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The 2009 JBF Gala Dinner and Auction JBF Award Winner Dan Barber JBF Award Winner Dale DeGroff JBF Award Winner Larry Forgione JBF Award Winner Gale Gand JBF Award Winner Charlie Palmer JBF Award Winner Alfred Portale

Annual Gala Dinner and Auction

JBF Award Winner Dan Barber Blue Hill/ NYC, and Blue Hill at Stone Barns/ Pocantico Hills, NY

JBF Award Winner Mixologist Dale DeGroff King Cocktail and Author of The Essential Cocktail

JBF Award Winner Larry Forgione An American Place/ Saint Louis, MO, and Monkey Bar/ NYC

JBF Award Winner Pastry Chef Gale Gand Tru/ Chicago

JBF Award Winner Charlie Palmer Aureole/ Las Vegas and NYC, and the Charlie Palmer Group

JBF Award Winner Alfred Portale Gotham Bar and Grill/ NYC

Join the James Beard Foundation for an incredible celebration of American cuisine and its culinary legends. Our annual gala dinner and auction is the most anticipated culinary event of the season, featuring an incredible multi-course menu paired with iconic American wines and an extraordinary live and silent auction of once-in-a-lifetime food, wine, and travel packages.

Event Details

Wed, 11.11.2009

06:00 PM, US/Eastern

JBF Members $375
General Public $450
Individual VIP Tickets $750
VIP Tables begin at $7,500
Event Location:

The Four Seasons Restaurant
99 East 52nd Street
NYC

This event is SOLD OUT.
BID NOW! Our Silent Auction is now online.
Check out the LIVE AUCTION lots that will be on the block.
Are you a wine lover? We've got some GREAT BOTTLES in our silent auction.
Not attending the gala but interested in bidding on a live or silent auction package? Call Yvon Ros at 212.627.2090 to find out about placing remote bids.

Exclusive VIP Kitchen Reception with Guest Chefs and Silent Auction Preview: 6:00 P.M.
Reception and Silent Auction: 6:30 P.M.
Live Auction and Dinner: 7:30 P.M.

Events Menu

Print Menu

VIP Kitchen Reception

American White Sturgeon Caviar, provided by Petrossian Caviar

Rougié Foie Gras

Oysters, provided by Taylor Shellfish Farms of Shelton, Washington

Reception and Silent Auction

JBF Award Winner Fabio Trabocchi, The Four Seasons Restaurant, NYC

Otoro with Fennel Pollen

Kumamoto Oysters with Cauliflower and Lobster Aspic

Parsnip Cappuccino with Périgord Black Truffles

Foie Gras Sandwiches on Pain d'Epice

Nantucket Bay Scallops with Parsley and Piment d'Espelette

JBF Award Winner Dale DeGroff

Flame of Love Martini > Absolut Vodka, Tio Pepe Fino Sherry, and Flamed Orange Peel

Absinthe #2 > Plymouth Gin, Pernod Ricard Absinthe, and Regan’s Orange Bitters

Irish Blond > Jameson, El Maestro Sierra Oloroso Sherry, Lustau Pedro Ximénez, and Angostura Bitters

Chandon Reserve Pinot Noir Brut NV
Stella Artois, Hoegaarden, and Leffe Blonde

Dinner

JBF Award Winner Dan Barber

This Morning’s Farm Egg
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 2007

JBF Award Winner Larry Forgione

Butter-Poached Maine Lobster with White Asparagus, Fresh Hearts of Palm, and Roasted Parsnips
Heitz Cellar Chardonnay 2007

LIVE AUCTION
Saintsbury Stanly Ranch Pinot Noir 2007

JBF Award Winner Alfred Portale

Braised Artichoke Ravioli with Shaved Black Truffle, Wild Mushroom Broth, and Pecorino Romano
Oakville Ranch Vineyards Robert’s Blend Cabernet Franc 2005

JBF Award Winner Charlie Palmer and JBF Award Winner Christopher Lee

Niman Ranch Pork Loin with Pork Belly Cannelloni, Mostarda, Brussels Sprouts, Pickled Mustard Seeds, and Tarragon
Staglin Family Vineyard Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

JBF Award Winner Gale Gand

Butterscotch Pudding with Molasses Crisps and Black Pepper Whipped Cream
Beringer Vineyards Nightingale 2005

Breads provided by Amy Scherber of Amy's Bread, NYC

1. Napa Valley Vintners 2. Stella Artois 3. Niman Ranch 4. Pernod-Ricard 6. Domaine Chandon 7. Heitz Cellar 8. Oakville Ranch 9. Saintsbury 10. Staglin Family Vineyard 11. Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 12. Union Center National Bank 5. Beringer