Author, food critic, and former Gourmet magazine editor Ruth Reichl will be the keynote speaker alongside 13 headliner chefs and seven vintners at the annual Premier Chefs Dinner on May 20.
The 21st annual fundraising event, which includes a five-course meal, benefits the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. It will be held at Sodo Park by Herban Feast.
Participating local chefs include Eric Banh, Monsoon; Kurt Dammeier, Beecher’s Handmade Cheese; Renee Erickson, Boat Street Café; Ted Furst, Le Grand Bistro Americain; Matt Janke, Lecosho; Shaun McCrain, Book Bindery; Tyler Moritz and Aleks Dimitrijevic, La Bête; Donna Moodie, Marjorie; Kyle Nicholson, The Bluff; Tamas Ronyai, FareStart; Jason Stoneburner, Bastille Café & Bar; and Blaine Wetzel, Willows Inn.
Reception and dinner wineries include Barrage Cellars, Domaine Serene Winery, Firesteed Cellars Winery, Forgeron Cellars, Guardian Cellars, Martedi Winery and McCrea Cellars.
Reichl, who has received six James Beard Foundation awards, served as food editor and restaurant critic for The New York Times and editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine. She is currently an editor-at-large for Random House and a judge on Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters,” as well as the author of several bestselling cookbooks and memoirs.
The Premier Chefs Dinner includes a live auction featuring one-of-a-kind culinary experiences, including an afternoon one-on-one with Reichl to explore her favorite haunts in New York City.
The dinner is presented annually by the Premier Chefs Dinner Advisory Board and the Magnolia Guild. Tickets start at $250 per person; $350 VIP ticket includes an autographed book and exclusive reception with Reichl. More information is available at www.fhcrc.org/chefs
