New Taste of the Upper West Side Brings Top Chefs for a Good Cause

In addition to two-dozen culinary stars, 26 vineyards from the North and South Forks ofLong Island, all members of the Long Island Wine Council, will serve their finest wines. Upper West Side institutions, Alice's Tea Cup and Nancy's Wines will also share their fare, along with new neighbor Magnolia Bakery and well-wishers GuS-Grown-up Soda, Dallis Coffee and Brooklyn Brewery.

The Special Honorees for New Taste of the Upper West Side are Nina and Tim Zagat, founders of Zagat Surveys, Gael Greene, food critic and founder of City-Meals-on-Wheels, and Stephen Hanson, founder and President of B.R. Guest Restaurants, whose restaurant Isabella's is celebrating its 20th year as a dining destination on Columbus Avenue.

"The enthusiasm and generosity of all our participants is a great reflection of the spirit of this neighborhood. This event is truly a celebration of all the fantastic restaurateurs who have opened on the Upper West Side, as well as other much-loved neighborhood establishments," says Barbara Adler, executive director of The Columbus Avenue BID.

Among the Upper West Side chefs and restaurateurs donating services and cuisine are: Arpeggio (opening at Lincoln Center); Bar Boulud (Damien Sansonetti); (Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill (Bruce & Eric Bromberg); Calle Ocho (Alex Garcia); 'Cesca (Kevin Garcia); Compass (Neil Annis); Dovetail (John Fraser); Earthen Oven (Durtha Prasad); eighty one (Ed Brown); Fatty Crab (Zakary Pelaccio); Gabriel's (David Lopez); Isabella's (John Lictro); Jacques Torres Chocolate (Jacques Torres); Josie's (Louis Lanza); Kefi (Michael Psilakis); Landmarc (Marc Murphy); Madaleine Mae (Jonathan Waxman); Nice Matin (Andy D'Amico); Ocean Grill (Juan Carlos Ortega); Rosa Mexicano (Joe Quintana); Ruby Foos (Shawn Edelman); Salumeria Rosi (Cesare Casella); Shake Shack (Randy Garutti); Telepan (Bill Telepan); and Jean Georges (Jean-Georges Vongerichten).

Admission is $100 per person in advance, for the main event and runs from 6 - 8:30 p.m. VIP tickets are $250 each, and include meet and greet with the chefs private cocktail party at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are tax deductible and may be purchased online at www.NewTasteUWS.com or by contacting The Columbus Avenue BID office at 212-721-5048.

The sponsors for the event include: Presenting Sponsors Quinlan Development Group and Brodsky Organization; Platinum Sponsors Rosa Mexicano, and Manhattan Media.

About the Columbus Avenue BID

The Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District is a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit corporation that represents merchants and property owners along Columbus Avenue, from West 67th Street to 82nd Street.

SOURCE Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District

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