2015 Ment’or Young Chef Competition: Los Angeles

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Please join us for an exciting evening of culinary competition on Thursday, August 27th at Chef Thomas Keller’s acclaimed Bouchon Beverly Hills.

Guests will enjoy some of Bouchon’s signature dishes while watching four young cooks compete in front of host Thomas Keller, and Chef Judges William Bradley (Addison), Josiah Citrin (Mélisse), David Hands (Bouchon Beverly Hills), Traci des Jardins (Jardinière), Timothy Hollingsworth (Barrel & Ashes), Walter Manzke (République) and Alan Wong (Alan Wong’s Honolulu).

Canapés, a raw bar of fruits de mer, Chef Keller’s favorite poulet rôti, Bouchon Bakery mignardises, and more, elegantly paired with wines from Spire Collection, round out this evening of competition. 

Young Chef Competitors:
David Kneller
, Greensboro, MD
Bartlett Pear Inn, Easton, MD

William Lansing, San Pedro, CA
The Strand House, Manhattan Beach, CA

Skylar Stover, Napa, CA
Hestan, Anaheim, CA

Michelle Tribble, Dallas, TX
Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck, Dallas, TX

Event Details:
7:00pm       Guest Arrival
8:30pm       Judging begins
9:00pm       Awards
Special items will be available for a Silent Auction during the event.

Tickets:
$125/General ticket

If you are unable to attend the event but would like to support the program by making a contribution to ment’or, please click here.

Terms & Conditions: Tickets are non-refundable and proceeds will be donated to ment’or.  General tickets have a fair market value of $50/person. Please consult your tax advisor regarding deductibility. Must be 21 years of age or older to consume alcohol; please drink responsibly. Details and chefs are subject to change.
Ment’or has been recognized as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations will be tax deductible and may be disclosed to the IRS.

2ND ANNUAL MENT’OR CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT

Join us for a special PAR-TEE!

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Please join Chefs Jérôme Bocuse, Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller on the course, to celebrate Team USA’s historic win at the 2015 Bocuse d’Or competition and to inspire the next generation of great chefs.
 
Golf alongside some of the country’s most esteemed chefs at New York City’s newest luxury links-style golf course, while raising necessary funds to provide educational opportunities for young culinarians and promote the Bocuse d’Or Team USA as they go for gold in 2017. 

Monday, June 15, 2015
11:00am Arrival & Warm-up, 12pm Shotgun Start
Cocktail, Dinner & Awards Reception to Follow
Special Prizes & Silent Auction Opportunities

Trump Golf Links Ferry Point
500 Hutchinson River Parkway, Bronx, NY 

HOSTED BY:
Chef Daniel Boulud, Chairman, ment’or
Chef Thomas Keller, President, ment’or
Chef Jérôme Bocuse, Vice President, ment’or
Special “birdie” treats by Team USA 2015 Silver Winner
Chefs Philip Tessier and Skylar Stover

$1,500 per person or $5,000 per foursome (includes greens fees, cart, food & beverage)
If you are unable to attend, but would like to make a donation, please visit mentorbkb.org/donate.

For sponsorship inquires, please email young.yun@mentorbkb.org.

We look forward to sharing this wonderful day of food, fun and golf with you!

Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point is an 18-hole, Jack Nicklaus Signature Design, links-style golf course.  Sitting at the foot of the Whitestone Bridge in the Bronx, it is designed specifically to take advantage of spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline.  For more information about Trump Golf Links, please visit trumpferrypoint.com.

Terms & Conditions: Tickets are non-refundable. Price does not include accommodations or travel. All net proceeds will be donated to ment’or, Ltd. Please consult your tax advisor regarding deductibility.  Must be 21 years of age or older to consume alcohol; please drink responsibly.  By purchasing tickets, you agree to abide by course rules and regulations.

Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival

Pebble Beach Food & Wine is the premier epicurean lifestyle event on the West Coast, matching 250 acclaimed wineries and 75 celebrity chefs to create a hedonistic four-day destination on one of the most picturesque strips of coastline in the world. Throughout the weekend you’ll enjoy intimate access to the pinnacle of culinary and wine talent at wine tastings, cooking demos, and some of the most exclusive, unique dining opportunities available in the world. 

At Pebble Beach Food & Wine, ment’or will present Bocuse d’Or Team USA for a very special evening of intimate dinners and culinary demonstrations as inspired by the prestigious biennial competition. Team USA’s Chef Philip Tessier of the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group and his Commis Skylar Stover of The French Laundry in Yountville, CA will design a menu inspired by the “Culinary Olympics” at The Imperial Dinner, the pinnacle of the four-day festival, curating a menu that will highlight what helped the Team win the silver prize at the Bocuse d’Or competition.

The dinner will be a Bocuse d’Or themed dinner featuring past and present chefs from Team USA. It will include a reception with Daniel Boulud, followed by a five course dinner prepared by Chefs Gavin Kaysen, Timothy Hollingsworth, James Kent, Richard Rosendale, and Philip Tessier.

 

April 9-12, 2015

Pebble Beach, CA

 

Tickets can be purchased here.

Celebrate Team USA’s Silver Bocuse d’Or at Colicchio & Sons

Please join Chefs Thomas Keller, Gavin Kaysen, Phil Tessier and Skylar Stover to celebrate Team USA after their historic 2nd Place win at the Bocuse d’Or! This is the first time the US has placed on the podium, and we are incredibly proud of Team USA for their extraordinary representation of America’s culinary talent!
 
Guests are invited to a cocktail reception at Chef Tom Colicchio’s Colicchio & Sons on Tuesday, February 3rd, from 6-8pm. 
 
Colicchio & Sons (Tap Room)
85 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
 

Bocuse D’Or Finale 2015

Every two years, the final of the prestigious Bocuse d’Or contest is held in Lyon, France – the home city of Paul Bocuse. After several months of preparations, twenty-four of the most promising chefs in the world get together for two days of intense competition during which they must summon their very best talent in an attempt to win the most beautiful gastronomy trophy in the world !

The final of the Bocuse d’Or will bring together 24 countries represented by the winners of their respective national selection events. The candidates also have to qualify by participating in Continental Selection events (Bocuse Europe, Bocuse Asia-Pacific and Bocuse Latin America), individual events or by being awarded a ‘Wildcard’. This final stage of the contest will reveal to the world the most promising culinary talents from all parts of the world.

 

 

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