Stars 2010: Saturday, August 7
Event date : Aug. 07, 2010
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Event date : May 12, 2010
Le Bernardin -- Manhattan
Chef Eric Ripert
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Hands & Hearts Silicon Valley
Event date : Apr. 28, 2010
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Hand & Hearts North Carolina
Event date : Apr. 16, 2010
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Event date : Oct. 23, 2009
Hands & Hearts
St. Louis
The Peter Michael Foundation is hosting "Hands & Hearts" St. Louis on Friday, October 23, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will underwrite innovative prostate cancer research at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
This culinary and wine extravaganza will feature the very limited and collectible Peter Michael wines paired with a four-course meal set in a historical private club setting. In addition, all attendees will receive a limited production silver wine stopper and a beautifully illustrated recipe book from well-known chefs that have participated the in past Peter Michael Foundation dinners.
The cost of the event is $450 per person (all inclusive, $350 is tax deductible), $900 per couple; $2,500 for a table of six; and $3,200 for a table of eight. Attire is jacket and tie, valet parking provided.
For additional information please call Walter Menzel or Jenny Koehler at 415-339-0400 or e-mail walter@petermichaelfoundation.org.
www.petermichaelfoundation.org
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Event date : Aug. 08, 2009
Sir Peter and Lady Michael and the Michael Family cordially invite you to join them at Stars 2009 on:
Saturday, August 8, 2009
This spectacular event, the only private event for which Chef Keller closes the French Laundry, takes place on the highest point on the Peter Michael Estate at Cote Deux Mille, providing sweeping views of the valley and vineyards below. Guests will enjoy exceptional cuisine personally prepared by Chef Keller and his staff, and paired with wines from the Peter Michael Winery. A live auction will provide exclusive travel opportunities, wine rarities and dining experiences.
Tickets are $3,000 per person, $2,000 of which is tax deductible. Space is limited.
You may click here to purchase tickets online. For more information or to purchase advance tickets, please call 415.339.0400.
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Event date : Apr. 30, 2009
Paul and Emily Michael hosted over fifty guests from eight states at Hands & Hearts New York at Per Se on April 30, 2009. A sumptuous, six course dinner was prepared by Chef Thomas Keller and served by his exceptional staff in the private dining room. The culinary experience was enhanced by six different Peter Michael wines around which the menu was explicitly planned. Dr. Hedvig Hricak, Chair of the Department of Radiology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, spoke on innovations in prostate cancer imaging and the results of her research which the Peter Michael Foundation underwrites. The dinner was concluded with a live auction of Peter Michel wine paired dinners at Per Se, The French Laundry and Le Bernardin as well as rare wines from Ann Colgin, Paul Hobbs and Peter Michael Winery and other exclusive, unique items such as Viking Range appliances and custom made Thomas Warner wine cellars.
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Stars 2008 at the Lake and Côte Deux Mille
Event date : Jul. 26, 2008
For the second consecutive year, Chef Thomas Keller personally prepared a sumptuous meal and served by the staff of The French Laundry for the guests at Stars 2008. Chef had planned the menu basis the characteristics of each of the Peter Michael wines which had been tasted beforehand. The Michael family welcomed the guest at the Lake with a reception of passed canapés and L’Apres-Midi. Guests were then transported to Côte Deux Mille, a mountain top pavilion looking west over the vineyards and the valley to the Pacific Ocean. There they enjoyed the delicious food, fine wines, and live music while dining under the largest folding umbrella in North America. A live auction was conducted by Patrick Meade of Bonhams & Butterfields and the evening raised a record amount to benefit innovative prostate cancer research at University of California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences.
    
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Hands and Hearts New York at Per Se
Event date : May 01, 2008
The Sir Peter and Lady Michael Foundation started a new tradition with a New York event on May 1, 2008. Held at the world famous restaurant, Per Se, a six course menu was personally prepared by Chef Thomas Keller and paired with Peter Michael Wines. Joined by Sir Peter and Lady Michael, sixty guests from nine states were treated to the private dining room and commentary on imaging technologies from top cancer researcher Dr. Hedvig Hricak, Chairman of the Department of Radiology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. A live auction was conducted by Ed Beardsley of Bonhams and Butterfields, which provided the opportunity to bid on rarities such as Peter Michael library wines, personalized visits to Sir Peter Michael properties and exclusive chef dinners. Proceeds from the event benefited the Sir Peter and Lady Michael Foundation’s fellowships for innovative prostate cancer research and patient care.
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Pitcairn Recital at Home of Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Getty
Event date : Sept. 21, 2007
On September 21st, a private violin recital, at the gracious home of Ann and Gordon Getty was the setting of the last event. Mr. Gordon Getty and Sir Peter Michael welcomed everyone with a reception featuring an array of fine wines. Guests were then escorted to the music salon where Sir Peter spoke of the life saving prostate cancer research that the Foundation supports in the US and internationally. The highlight of the evening was the stunning, passionate recital by virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn accompanied by pianist John Novacek. She delivered an enthralling performance with an instrument of great historical significance and sumptuous quality of sound. It was a blend of gloriously beautiful musicality and impeccable technical ability. Her final piece, “Round of the Goblins” by Bazzini, had guests sitting on the edge of their seats, bewitched, yearning for more.
The finale of the evening was an exquisite dinner prepared by the Getty’s’ personal chef, Jennifer Johnson, with each course created specifically to pair with wines donated by Mr. Gordon Getty, Mr. Bill Shea and the Peter Michael Winery.
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