The John Besh Foundation and the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience will host the “Funkin’ It Up” fundraiser 7 p.m. May 25 at the Hyatt Regency, 601 Loyola Ave., New Orleans.
Chefs Danny Bowie
n, Mission Chinese Food; John Currence, City Grocery; Donald Link, Link Restaurant Group; Michelle Bernstein, Michy’s; Aaron Sanchez, Food Network, Mestizo Restaurant; David Slater, Emeril’s; Jacques Torres and Besh will present the evening’s food.
As part of the fundraiser, chef Leah Chase will be awarded the Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Award. The Ella Brennan award recognizes one person annually that has made a “lifetime commitment to the hospitality industry through extraordinary leadership, personal and professional accomplishments and philanthropic contributions to the community,” a news release says.
The John Besh Foundation will also award the John Besh and Bride Mayor Chefs Move! Scholarships for culinary arts and pastry arts to the International Culinary Center in New York. Tickets start at $250 and run to $325 for VIP admission to the fundraiser and after-party at Borgne. VIP tables for 10 are available for $5,000. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
