Much anticipated

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Komen Greater NYC's Young Professionals Committee's Pink Rocks the Rock.

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The Hamptons much anticipated Great Chefs dinner now in its ninth year, took place Sunday evening on the grounds of the Hayground School's campus in Bridgehampton. Top Manhattan and Hamptons chefs participated as a benefit for Hayground School's co-founder Jeff Salaway and Jeff Salaway Scholarship Fund.

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Peach Daiquiris

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Oysters on the half

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Basil Panna Cotta with heirloom tomatoes and crisp pannacotta

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Chefs at this year's event include: Tom Colicchio/Ty Kotz (Topping Rose House), Bryan Futerman (Foody's); Joel Hough (Il Bucco), Jason Weiner (Almond), Joe Realmuto (Nick& Toni's), Roy Wohlars (The RiverheadProject) and Christian Mir (Stone Creek Inn).

The Chefs Dinner series is the primary fundraiser for Bridgehampton's own Hayground School (www.haygroundschool.org) and an annual tribute to the late Jeff Salaway, a widely respected and beloved restaurateur and one of the school's co-founders. Since its inception, this event has raised over $1,000,000 for Jeff's Kitchen and the Jeff Salaway Scholarship Fund.

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Smoked Duck Loin with tomato confit and pickled watermelon from Stone Creek Inn

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Beet Risotto with goat cheese presented by Topping Rose House

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Delectable desserts

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Toni Ross, who was also the late Salaway's wife says, "Jeff believed that the growing, preparation and sharing of food is a primal human experience and the foundation of family and community."

There was a special VIP wine dinner following the cocktail party at the home of Toni Ross, honoring chef Eric Ripert.

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Alec and Hilaria Baldwin

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Toni Ross

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Butch and Marjorie Robbins and Pat Mann

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Chef Jason Weiner from Almond Restaurant Bridgehampton with his Corn Vichyssoise with Basil Marinated Tomatoes

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Chef Joseph Realmuto and Pastry Chef Jessica Craig, Nick & Toni's Restaurant

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Chef Josh Capon from Lure Fishbar

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Chef Ty Kotz, Topping Rose House

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Tom Colicchio and Lori Silverbush

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Chefs Eric Ripert and Tom Colicchio

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Chef Bryan Futerman, Foodys Restaurant

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Filmmaker and Director Barry Sonnenfeld enjoyed sampling the goodies

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Gus Majid and Nahill Younis

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Restauranteur Drew Nieporent

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Tony and Betty Ann Catanzaro, John Migotsky, and Debra Halpert

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Samantha Yanks with Avery Rudin and Sadie Yanks

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Sharon Friedland and Pamela Morgan

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Steve Haweeli and Brian Halweil

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Susan Lazarus and Dan Rizzie

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Lily and the Parlor Tricks provided the music

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Last Friday night at the Eric Firestone Gallery in East Hampton, they hosted the Opening receptioin for Americulture: Kenny Scharf& Tseng Kwong Chi.

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Kenny Scharf

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Lexi Kaplan, Amy Kaplan, and Allie Kaplan

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Austin Salisbury, Dalton Salisbury, and Pam Salisbury

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Henry Lyon and Bethany Brady

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Shelly Fremont, Joe Allen, and Annette Tapert Allen

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Maripol, Michael Schatt, Pat Iuto

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Matthew Satz, Diego Schmitt, and Scott Ewalt

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Emmett Park, Clara Park, Jonathan Park, and Noah Park

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Lenard and Fern Tessler

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Vincent Fremont, Alexander Heinrici, and Bob Colacello

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Madison Blank

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Eric Firestone, Cindy Sherman, Kenny Scharf, and Wendy Jacobson

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Casey Fremont Crowe, Rex Fremont Crowe, and Brandon Crowe

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Wendy Jacobson and Cindy Sherman

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Edith Diconson

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Andrew Heid and Caleb James

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Zach Sokol and Julie Baumgartner

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Nick Gregory and Patrick Demarchelier

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Steve Joester and Helene Necroto

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Ronald Raspa and Maryann Genovese

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Charlie Hall and Ian Volner

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Last week, internationally acclaimed Turkish author and former Miss Turkey, Aslihan Sabanci, was feted by famous porcelain company Bernardaud for the long awaited American debut of her "Gluten Free Mediterranean Gourmet Cuisine" cookbook. All proceeds from the book signing and food tasting event were donated to City Harvest Charity.

The event, which took place in the heart of New York's Chelsea Art District at Bernardaud's new boutique was filled with health conscious New Yorkers, foodies, International admirers, interior designers and art aficionados such as Hearst Design Group editor Eugenia Santiesteban Soto, French artist Prune, Dessert Professional Magazine editor Matthew Stevens and interior designer Amy Lau.

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Aslihan Sabanci

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After a warm welcome from George Kakaty, the Presiedent and CEO of Bernardaud North America, Aslihan told guests: "I am thrilled and honored to celebrate my the launch of my book at Bernardaud and equally excited to introduce my savory and healthy Mediterranean recipes to New York City tonight." She continued to express her hope that "this book will be beneficial not only to those with food sensitivities like myself, but also to those who are fond of Mediterranean cuisine and who want to eat consciously and deliciously."

The cookbook is available for purchase through Amazon.com, as well as specialty shops around the states such as McNally Jackson in New York City and Booksoup in California. The author is currently in the process of writing her second book.

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Analisse Taft and Katharina Plath

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Chardonnay Pickard and Banu Yilmaz

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Amy Lau and Aslihan Sabanci

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Baroness Sheri de Borchgrave

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Emily Schneider and Paula Zanger

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Christina Lee and Angela Lee

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Ron Jautz and Sharon Jautz

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Guillaume Gentet and Suny Kaltenhausser

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Jei Jan Wu

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Sandy Gilbert and Aslihan Sabanci

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Aamir Khandwala and Atif Toor

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Amy Meric, Burak Gurturk, and Aslihan Sabanci

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Eugenia Santiesteban-Soto and Lyndsey Natale

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Lauren Sweder and Dayna Holli

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Katharina Plath, George Kakaty, Aslihan Sabanci, Corinne Oats, and Chardonnay Pickard

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George Kakaty and Denise Silverberg

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Guillaume Gentet, Katharina Plath, and David Carpenter

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Katharina Plath, Prune, Aslihan Sabanci, Olivier Nourry, and Lauren Sweder

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Eugenia Santiesteban-Soto, Katharina Plath, and Lyndsey Natale

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Aslihan Sabanci and Eugenia Santiesteban-Soto

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Aslihan Sabanci, Jay Cheshes, and Baroness Sheri de Borchgrave

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Rhonda Cole and Gail Ahye

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Valerie Del-Sol and Eliza Siegler

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The Young Professionals Committee (YPC) of the Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen® kicked off their fundraising for the 2013 Komen Greater NYC Race for the Cure with a rollicking reception for 300 at The Rink Bar at Rockefeller Center from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2013.

Guests had access to an open premium bar and delicious hors d’oeuvres and danced to music by crowd favorite DJ Jason Fioto. They also registered for the YPC Race team and one lucky guest won a magnum of Champagne for registering.

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Komen Greater NYC's Young Professionals Committee's Pink Rocks the Rock

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The reception served to raise breast cancer awareness among this group of rising professionals and entrepreneurs and raised funds to help underwrite grants for breast cancer research to find the cures and for local breast health screening, treatment, education and support service programs here in the greater New York City metropolitan area.

The Young Professionals Committee is made up of rising executives and professionals engaging a new generation in the culture of philanthropy through the fight against breast cancer. The YPC is dedicated to finding new ways to raise monies to fund innovative grassroots breast health programs in the greater NYC area and raise breast cancer awareness.

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YPC Exec Committee member and event hostess Dawn Reinholtz, Komen Greater NYC CEO Linda Tantawi, and YPC Chair Sandra Kozlowski

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Komen Greater NYC was founded in 1990 and has raised over $60 million to date. The organization funds life-saving research to find the cures and local community-based breast health education, screening and treatment, support services and clinical trial enrollment programs. Its grants help ensure vital services for underserved residents of New York City, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland Counties. In 2013, Komen Greater NYC awarded $2.9 million in grants — $2.2 million supporting 32 community-based organizations and three local hospitals and $700,000 underwriting national peer-reviewed research. For more information, please visit www.komennyc.org.

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YPC Executive Committee John Petzold, Pablo Ogarrio, Chair Sandra Kozlowski, Steve Simmons, Dawn Reinholtz, and Robert Waldele

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YPC member Evan Kaufman and friend

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YPC Executive Committee member Robert Waldele and guests

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Sandra Kozlowski, Michelle Duncan, and YPC Exec Committee members Dawn Reinhotz and Nicole Sebastian

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Devon Ott with Komen Greater NYC CEO Linda Tantawi

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John Petzold and Michelle Duncan

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Dancing to DJ Jason Fioto

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The 12th Annual UCP of NYC Golf Tournament was held on Monday July 22nd, 2013 at Brae Burn Country Club and Century Country Clubs in Purchase, NY. The annual tournament attracted 200 golfers from the tri-state area for a day of golf and entertainment in support of the vital programs delivered by United Cerebral Palsy of New York City.

Ryan Asselta, Fox 5’s New York Sports Anchor & Sportscaster, hosted the event for the first time. Asselta, an avid golfer, also participated in the tournament, and was part of the team that took first place.

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Dick Traum, Lauren LoGiudice, Ryan Asselta, Scott Gellerstein, Maysoon Zayid, Edward Matthews, and John Lombardo

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Alan Kalter, announcer from the Late Show with David Letterman, welcomed the golfers, and participated in the golf tournament for the second consecutive year.
After a day of golf, VIPS & donors celebrated with cocktails, dinner, and entertainment provided by comedian Maysoon Zayid.

Edward R. Matthews, CEO, United Cerebral Palsy of New York City introduced a video illustrating some of the organization’s ongoing work and its impact. Ryan Asselta presided over a live and silent auction.

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Ryan Asselta, John Lombardo, and Alan Kalter

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Patrick Yu and Lauren LoGiudice

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The 2nd annual UCP of NYC Champion Award, recognizing individuals with disabilities who demonstrate the power to inspire and lead as role models for people with and without disabilities was presented to Dick Traum and Scott Gellerstein.

Dick Traum is the first amputee to complete the New York City Marathon, is the Founder of Achilles International, and was recently nominated as a CNN Hero. Traum has enlisted doctors to perform eye surgeries on blind runners, provided prosthesis for amputee runners, and helped numerous Wounded Warriors through the Achilles Freedom Team. He has inspired children and adults from UCP of NYC to participate annually in the Hope & Possibility 5 Mile Race in Central Park.

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Mary Bryant and Dick Traum

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Scott Gellerstein is an alumnus of the UCP of NYC Children’s Education Program, where he was enrolled from 10 months old until he was age 4. During this time he was highlighted at the National Telethon, along with New Kids on the Block, to raise funds for UCP. At age 7, Scott joined Achilles International. After mastering the hand cycle, he joined the Achilles InternationalFreedom Team where he completed nine marathons including New York City, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, Palm Beach and the Marine Corp Marathon.

John Lombardo, Vice President, The Bank of New York Mellon, served as Co-Chairman for The 12th Annual Golf Tournament. Committee Members included: Kenneth Auerbach, Robert Cardone, Jason Carlough, Dirk Hrobsky, Christopher Laul, Edward Matthews, Mark Senders, Peter Vuli, and Bill Williams. Generous support was made possible by Ken Carmel and the Carmel Family, Pilot Benefits, Alliance Brokerage Corp., and Avison Young. VIPs in attendance included Scott Rutsky, Ryan Laul, Tom O’Halloran, Patrick Yu, and Sheila Lennon.

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