Taste for a Cure Raises Money and Toasts for Cancer Research
This year Taste for a Cure, an unparalleled, luxurious wine and food tasting reception, featured the theme “The Great Wines of Oakville.” Selected by Barbara Fairchild, Award-winning chefs prepared a sumptuous tasting menu to match select wines from 30 wineries from the Oakville Winegrowers, a group of Vintners and Growers in Oakville, Napa Valley, who are dedicated to crafting the highest quality wine from the Oakville soil. Participating restaurants were XIV by Michael Mina, CUT, The Bazaar by José Andrés, Pizzeria Mozza, Osteria Mozza, The Border Grill and AK Restaurant + Bar.
By Amy Sommer | May 07, 2009
UCLA'S Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation's 14th annual, TASTE FOR A CURE honored 20th Century Fox Television Chairs, Brentwood residents Dana Walden and Gary Newman on Friday, May 1st.
The gala evening featured pairings of fine wines from Napa Valley’s Oakville Winegrowers Association and Food Tasting Reception with Los Angeles Celebrity Chefs
A sumptuous time was had by all - and all for a good cause. The evening raised $560,000 for the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation at UCLA, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising private funds for highest priority cancer research.
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