Practical Magic

City Harvest's 20th annual "Evening of Practical Magic" at Cipriani 42nd Street.

This past Sunday night at The Four Seasons Restaurant, the Cancer Research Institute hosted their 32nd annual "Through the Kitchen" benefit. More than 260 attended and several hundred thousand was raised including more than $400,000 raised by Jamie Niven at auction.

John Veronis, Lauren Veronis, Jeanne Siegel, and DeJuan Stroud

Robert Hormats and Catherine Azmoodeh

Perri Peltz, Jamee Gregory, Lauren Veronis, and CeCe Cord

Blaine Trump, Steve Simon, Steve Roth, Darryl Roth, and Lauren Veronis

Nancy Brinker, Julian Robertson, and Nancy Missett

Kim Ji and Najna Ji

Fleur Harlan, Leonard Harlan, and Ann Tisch

Andrew Tisch and Ann Tisch

Tina Adams, Melinda Dempsey, and Erin Saluti

CeCe Cord, Dennis Basso, and Jamee Gregory

Brian Brewer and Jude Geiger

Susan Crow and Tony Bennett

Jo Carole Lauder, Darren Walker; son with mother Holly Peterson, and Agnes Gund

Regis Philbin, Joy Philbin, Susan Crow, and Tony Bennett

Laurie Glimcher, Leon Black, and Debra Black

Ellen Levine and Richard Levine

Herb Siegel and Jeanne Siegel

Gary Jacob, Linda Wells, Charles Tolbert, and Anna Ponder

Linda Wells, Jeffrey Nuechterlein, and Elizabeth Leeds

Richard Meier and Alexandra Trower

Bill Cunningham

John Veronis and Alex von Bidder

Joel Klein

Dennis Basso and Richard Story

Jill O'Donnell-Tormey and Andrew Paul

Ronald Lauder and Debra Black

Dr. Lenora Felderman, Charles Cohen, and Maureen Cohen

Kim Klever and Melissa Garcia

Guest, Ken Langone, Jill O'Donnell-Tormey (standing), and Lauren Veronis

Anna Ponder, Charles Tolbert and Darren Walker

Michael Bloomberg and Judy Taubman

Julian Robertson and Nancy Brinker

Charles Bronfman and Elaine Langone

John Chadwick, John Lindsey, Alexandra Trower, and Patricia Chadwick

Tiffany Dubin and Raul Suarez

CeCe Cord, Steve Simon, and Blaine Trump

Last Thursday night at Cipriani 42nd Street, City Harvest hosted their 20th annual "Evening of Practical Magic." This is a highly successful event for a highly successful organization that "wastes not, wants not," and provides millions of pounds of food to New Yorkers in need every year.

More than 500 attended and they raised more than $2 million. They honored City Harvest board member Benjamin Bram, Managing Member of Watermill Trading LLC for his ongoing commitment to helping City Harvest feed New York's hungry. Also they honored chef/restaurateur Eric Ripert, Maguy Le Coze and the Team of Le Bernardin for their work in strengthening the impact of City Harvest throughout the city.

Margaret Burton, Kareem Burton, and Nia Evans

Tracy Nieporent and Amy Nieporent

Tom Valenti, Jilly Stephens, and Geoffrey Zakarian

Heather Mnuchin

Terrance Brennan

Stephanie March

Marc Murphy and Pamela Schein Murphy

Domingo Zapata

Ottavia Busia and Anthony Bourdain

Cathy Shery

Felicity Mason

Gary Flom and Svetlana Flom

Tom Colicchio

Marc Murphy and Anne Burrell

Eric Ripert and Sandra Ripert

Donatella Arpaia and Dr. Allen Stewart

Nicholas Lowry

Missy Feldman, Amanda van Doorene, and Ben Norman

Melissa Clark, Camille Becerra, and Lela Rose

Rebecca Fontes, Steven McGary, Kate Zaman, and Nick Anvreottola

Steven Mnuchin, Heather Mnuchin, and Ben Bram

Ben Bram, Kathy Wong, Gil Caffray, Nicole Hanley Mellon, and Buck Ratchford

Helen Medvegovsky, Lauren Fonda, and Karyn Starr

Daniel Cysewski, Mandy Oser, and Declan Bracken

Eric Hansen and Jason Feldman

Questlove with City Harvest Drivers

Last Friday night, Variety magazine honored Iman, Claire Danes and Idina Menzel among others for its "Power of Women: New York" issue. The women, along with Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Sarandon and Nancy Dubac, President of A&E, were all honored for their charitable work. The luncheon was held at Cipriani Midtown. It was hosted by Zac Posen, and featured Katie Couric, Gayle King, Josh Groban, paying tribute.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Zac Posen, and Michelle Sobrino

Claire Danes

Anika Noni Rose

Iman and Jay Manuel

Idina Menzel

Gayle King

Lily Hartley

Nancy Dubuc

Okello Sam and Susan Sarandon

Serinda Swan

Gillian Jacobs

Rachel Winter

Josh Groban

Bonnie Fuller

Sandra Lee

Caroline Hirsch

Katie Couric

Debra Lee

Diane Paulus

Brooke Johnson

Nora Ryan

Megyn Kelly

Dawn Ostroff

Last Tuesday night, a week, at the Cheim & Read Gallery, Alexandra Lebenthal, Jay Diamond, and Howard and Katia Read hosted a kickoff for the 11th annual Beach Ball for the Boys and Girls Club of the Bellport (L.I.) area. The proceeds from this annual party help offset the Club's operating expenses in providing after-school summer and community-centered programs to 700 youngsters in need from the Bellport area and surrounding South Shore communities. This year's ball will take place on Saturday, June 21 at the bayfront home of Alexandra and Jay. Bellport's own Charlie Rose will emcee. For more information about the Beach Ball, visit www.bgcbellport.org.