Atlanta’s Top Chefs Collaborate for Charitable Dinner Honoring the Memory of Emily Cameron at Umi

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Emily Connolly or Morgan Dyches
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ATLANTA’S TOP CHEFS COLLABORATE FOR ALL-STAR CHARITABLE DINNER
HONORING THE MEMORY OF EMILY CAMERON AT UMI
$10,000 Scholarship to Be Awarded at May 1 Event Benefitting The Giving Kitchen

WHAT:                      The second annual Atlanta chefs’ charity event will be hosted at Umi by an all-star lineup including Fuyuhiko and Lisa Ito, Gerry Klaskala, Joey Ward, Asha Gomez, Bruce Logue, Todd Ginsberg, Billy Allin, Todd Mussman, Landon Thompson, Adam Evans, Phillipe Haddad, Matt Weinstein and Christopher Maher.

Last year’s successful release party for the book "Atlanta Chef’s Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the Big Peach" sold out in under an hour and raised over $15,000 for The Giving Kitchen. Now author Kate Parham Kordsmeier and photographer Heidi Geldhauser have joined forces again to host this event to honor the late photographer Emily Cameron. 

                                   This year’s event will be an unforgettable evening of top chefs, many recently recognized by The New York Times, working together to prepare a multi-course dinner with wine pairings. Best of all, guests can enjoy a front-row view from communal tables overlooking the sushi bar, watching their favorite chefs team up for what promises to be one of the most outstanding meals of the year.

The evening will also include a $10,000 art scholarship awarded to a service industry worker pursuing a career in the arts, given in honor of Cameron. Artists interested in applying for the scholarship can find more information here. All additional proceeds from the event will benefit The Giving Kitchen, which provides crisis grants to members of Atlanta’s restaurant community facing unanticipated hardship.

                                   

WHEN:                       Sunday, May 1, 2016

WHERE:                       Umi

                                    3050 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30305

                                    404-841-0040

                                    umiatlanta.com

WHO:                         Featured chefs include:

·         Fuyuhiko and Lisa Ito, Umi

·         Gerry Klaskala, Aria

·         Joey Ward, Gunshow

·         Asha Gomez, Spice to Table

·         Bruce Logue, Boccalupo

·         Todd Ginsberg, The General Muir

·         Billy Allin, Cakes & Ale

·         Todd Mussman, Muss & Turner's

·         Landon Thompson, Cooks & Soldiers

·         Adam Evans, Brezza Cucina

·         Philippe Haddad, Cape Dutch

·         Matt Weinstein and Christopher Maher, ONE. midtown kitchen

DETAILS :                Tickets are $250 per person, which includes a 6 p.m. Champagne reception with passed appetizers and a signature cocktail by Gunshow called “The Emily” at Himitsu, followed by a family-style dinner with wine pairings at 7 p.m. at Umi. They are available online through Xorbia starting April 8.

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