Sip With Socialites will be there to support the National Cherry Blossom Festival Inc. in our “season of the blossoms” pink springtime attire.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
7PM – 11PM
Washington DC
The seventh annual Pink Tie Party will feature top chefs’ delicious spring-, cherry- and blossom-inspired cuisine and cocktails. At the seventh annual fundraiser and kick-off to the Festival and the “season of the blossoms,” guests embrace the Party’s theme donning pink ties and springtime styles.
The evening’s Auction Spectacular contributes to the Festival’s fundraising efforts offering everything from weekend getaways and yacht charters to concert, sporting, dining, and theater experiences and blossom- and Japanese-themed jewelry and apparel.
Co-chairs
Montina Anderson Davis & Dwayne Davis
Anna & Bailey Edwards
Host Committee
Louis F. Alexander
Dolci & Sunny Bajaj
Shawn Rupert Breck
James L. Campbell IV
Emily J. Crane
Janice & Matthew Cutts
Christina Dyck & St. Elmo Crawford
Elisa Farr
Izette Folger
Harrine Freeman
Marlene Hall
Chinyere & Edward Hubbard
Elizabeth Kaiga
Assata Lee
Sharon Lockwood
J. Clarke Manley
Yolanda Mayo
Camelia Mazard
Erin Marie Meadors
Robert S. Poulin
Jasamyn Roberts
Gina Sacripanti
Candice Tobin Sanders
Shadan A. Sayed
Rina Laxmi Shah
Jamie Sterling
Josie Taylor
Gina Toppin
Nicole Venable
Shawna Watley
Tom Weirich
Robert K. Williams
Participating Restaurants
Bistro Bis
Charlie Palmer Steak
Farmers Fishers Bakers
Founding Farmers
Masa 14
Todd Gray’s Watershed Restaurant
RIS
Vidalia
Woodward Table
ZENGO
TICKETS
$200 Per Person
About Lorena Garcia
World class chef Lorena Garcia, one of the country’s leading Latina chefs, has been a judge on NBC’s “America’s Next Great Restaurant,” a guest chef on the season finale of Bravo’s “Top Chef All-Stars,” and has competed on season four of Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters.” In August 2012 she opened her second traveler’s restaurant, Lorena Garcia Tapas at the Atlanta Airport, in the wake of her flagship Lorena Garcia Cocina in Miami. Her first cookbook, Lorena Garcia’s New Latin Classics, was published in September 2011. Active in the community and a staunch advocate to fight childhood obesity, she created the Big Chef, Little Chef program that explores healthy cooking through hands-on workshops for families. She has also recently collaborated with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation to bring fresh, healthy and tasty recipes into thousands of school cafeterias across the country. The programs are examples of her commitment to health and well-being of America‘s families.
About National Cherry Blossom Festival
Proceeds benefit the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the beauty of nature and international friendship through year-round programs, events, and educational initiatives that enhance our environment, showcase arts and culture, and build community spirit.
Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel
999 9th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20001
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