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Hamptons -The Hamptons Events List 2019 … Which Hamptons events 2019 are you interested in attending this summer? Get a head start on planning your summer in the Hamptons, listed below are some of the bigger events Happening this summer in the Hamptons. Visit my Facebook Group: HAMPTONS MOUTHPIECE EVENTS for daily Hamptons events.

JUNE 2019

Summer Solstice Party
Friday, June 21 ::: 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Co-hosted by Keyes Art and The Ellen Hermanson Foundation.
Keyes Art, 53 Main Street, Sag Harbor read more

Sat, June 22, 2019| North Fork Crush Wine & Artisanal Food Festival -12n-7pm| Jamesport Vineyards will be transformed into a sumptuous wine and food tasting – just in time for your summer sipping pleasure! Attendees will have the chance to taste over 100 wines. Click to purchase tickets

Organic Farm-to-Table Summer Solstice Dinner on Friday, June 21st, 2019, 6:30 pm at the historic St. Read more

|Holiday House Hamptons Saturday, June 22, 2019

Saturday, June 22, 2019 |Holiday House Hamptons Presented by HC&G White Party| 6-9pm | 90 Wild Goose Ln, Water Mill, NY | Get a first glimpse at the magnificently re-imagined estate, transformed by over 20 talented design firms. The home will also be open to the public six days a week from June 23st– August 4th. Get Tickets

Saturday, June 22, 2019| Annual Hamptons Heart Ball | Southampton Arts Center 25 Jobs Lane Southampton, NY  Hamptons Heart Ball will honor John M. Crean, MD, Nuclear Cardiology, East End Cardiology/NYU/Winthrop and Mark Saporita, MD, FACC, Cardiology and Internal Medicine, East End, Cardiology/NYU/Winthrop with the Distinguished Service Award and Toby & Larry Milstein will be the Humanitarians with Heart Honorees. Click for more info. and to purchase tickets

SATURDAY, JUNE 22ND 3RD ANNUAL HAMPTONS ARTISTS FOR HAITI BENEFIT, 530pm-830pm |East Hampton Airport , 200 Daniels Hole Road |East Hampton, NY 11937 click to ticket information

New location grand opening Watermill, NY http://hamptosnclayart.org

Sunday, June 23rd| Jazz for Jennings | WaterMill Center1230-4pm a benefit for the Bridgehampton Childcare & Recreation Center Click to purchase tickets

  • The Lyme Invitational

Atlantic Golf Club & Southampton Hospital Foundation |June 24th

Monday, June 24, 2019 |The Lyme Invitational |Atlantic Golf Club & Southampton Hospital Foundation click here to purchase tickets

Saturday, June 29th & July 6th Polo Hamptons 2019| |900 Lumber Lane, Bridgehampton, NY 11932 | 4-7pm | Polo is back in the Hamptons! The Polo Game & Cocktail Party will be held in Bridgehampton, click to purchase tickets

Saturday, June 29th, 2019 – Under the Palms, East End Hospice Summer Gala– 7-11pm |click to purchase tickets

Saturday, June 29th Summer Fête|The annual Summer Fête at the Children’s Museum! The Museum will transform into a grown-up playground featuring dancing, a silent auction, scrumptious local cuisine, incredible cocktails, and more! All proceeds from the event help match a generous grant from the Century Arts Foundation to provide science and coding programs for underserved children. click to purchase tickets

Get Wild Benefit

Saturday, June 29

FIREWORKS 2019

JULY 2019

Saturday, June 29th Dan’s Chefs of the Hamptons | 630pm-10pm |The Topping Rose House |Chefs of Northfork, July 13th | GrillHampton, July 19th click to purchase tickets

Friday, July 5th American Picnic with fireworks by Grucci…1030 Meadow Lane, 7:00 – 10pm Click to purchase tickets

Thursday, July 5-7th 2019 Art Market Hamptons | The Bridgehampton Museum | The Popular Art Event is Back!Click to get more info

Saturday, July 6th | 28th Annual Summer Gala for Baystreet Theater, 530pm Wölffer Estate Vineyard Click to Purchase tickets

Saturday, July 13th MIDSUMMER PARTY 630pm Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill*  Click to purchase tickets

Saturday, July 13, 2019– Hampton’s Tea Dance| 4-8pm  Nova’s Ark Project, Click for more information

Satuday, July 13th 15th Annual Hamptons Happenings..Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation| 900 Lumber Lane, Bridgehampton, NY | 630pm-10pm Click for more information

Saturday, July 13th, August 10th, August 24th Jazz in the Vines: Jamesport Vineyards 7-9pm New York Wine Events,sensational guitarist Peter Whiteis among thr One of the most versatile and prolific acoustic guitarists on the contemporary jazz landscape.click to purchase tickets

  • SOFO’S 30th Annual Summer Gala

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Saturday, July 13, 2019– SOFO’S 30th Annual Summer Gala Benefit| 6-11pm | The Southfork Natural History Museum, Bridgehampton click to purchase tickets

  • 13th Annual East Hampton Antiques & Design Show

Jul 19 at 6 PM – Jul 21 at 5 PM

Jul 19 at 6 PM – Jul 21 at 5 PM|13th Annual East Hampton Antiques & Design Show |East Hampton Historical Society | MULFORD FARM
Make room on your summer calendar for our 13th annual East Hampton Antiques & Design Show on July 19-21, 2019 at Mulford Farm. read more

Sunday, July 21st 5am-10am Annual Lighthouse Sprint Triathlon & Relay This fund raising event has grown to 550 participating athletes from near and far. Athletes must pre register for this event. Montauk read more

Saturday, July 20th Long House Summer Benefit- LongHouse Celebrates world renowned artist and film maker, Julian Schnabel  Longhouse Reserve, Hands Creek road, East Hampton 6-11pm click to purchase tickets

Saturday, July 20th, 2019 | 8th Annual St. Barth Hamptons By Social Life Magazine**6-10pm | hosted by Christie Brinkley | Bridgehampton, 2368 Montauk Highway click to purchase tickets

Saturday, July 20th, 2019 Hampton Designer Showhouse Gala Preview Cocktail Party 6-830pm Purchase tickets to this year’s Gala OPEN DAILY MONDAY TO SUNDAY | Sunday, July 21st, 2019 to Monday, September 2, 2019 | 11AM to 5PM Click to purchase tickets

Saturday, July 20th 7th Annual Black & White Shelter Island Historical Society Barn, 6PM An evening of cocktails, dinner, dancing, and a silent auction to support programs, general operating fund, collections, and archives. Music by DJ TWILO Shelter Island History Center, 16 South Ferry Road, Shelter Island. Click to purchase tickets

Saturday, July 20th | Summer Rosé and Bubbly Festival|RG|NY Wine (formerly Martha Clara Vineyards) 6025 Sound Avenue Riverhead, NY 12n-7pm, Rosé Wine + Rosé Champagne + Sparkling Wine + Music + Summer… in the Hamptons. What could be better? Click to Purchase Tickets

Saturday, July 20, 2019, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM |Breakwater Yacht Club

Saturday, July 20, 2019, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM |Breakwater Yacht Club, 51 Bay Street, Sag Harbor Sunset on the Harbor | Enjoy the sunset with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on Sag Harbor benefiting the LGBT Network, a non-profit organization serving Long Island’s LGBT community since 1993. click here for ticket information

  • HAMPTONS FASHION WEEK

Sunday, July 21st 2019 |12pm-6pm
Location: Art Bridgehampton 2368 Montauk Hwy

Sunday, July 21st HAMPTONS FASHION WEEK 2019 |12pm-6pm
Location: Art Bridgehampton 2368 Montauk Hwy |a Full One Day LIVE Experiential event. Bringing backstage front + center where every attendee will experience a full frontal fashion experience! click here to purchase tickets

A concert with The Wallflowers and comedy by Colin Jost to benefit The Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center on July 27, 2019, at Guild Hall in East Hampton

Saturday, July 27th |A concert to benefit The Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center |Comedy by SNL’s Colin Jost and Music by The Wallflowers |Guild Hall in East Hampton Click here for ticket information

Sat July 27th 3PM | Hamptons White Party | ALL WHITE PARTY HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EVENT. The HOTTEST events of the summer!!! The most EXCLUSIVE events of the year, filled with DANCING, DRINKS, & FLIRTATIOUS FUN !!! Read more

An evening of cuisine by Jean-Georges, Entertainment by Broadway Star Samantha Massell |Topping Rose House, 1 Bridgehampton – Sag Harbor Tpke, Bridgehampton

An Evening of Enchantment Summer Gala
Saturday, July 27 ::: 6:30 – 11:00 PM
Honoring BNB Bank and Senator Kenneth P. LaValle. All proceeds to benefit The Ellen Hermanson Foundation. click here to purchase tickets

THE 26TH ANNUAL WATERMILL CENTER SUMMER BENEFIT & AUCTION  Saturday, July 27, 2019|This year’s auction features over 100 works by artists working in photography, sculpture, mixed media, and more! Bidding opens July 9, 2019 and closes on Saturday, July 27, 2019. click for ticket information

Sunday July 28th 2019 15th Annual Hayground School Chefs Dinner, Hayground School, 151 Mitchell lane, Bridgehampton, NY click for ticket information

Sunday, July 28th 7th Annual Taste of Montauk..Gurney’s Star Island Resort & Marina under a tent. . 6-9pm You will have a chance to converse with some of the chef’s and owners of some of the fabulous restaurants located in Montauk. Location: 32 Star Island Rd. – Montauk, NY 11954 Click for information/

July 29th – August 12th |10th Annual Drive In Movies at Coopers Beach|Monday, July 29th – The Greatest Showman
Monday, August 5th – Shazam
Monday, August 12th – Aquaman.
The gates at Coopers Beach open at 6:30pm. The movies will begin at dusk.
Pre- Pay and save! Pre-Paid – $40 per carload
$50 per carload at the gate.
(Rain date for each show will be the following day- Tuesday) click to purchase tickets

AUGUST 2019

Thursday, August 1, 2019 |10am-4pm| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK’S HAMPTONS TRUNK SHOW |Bridgehampton Historical Society| UJA-Federation of New York’s Hamptons Trunk Show is a must-attend event featuring designer clothing, jewelry, accessories, and home décor for sale, along with music and personal refreshments from such companies as https://customwater.com/ in an elegantly tented outdoor space. Twenty percent of the proceeds of all sales benefit UJA-Federation, which helps care for New Yorkers of all backgrounds and Jews everywhere. Rain or shine. Free parking available. click to purchase tickets

  • Honoring Martin & Jean Shafiroff

August 3rd 61st Annual Summer Party fundraiser for Stony Brook Southampton HospitalAn evening of cocktails, dinner, and dancing to benefit the Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. click here for ticket information

“A Mind Is…” Hamptons Summer Benefit-New York |AUGUST 3, 2019 VIP RECEPTION, 5:00 PM DINNER & PROGRAM, 7:00 PM  Reception and program at a private residence in East Hampton click here for more information

Sunset in Sag Harbor Benefit Event

Saturday, August 3, 2019 from 5-9pm |Sunset in Sag Harbor Benefit Event |Breakwater Yacht Club, 51 Bay Street, Sag Harbor, NY click for ticket information

Saturday, August 3, 2019 | 430-630pm| The Shelter Island Historical Society House Tour |Tour of homes featuring innovative contemporary architecture and sensitively restored historic homes, culminating with an open house at its newly constructed Shelter Island History Center. click for ticket information

Friday, August 9th / 5-11pm GUILD HALL 2019 SUMMER GALA The Party of the Season! Exclusive exhibition preview, a convivial evening of music, dancing, dining, and an exhilarating live art auction. Click to see list of all events

Saturday, Aug 10 – Aug 11 | Watermelon Festival | Harbes Family Farm, Mattituck, NY | 30th Anniversary Season of Harbes Family Farm in Mattituck. Season-long festivities, Harbes Annual Watermelon Festival on Saturday, August 10 & Sunday, August 11, from 10am-7pm! Celebrate the sweetest festival in town and enjoy their farm fresh watermelon. click to see all of the summer events

August 10th 2019 AUTHORS NIGHT | The Hamptons Premier Literary Event | A fundraiser to benefit the East Hampton Library, Authors Book Signing Cocktail Reception from 5 – 7:30pm. Meet your favorite authors, buy their books and have them inscribed. Click for more information,

Enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers and ice cream.It’s a fierce competition where celebrities play and everybody wins! Come have fun and buy a shirt & hat to support our charities with our $10 suggested donation per person.

Saturday August 17th 2019 1pm | Artists and Writers 71st Annual Softball Game* Herrick Park, East Hampton …Game time 4pmBatting Practice at noon. This event supports the following charities: The RetreatEast End Hospice Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Centerand Phoenix House AcademyRead more

Sunday, August 18th 2019..24th ANNUAL ELLEN’S RUN 9am, rain or shine Parrish Memorial hall @ Southampton Hospital, Southampton, NY click for registration information

August 25th – September 1st 2019 | The Hampton Classic One of the largest outdoor horse shows in the United States, and a premier destination for horse people, the Classic is a much-anticipated stop on the summer tour. click here to read more

photo credit: crazycrow.com

Friday, August 30th – September 2nd | 73rd Annual Shinnecock Powwow
Labor day Weekend, Shinnecock Reservation, Southampton, NY | click for more information

For more events, join my Facebook Events group. You can post events or just keep a watchful eye on What’s Happening in from NYC-Hamptons. Click here to join Hamptons-NY Events.

Hamptons Events 2018

Hamptons -The Hamptons Events List 2018 … Which Hamptons events 2018 are you interested in attending this summer? If you’re planning your own event check out classic party rentals. Get a head start on planning your summer in the Hamptons, listed below are some of the bigger events Happening this summer in the Hamptons. Visit my Facebook Group: HAMPTONS MOUTHPIECE EVENTS for daily Hamptons events. This year some event changes, Art Hamptons has been postponed this year, Art Southampton is back July 5th -9th at Nova’s Ark Project Ground. Super Staurday is being moved from the Hamptons to NYC, the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance has hosted Super Saturday in the Hamptons for the past 20 years this year the iconic event will move to Manhattan in September 2018. I have no information on the Annual ART FOR LIFE Hamptons event or Stony Brook Southampton 60th Annual summer event yet.

APRIL 2018

Saturday, April 21th KATY’S COURAGE 5K 830am RAIN or SHINE | Water Street, Sag Harbor7:00 – 8:15 am check-in |8:30 am start |$25 pre-registration, $30 day of race Click for more information and to register

Sag Harbor Village 52nd annual Harborfest celebration Harborfest celebration

Sag Harbor’s Annual Celebration September 12-13, 2015
Harborfest will be a village-wide event celebrating the maritime history of Sag Harbor. Arts & crafts fair and sidewalk sale on Main Street will be held this weekend as well!

14187_754235661299690_8864678634848225437_nCalendar of Events
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH
9am
FREE Pilates on the Beach, Norma Jean Pilates Windmill Beach
10am – 5pm
Arts and Crafts Fair OPEN for business Marine Park
Sidewalk Fair OPEN for business Main street/business district
Food and Non Profit Vendor Booths OPEN for business Long Wharf
11am
Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre moving walk
Live Music Long Wharf
CHILDREN’S Tug of War Windmill Beach
11:30am
American Beauty: one hour cruise Long Wharf
Flyboard Demonstration Long Wharf
12noon
Whaleboat races begin Windmill Beach
1pm
American Beauty: one hour cruise Long Wharf
CHILDREN’S Corn Shucking Contest Windmill Beach
1:30pm
Flyboard Demonstration Long Wharf
2pm
CHILDREN’S Potato Sack Race Windmill Beach
Whale Boat Races Windmill Beach
2:30pm
American Beauty: one hour cruise Long Wharf
3pm
CHILDREN’S Hula Hoop Contest Long Wharf
Whaleboat Races Windmill Beach

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13th
10am – 5pm
Arts and Crafts Fair OPEN for business Marine Park
Sidewalk Fair OPEN for business Main street/business district
Food and Non Profit Vendor Booths OPEN for business Long Wharf
11am
CLAM CHOWDER CONTEST Long Wharf
Live Music Long Wharf
CHILDREN’S Tug of War Long Wharf
11:30am
American Beauty: one hour cruise Long Wharf
Flyboard Demonstration Long Wharf
12noon
Whaleboat Races begin Windmill Beach
1pm
American Beauty: one hour cruise Long Wharf
CHILDREN’S Corn Shucking Contest Windmill Beach
Annual Wood Regatta, Women’s Open One Design Breakwater Yatch Club
1:30pm
Flyboard Demonstration Long Wharf
2pm
CHILDRENS Potato Sack Race Windmill Beach
Whaleboat Races Windmill Beach
3pm
CHILDRENS Hula Hoop Contest Long Wharf
Whaleboat Races Windmill Beach
3-5pm
Live Music: Jim Turner Long Wharf

Photo credit: Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Photo credit: Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce

Hamptons Happenings..SoFo’s 26th Annual Summer Gala Celebrates the East End!
Saturday, July 11, 2015, 7pm – 9:30pm at The South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)
377 Bridgehampton Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton NY

HONORING APRIL GORNIK, ADRIAN GRENIER & WILLI SALM
CHAIRED BY CHEF KERRY HEFFERNAN, SUSAN ROCKEFELLER & SAMANTHA YANKS
Dancing with Nancy Atlas and the Nancy Atlas Project Band

The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center (SoFo), the only state-of-the-art natural history museum on the South Fork of Long Island, over 500 guests attended its 26th Annual Summer Benefit SoFo Celebrates the East End on Saturday, July 11. I will say that it was one of my favorite events thus far and when I left I was almost in a Food Coma because I ate so much, but I could not stop myself because the food was just that Good!!!!SOFOGALA-25

The event raised funds for SoFo’s educational and environmental programming and celebrated the East End’s local visionaries—the artists, chefs, environmentalists, farmers, fishermen, philanthropists and many others that are the heart and soul of the Hamptons. Co-Chairs Top Chef Kerry Heffernan; Susan Rockefeller, who recently released her new documentary, Food For Thought, Food For Life; and Hamptons Magazine Editor-In-Chief Samantha Yanks greeted the guests that included Andy Sabin, Peter Beard, Michael Cinque, Bonnie Comley and Stewart Lane, Michele and Mary Cohen, Honoree April Gornik, Honoree Adrian Grenier, Richie Notar, Toni Ross, Carl Safina, Honoree Willi Salm, Jeff Tarr, and Harris Yulin, among others. Guests danced to the spirited sounds of Nancy Atlas and the Nancy Atlas Project Band.
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Guests feasted on signature delicacies created and presented during the 6:00-7:00 pm VIP Cocktail reception by Leading Chefs Colin Ambrose, Estia’s Little Kitchen; Kerry Heffernan, Grand Banks Restaurant; Todd Jacobs, Fresh Hamptons; Matt Ketcham, Ketcham’s Seafarm; Kyle Koenig, Topping Rose House; David Loewenberg and Sam McClelland, The Bell & Anchor; Andrew Schor, East Hampton Grill; Joe Tremblay, Bay Burger; Jason Weiner, Almond; Antico Noè; Swedish Culinary Summer; Brian Halweil, Edible East End; Joe Realmuto, Nick & Toni’s; Karen Rivara, Peconic Pearls; and Jon Snow, Hayground School.SOFOGALA-26

Highlights of the evening include a surprise birthday celebration for Honoree Adrian Grenier, who was presented with a special “salamander” cake by Chef Peter Ambrose, and a special tribute which included a presentation of engraved Chefs Knives by Korin Japanese Tableware & Chefs Knives to the Food Champions and Chefs who donated a special tasting menu and their services to benefit the Museum. The 7:00 – 9:30 PM gala reception featured farm-to-table and sustainable seafood hors d’oeuvres catered by Peter Ambrose, an Honoree presentation, a Platinum and Silent Auction, and dancing. Alcohol was kindly donated by Amagansett Wines & Spirits, and wine was donated by Channing Daughters Winery.SOFOGALA-39

“Our 26th Annual Summer Gala Benefit is our most important fundraiser of the year, ensuring the long-term sustainability of Sofo. The museum is a very important resource that educates and inspires children and adults to become engaged and responsible caretakers of our planet now and for decades to come. The museum’s exhibits, programs, nature talks and trails, and outdoor experiences are essential to SoFo’s mission of conserving and preserving the natural resources of eastern Long Island,” says Diana Aceti, Director of Development.

Hamptons Happenings:James Beard Foundation names Carla Hall from the Chew the 2015 Chefs and Champagne Honoree”
This summer, the James Beard Foundation (JBF) will honor celebrated TV personality, Co-Host of ABC-TV’s Popular Lifestyle Series “The Chew”, chef,  and cookbook author Carla Hall at Chefs & Champagne®, the Foundation’s annual fundraiser and tasting party in the Hamptons.

The James Beard Foundation (JBF), the country’s preeminent culinary organization, announced that it will honor celebrated TV personality, chef, and cookbook author Carla Hall at its annual Hamptons fundraiser and tasting party this summer. Chefs & Champagne® will be held at Wölffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack, New York, on Saturday, July 25, 2015, featuring flowing Champagne Taittinger and culinary offerings from a select group of more than 40 fine chefs, many from JBF Award–winning restaurants.

Carla says  “when I set out for culinary school after years of running a small catering business, it was with the hopes of learning everything I could about cooking and the culinary arts.  In the end, I learned, as we all do, that education and discovery in the kitchen never stops,”  “To be honored by the prestigious James Beard Foundation, which does so much to encourage the study of the culinary arts and the discovery of all that is magical about them is an amazing experience because it both affirms past choices and inspires future decisions.”

With this recognition, Hall joins the ranks of prestigious past Chefs & Champagne honorees including Bobby Flay, Thomas Keller, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Martha Stewart, and many more. She is a co-host of ABC’s popular lifestyle series The Chew, seated alongside restaurateurs and Iron Chef America stars Mario Batali and Michael Symon, entertaining expert Clinton Kelly and health and wellness enthusiast Daphne Oz. Hall is best known as a competitor on Bravo’s Top Chef, where she won over audiences with her fun catch phrase, “Hootie Hoo,” and her philosophy to always cook with love. Hall is the owner of Carla Hall Petite Cookies, an artisan cookie company that specializes in creating sweet and savory “petite bites of love,” and author of two cookbooks, “Carla’s Comfort Food: Favorite Dishes from Around the World” (2014) and “Cooking with Love: Comfort Food That Hugs You” (2012). Hall’s approach to cooking blends her classic French training and Southern upbringing for a twist on traditional favorites, which will be reflected on the menu of her soon-to-open fast-casual New York City restaurant, Carla Hall’s Southern Kitchen.

Susan Ungaro, president of the James Beard Foundation says “ever since they had the pleasure of working with Carla on their Taste America program in Philadelphia, they have been looking for another opportunity to bring her infectious love of life and creative culinary insights to an even wider audience.” “She exemplifies what is at the core of our mission: celebrating, nurturing, and honoring America’s diverse culinary heritage and future.”

image002Chefs & Champagne is considered the East End’s premiere culinary event. Funds raised at the event help support the James Beard Foundation’s wide variety of initiatives, including culinary student scholarships and the organization’s annual food conference on sustainability, public health, and nutrition. A silent auction consisting of fine dining experiences, wines and spirits, cookware, and culinary travel packages will also raise funds for the organization.

With a long tradition of supporting culinary education, the James Beard Foundation will also announce the recipient of the Christian Wölffer Scholarship at the event. Established in 2006, the scholarship fund supports students in their study of food and wine. As of 2014, the James Beard Foundation has awarded more than $5 million in financial aid to 1,650 recipients throughout the country.

The Chefs & Champagne main event will take place from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm on Saturday, July 25, and is open to the public—reservations are $200 for James Beard Foundation members and $275 for non members. General admission includes all tastings, silent auction bidding opportunities and gift bag.  VIP premium admission, beginning at 5:00 pm, is $375 for James Beard Foundation members and non members.  VIP tables of 10 are available for $4,000.  The VIP experience includes an additional exclusive reception hour with early access to all tastings, reserved table seating, advanced silent auction preview, gift bag and access to the VIP after-party. Reservations can be made by calling (212) 627-2308 or at jamesbeard.org/chefsandchampagne. To become a member of the James Beard Foundation, click here.

In addition to exclusive Champagne sponsor Champagne Taittinger, support for Chefs & Champagne 2015 will be provided by Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, Celebrity Cruises®, Fossil Farms™, Hamptons magazine, Stella Artois® Belgian Lager, Sysco Metro NY, LLC, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, VerTerra Dinnerware, Wölffer Estate Vineyard, and WVVH.*

About the James Beard Foundation (JBF)

Founded in 1986, the James Beard Foundation celebrates, nurtures, and honors America’s diverse culinary heritage through programs that educate and inspire. A cookbook author and teacher with an encyclopedic knowledge about food, James Beard, who died in 1985, was a champion of American cuisine. He helped educate and mentor generations of professional chefs and food enthusiasts, instilling in them the value of wholesome, healthful, and delicious food. Today JBF continues in the same spirit by administering a number of diverse programs that include educational initiatives, food industry awards, scholarships for culinary students, publications, chef advocacy training, and thought-leader convening. The Foundation also maintains the historic James Beard House in New York City’s Greenwich Village as a “performance space” for visiting chefs. In September of 2012, JBF launched the Diplomatic Culinary Partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Protocol and helped create the American Chef Corps as a way to champion American chefs abroad, promote American food products, and foster an interest in American culinary culture and history through international programs and initiatives. One such project is the next world’s fair, Expo Milano 2015, for which the James Beard Foundation is co-leading the effort for the State Department to design and produce the USA Pavilion, a global gathering of 147 countries addressing the challenges of how we will feed ourselves in the future. The pavilion, whose theme will be “American Food 2.0: United to Feed the Planet,” will showcase America’s contributions to global food security and gastronomy. For more information, please visit jamesbeard.org. Find insights on food at the James Beard Foundation’s blog Delights & Prejudices. Join the James Beard Foundation on Facebook. Follow the James Beard Foundation on Twitter and Instagram.

For press info: Contact: Alexandra Pearson or Diane Stefani, 212.255.8455 [email protected] /[email protected] @BeardFoundation #JBFChefsandChampagne