Marc Vetri, Jeff Benjamin, and Jeff Michaud are raising the stakes for their annual Great Chef's Event, which draws all sorts of famous chefs to their Osteria to call attention to Alex's Lemonade Stand.
Two years ago, it raised $150,000. Last year, it took in $300,000.
This year, the goal of the fund-raiser is a half-mill.
It's also growing out of Osteria.
Date is June 15. The place is Urban Outfitters' headquarters at the Navy Yard; the company donated the space. (Ticket info to come.)
Check out the Iron Chef- and Top Chef-studded list of culinary firepower (some from Vetri's training ground in Italy) who have promised to attend:
Next Iron Chef contestant Nate Appleman of Pulino’s Bar & Pizzeria
Kiong Banh of Twenty Manning
Paolo Benigni of Osteria La Brughiera (Bergamo)
Jonathan Benno, previously of Per Se: new space to be announced
Franklin Becker of Abe & Arthur’s
John Besh of August, Besh Steak, Luke, La Provence, Domenica, The American Sector
Chris Bianco of Pizzeria Bianco
Top Chef finalist Jennifer Carroll of 10 Arts
Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio of Colicchio & Sons
RJ Cooper of Vidalia
Gina DePalma, pastry chef of Babbo
Neal Fraser of Grace, BLD
Clark Frasier & Mark Gaier of Arrows, MC Perkins, Cove, SummerWinter
Katsuya Fukushima of ThinkFoodGroup
Iron Chef Jose Garces of Amada, Tinto, Distrito, Chifa, Village Whiskey, Garces Trading Co.
Paul Kahan of Blackbird, Avec, Publican, Honky Tonk Tacos
Barbara Lynch of No. 9 Park, B&G Oysters, The Butcher Shop, Stir, Drink, Sportello
Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson and Bobby Stuckey of Frasca, Scarpetta Vineyard
Joseph Manzare of Zuppa, Globe, Tres Agaves
Matt Molina and Nancy Silverton of Osteria Mozza, Pizzeria Mozza
Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto of Morimoto
Emilio Mignucci of Di Bruno Bros.
Ken Oringer of Clio, Uni Sashimi Bar
Graziano Pinato of Taverna Colleoni Dell ‘Angelo (Bergamo)
Michael Psilakis of Anthos
Julie Robles and Tim Staehling of Tavern / The Hungry Cat
Marco Rossi and Francesco Cereda of Osteria Le Cantine D (Bergamo)
Michael Schlow of Radius, Via Matta, Alta Strada, 606 Congress
Michael Solomonov of Zahav, Percy Street
Daniel Stern of Midatlantic, R2L
Iron Chef Michael Symon of Lola , Lolita , Roast, Bar Symon, Iron Chef
Sue Torres of Suenos
Marc Vetri and Jeff Michaud of Vetri, Osteria, Amis
Paul Virant of Vie
Jonathan Waxman of Barbuto
Rocco Whalen of Fahrenheit, Rocky River Wine Bar
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