutch/Locanda Verde, New York
http://andrewcarmellini.com/locanda-verde/
http://andrewcarmellini.com/the-dutch/

-- Cesare Casella, Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto, New York
http://www.salumeriarosi.com/

-- Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles
http://www.providencela.com/

–- Scott Conant, Scarpetta, New York/Los Angeles/Las Vegas
http://www.scottconant.com/restaurants/scarpetta/new-york

-- John DeLucie, Crown/The Lion, New York
http://www.crown81.com/
http://www.thelionnyc.com/index.php

-- Chris DeLuna, La Fonda del Sol, New York
http://www.patinagroup.com/restaurant.php?restaurants_id=19

-- Luc Dimnet, Brasserie, New York
http://www.patinagroup.com/restaurant.php?restaurants_id=55

-- Ben Ford, Ford's Filling Station, Culver City, CA
http://www.fordsfillingstation.net/

-- Larry Forgione, Conservatory for American Food Studies, St. Helena, CA

-- Marc Forgione, Marc Forgione, New York
http://www.marcforgione.com/

-- Yuhi Fujinaga & Michael Gabriel, The Sea Grill, New York
http://www.patinagroup.com/restaurant.php?restaurants_id=31

-- Duff Goldman, Charm City Cakes/Charm City Cakes West, Baltimore
http://charmcitycakes.com/
http://charmcitycakeswest.com/

-- Rick Moonen, RM Seafood, Las Vegas
http://www.rmseafood.com/

-- Marco Moreira, Tocqueville, New York 
http://tocquevillerestaurant.com/

-- David Myers, Comme Ça, Los Angeles
http://www.commecarestaurant.com/

-- François Payard, François Payard Bakery, New York
http://www.fpbnyc.com/

-- Alex Pilas, Eataly, New York
http://eatalyny.com/

-- Alfred Portale, Gotham Bar and Grill, New York
http://www.gothambarandgrill.com/

-- Pierre Poulin, Aureole, New York
http://www.charliepalmer.com/properties/aureole/ny/

-- Antonio Prontelli, Rock Center Café, New York
http://www.patinagroup.com/restaurant.php?restaurants_id=18

-- Andrea Reusing, Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC
http://lanternrestaurant.com/

-- Eric Ripert, Le Bernardin, New York
http://www.le-bernardin.com/

-- Missy Robbins, A VOCE, New York
http://avocerestaurant.com/avoce_columbus.html#/home/

-- Marcus Samuelsson, Red Rooster, New York
http://redroosterharlem.com/

-- Mindy Segal, Hot Chocolate, Chicago
http://www.hotchocolatechicago.com

- Nancy Silverton, Mozza, Los Angeles
http://www.mozzarestaurantgroup.com

-- Joachim Splichal, Patina, Los Angeles
http://www.patinarestaurant.com

 -- Bill Telepan, Telepan, New York
http://www.telepan-ny.com/welcome-to-telepan

-- Toshio Tomita, Nobu New York, New York
http://www.noburestaurants.com

-- Jacques Torres, Jacques Torres Chocolate, New York
http://www.mrchocolate.com

-- Rich Torrisi, Torrisi Italian Specialties/Parm, New York
http://www.torrisinyc.com/
http://parmnyc.com/

-- Laurent Tourondel, BLT American Brasserie, New York 
http://bltamericanbrasserie.com

-- Silvana Vivoli, Gelateria Vivoli, Florence
http://www.vivoli.it

-- Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Jean Georges, New York
http://www.jean-georges.com

-- Jonathan Waxman, Barbuto, New York
http://www.barbutonyc.com

-- Bill Yosses, Washington, D.C.