DALLAS DAMES COOK UP FUNDRAISER TO HELP WOMEN

Women’s Culinary Group Provides Scholarships to Fund Culinary Education

DALLAS – Les Dames d’Escoffier International’s Dallas chapter will host its annual Raiser Grazer Sunday, March 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Union Station in Dallas.  The event, themed Dames Go Local, raises money for educational scholarships for area women seeking careers in the culinary arts.  The event is open to the public and tickets are available for $65 per person. This year’s event will showcase the many local purveyors of fruits, vegetables, meat, cheese and other artisanal dairy products.

Raiser Grazer brings together talented chefs, suppliers, pastry artists and business women for an evening of exceptional food and beverages, outstanding auction items and a lively, family-friendly environment.  The event will feature more than 25 chef-hosted kiosks serving everything from local beef to desserts made with local dairy products; local and international wines, and an outdoor beer garden featuring only local brews. There is also almost 100 items and experiences up for grabs in the silent auction. The silent auction is now live at biddingforgood.com. Browse Auctions, Texas and find Les Dames d’Escoffier and will continue through the public event March 3.

Participating chefs include:

Dame Liz Baron, chef/owner, Blue Mesa Grill – Salad of Tassione Farms Greens, Mozzarella Company cheese and olive oil, pecans and grapefruit from Texas.

Dame Dunia Borga, chef/owner – La Duni – Arequipe (aka Dulce de leche) with 3 Happy Cows Dairy Cream and Texas Pecans

Dame Tiffany Derry – chef – Pan Seared Scallops with Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit Beurre Blanc

Dame Sharon Hage and Dame Wendy Taggart – Chef and Owner of Burgundy Pasture Beef – Burgundy Pastures Beef Keftah with 3 Happy Cows Tzaziki Sauce

Dame Lisa Perini – Owner, Perini Ranch Steakhouse – Mesquite Smoked Peppered Tenderloin

Local beverage suppliers include:

Dame Susan Auler – Fall Creek Vineyards

Dame Gina Puentes La Buena Vida Vineyards

Dame Caris Turpen – Lightcatcher Winery

Dame Louise Owens – Windmill Lounge Cocktails

Beer Garden breweries include:
Lakewood Brewing Company

Rahr & Sons Brewing Company

Peticolas Brewing Company

Sponsors:

Central Market

Whole Foods

Fresh Point

Sysco

About Les Dames d’Escoffier’s Scholarship Fund

For more than 25 years, LDEI’s mission has been to provide support to women through educational programs, mentoring and scholarships.  Our efforts have raised more than $1.2 million and we have

directed those funds to five colleges and universities in Texas.  Locally, LDEI has endowed a scholarship at El Centro; funded Days of Taste, a nutrition education program for DISD students held at the Farmer’s Market and the Family Gateway Culinary Training Program in Dallas, among others.

To purchase tickets visit www.LDEDallas.org. The event is open to the public.  Tickets are $65 per person.