At this year’s Art of Cooking benefit dinner, over 225 supporters of The Sylvia Center gathered together to celebrate the teen graduates of our new Culinary Apprenticeship program, for their dedication to teaching healthy cooking to the youth in their own communities, and to honor Sam Sifton, Food Editor for The New York Times, for his belief in the health and human benefits of fresh food for young people and families everywhere.
The 25 teen Culinary Apprentices completed an intensive, 60-hour culinary and food systems course, and learned how to teach a simplified version of TSC’s curriculum. Over the summer, the teens taught over 800 youth in their own communities how to cook healthy, delicious food.
We have long had the vision that eventually the students we teach would have the opportunity to go into their communities as leaders. With simple tools, hard work, training, and support, this first group of our new program has proven that they can and will take charge of their own diets. By doing so, they inspire their families and the children they have worked with to try new things, eat more vegetables, and learn to cook simple, healthy meals so that they can all lead healthy and productive lives.
A big thanks to our benefit committee, board, sponsors, and attendees for making this lively evening of cooking, eating, and celebrating such a success.
OUR SPONSORS
CO-CHAIRS
Cindy and David Edelson
Nina Freedman and Michael Rosenbaum
Trudy Elbaum Gottesman and Robert Gottesman
Lara and Doug Holtz
Amy Todd Middleton and Curt Middleton
Liz Neumark and Chaim Wachsberger
Alaina Sparks and Ron Klein
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Sherrell Andrews and Rob Kuhbach
Courtney Archer-Buckmire
Jody and John Arnhold
Sharon Avneri and Colin Finkelstein
Lynn Cole and Ian Rosenblum
Ronnie Davis
Steven and Judy Elbaum
Amy and Roger Faxon
Karen Freedman and Roger Weisberg
Susan Freedman and Richard Jacobs
Debbie and Ralph Gardner
Howard and Janet Ginsburg
Dorian Goldman and Marvin Israelow
Harriet and Len Holtz
Renee Iacone and Steve Clearman
Beth Jacobs
Alex Kristofcak and Daniel Bersohn
Amanda and Marcel Lundberg
Jackie Mahal and Ben Segal
Dean and Katherine Martinus
Dodi Meyer
Lee and Fritz Michel
Laura and Michael Miller
Janet and Tom Montag
Michael Muzyk and Teresa Chaisson-Muzyk
Annika Pergament and Michael O’Looney
Michael Pollack and Barbara Marcus
Heidi and Richard Rieger
Amanda and Michael Salzhauer
Lee Schrager
Tracy Chutorian Semler and Eric Semler
Ryan Simonetti
Robin and Jeremy Stein
Mish Tworkowski and Joseph Singer
David and Dina Weinstein
Katie Workman and Gary Freilich
Stephanie Young and James Rouhandeh
Vivian and Jim Zelter
PARSLEY SPONSOR
FOODMatch, Inc.
Great Performances
SAGE SPONSOR
Blue State Digital
Trudy Elbaum Gottesman and Robert Gottesman
ROSEMARY SPONSOR
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Nancy and Fred Poses
THYME SPONSOR
Cindy and David Edelson
Nina Freedman and Michael Rosenbaum
Karen Freedman & Roger Weisberg
Susan Freedman & Richard Jacobs
Liz Neumark and Chaim Wachsberger
Lisa Wolfe & Joseph Ravitch
FRUIT TICKET
Jody & John Arnhold
Convene
Steven and Judy Elbaum
Michael Pollack
Heidi and Richard Rieger
Tracy Chutorian Semler and Eric Semler
Alice & Tom Tisch
FLOWER TICKET
Constance Beaty
Amy Butte
Joseph Levy
Christine McConnell
Janet & Tom Montag
Scott Millstein & Jae Lee
Peggy & David Tanner
John Unwin
AUCTION DONORS
Brooklyn Roasting Company
Kosta Browne
Castello di Vicarello
Delaware & Hudson
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Harlem Jazz Enterprises
Hot Bread Kitchen
In Pursuit of Tea
Joto Sake
Katchkie Farm
Kinderhook Farm
Kings County Wines
Loews Hotels & Resorts
Maiyet
Robert & Marisa Margolis
Memento Mori
Murray’s Cheese
Realm Cellars
Reuling Vineyard
Jill Santopietro
Talbot & Arding
Valley Variety
SPECIAL THANKS
Charles Antin
Bastille Flowers
Domenico Valentino Selections
Great Performances
Terri Lee
Molly Middleton
New York Distilling Co.
Party Rental
The Great Performances Culinary and Event Team
