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Hosted by:
Ted Allen
Emmy Award winner and host of Food Detectives
Honoring:
Robert E. Bank, Esq.
Presented by:
Jacob Gayle, Deputy Vice President, Ford Foundation
March 9, 2009
Skylight Studios
275 Hudson Street, NYC
7 pm – 10 pm
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Special performance by Broadway sensation
Sutton Foster
Chef Anita Lo has never worked in any field other than in the kitchen. After working in the kitchens of some of the most prestigious restaurants in the world, her position as the chef of Can, a French-Vietnamese restaurant in Soho was noteworthy because it was there that she met Jennifer Scism who then was her sous-chef. The two instantly hit it off and the rest is history. Among her many media triumphs are a 1998 advertisement for the Milk Council (milk mustache intact), several television appearances on CNN, the TV Food Network, NBC, CBS, the Martha Stewart show, and a mention in Avenue Asia's debut issue as one of the 500 most influential Asian Americans. Her recipes have been published in various publications, including the New York Times, Time Out, and Out. After two years, she left her position at Mirezi to travel the world with her partner, Jennifer. The two spent the greater part of the year searching for the ultimate meal all over South East Asia and Mediterranean Europe, and planning for Annisa, a place of their own where Anita could have complete creative freedom under the far-reaching, Contemporary American concept. Her satisfaction, at least for now, is guaranteed.
Pichet Ong is a New Yorker who grew up in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore. As a self-taught pastry chef utilizing his childhood and professional culinary experiences, as well as his background in architecture and design, Pichet is known for creating delicious, innovative desserts that are visually appealing and whimsical. For the past two years, Pichet focused his professional endeavors on using classic Asian ingredients and cooking techniques and introducing the exotic flavors of Southeast Asia to the current dining scene. Some of these desserts include Chinese Sweet Dim Sum, Ovaltine Kulfi, and Thai Jewels, which was named "best dessert" in New York magazine in 2005.
Pichet's work has been featured in Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Chocolatier, the Wall Street Journal, Elle, New York Daily News, The New York Post, and PastryScoop.com. He was recently named "Rising Star Chef" at Starchefs.com and one of the Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America by Pastry Arts & Design. In addition to appearances on nationally syndicated network programs, such as The Fresh Grocer, and Roker on the Road, and Iron Chef America, Pichet is also a guest instructor at the French Culinary Institute and the Institute of Culinary Education. Last year, he was one of the few Americans to participate in the prestigious Madrid Fusion in Spain.
Suvir Saran and tandoor master Hemant Mathur are the co-executive chefs of Dévi, the 75-seat upscale restaurant in New York City, which together they have owned since October 2007. Offering the authentic flavors of Indian home cooking as well as dishes inspired by Saran's cookbooks, Dévi received a Michelin one-star rating in 2007 and 2008, as well as a three-star rating from New York Magazine and two stars from The New York Times.
Saran has been featured in such publications as Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Fine Cooking, Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Departures, InStyle, Metropolitan Home, Parade, Newsweek, US News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, Nation's Restaurant News, Chef Magazine, Economic Times of India. He is a contributing authority to Food Arts.
Television and radio appearances include: NBC Today; Travel Channel's Epicurious TV; BBC Radio The World; APM The Splendid Table; WBEZ-FM 848 with Steve Dolinsky; among many others. Saran is also a featured chef in the national public television series How To Cook Everything: Bittman Takes On America's Chefs (2005) and Food Trip with Todd English (2007).
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