TACA‘s 7th Annual Lexus Party on the Green is just a week away and things are hustling along faster than a IS 250C on the tollway. Co-chairs Kristi and Ron Hoyl and Lisa and Bill Ogle have locked down event and chef sponsorships and the Golden Skillet Award competition nicely.
So much so that Nancy C. and Richard Rogers just made a $15,000 donation in honor of the co-chairs. Of course, you probably want to know just what the
foursome did to earn such financial praise. Here goes:
Chef sponsors include Law Offices of Ben Abbott, P.C., Simona Beal, Diane and Hal Brierley, Marsha Cameron and Michael Halloran, Nancy and Clint Carlson, Connie and Denny Carreker, Barbara and Don Daseke, Gwen and Leldon Echols, Kristi and Ron Hoyl/Baylor Health Care System, Joe Kendall, David Kiger, Tara Lewis and John Swords, Neiman Marcus, Deborah and Jim Nugent, Lisa and Bill Ogle, Leah and Jim Pasant, Sewell Automotive Companies, Carrie and Andy Teller/RBC Wealth Management, The Rosewood Corporation and Ms. Michele F. Vobach and Dr. Stephen F. Vobach.
What does it mean? Well, each chef (Nicolas Blouin and Bruno Davaillon, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek; Juan Bochenski, Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, Santa Fe; Serge Bottelli, Rosewood Tucker’s Point, Bermuda; Tim Byres, Smoke; Hemant Dadlani, Rosewood Little Dix Bay; Anthony Dawodu, Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort, St. John; Tiffany Derry, Private Social; Scott Gottlich, Bijoux and The Second Floor; Sharon Hage; Carlos Hannon, Rosewood San Miguel de Allende; Craig Kamrowski, Central Market; Brian Luscher, The Grape; Matt McCallister, FT 33; Ken Nakano, Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Vancouver; Stephan Pyles, Stephan Pyles and Samar; Matt Raso, Nobu; Alejandro Rojas, Rosewood Mayakoba, Mexico; Juan Rosado, Rosewood Crescent Hotel; Tre Wilcox, Marquee Grill) will be cooking away in real time with one of these folks or companies as their sponsors.
In addition to these chef sponsorships, there are some pretty impressive event sponsors including ALON USA as presenting sponsor; Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek as Hosting Sponsor; American Airlines as the official airline (you really didn’t think these out-of-town chefs walked, did you?); and Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Glazers as sponsors of the wine-cork pull, that is always the hot spot of the night.
As for the competition, the Golden Skillet Award designed by Brad Oldham is presented to the chef whose signature dish is “deemed most savory by our guest judges from the Dallas media.” So far the signature dishes included Chef Juan Rosado’s Tamarind-Lacquered Short Ribs with Crispy Sticky Rice and Pickled Vegetables; and Chef Brian Luscher’s Veal and Fois Gras Terrine, Beet and Walnut Salad and Golden Raisin Compote.
The only decision really left to be made is whether it will be an indoor/outdoor event or indoors only. That will be decide early next week. Check back with MySweetCharity and we’ll let you know what the decision is.
BTW, if you can’t make it, buy a raffle ticket for that snazzy 2012 Lexus IS 250C. You know, the convertible you’ve been reading and thinking about. The drawing is limited to just 600 at $100 a ticket or six tickets for $500.