by Stephen Lovekin and Donald Bowers
THE LATE 2000s seem to be the era of the celebrity chef, more so than Julia Child and Johnny and Fanny Cradock had ever envisaged. So when there’s a celebrity bash involving food to benefit the Food Bank of New York City, celebrity chefs themselves can encourage the press to visit. Add some of the world’s top tennis players, and the sponsorship of BNP Paribas and Rums of Puerto Rico, and it’s bound to get attention.
Held at W New York on August 27, Andy Roddick, celebrity chef Bethenney Frankel and the Top Chef all-stars headlined the event, the 10th annual Taste of Tennis.
Joining Roddick and Frankel were Tommy Haas, Billie Jean King, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and others, cooking alongside celebrity chef Bethenny Frankel, Carla Hall and Ariane Duarte from Bravo’s Top Chef, and Gotham Bar and Grill’s Alfred Portale. Hannah Storm of ESPN MCed the evening.
The event was produced by AYS Sports Marketing. •
The players
Andy Roddick (USA)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France)
Fernando Gonzalez (Chile)
Tommy Haas (Germany)
Nicolas Kiefer (Germany)
Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)
Billie Jean King (USA)
Vera Zvonareva (Russia)
Anabel Medina-Garrigues (Spain)
Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)
Aleksandra Wozniak (Canada)
Jarmila Groth (Slovakia/Australia)
Yen-Hsun Lu (China)
Sam Groth (Australia)
The chefs and restaurants
Bethenny Frankel, Celebrity Chef and Author
Mario Pagán, Chayote
Alfred Portale, Gotham Bar and Grill
Todd Mark Miller, STK
Kevin Harry, Heartbeat
Chris Santos, the Stanton Social
Pete Daversa, Hill Country BBQ
Wendy Israel & Angel Elon, Baking by Design
Sue Torres, Sueños
Michael White, Marea
Carla Hall, Alchemy Caterers (Top Chef)
Ariane Duarte, Culin Ariane (Top Chef)
Roberto Treviño, Aguavia
Sebastiaan Zijp, Bar Blanc
Brad Farmerie, Public
Tim Love, the Lonesome Dove Western Bistro
Chris Rendell, Double Crown
Kerry Heffernan, South Gate
Michelle Park, Kyotofu
Martin Maginely, Restaurant at Round Hill
Chai Trivedi, Pranna
Joel Dennis, Adour at the St Regis New York
Adrian Richardson, La Luna (Australia)
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