3rd HEAVY MEDAL CULINARY COMPETITION

with DINNER AND AUCTION

All the facts you need to know!

A CULINARY COMPETITION AND DINNER

Presented by Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP), Arizona

Description: Two renowned chefs, FRANCESCO ROCCATO, InterContinental Montelucia Resort and Spa, and CHARLES KASSELS, El Chorro Lodge Restaurant, will compete to impress celebrity judges and a few lucky audience members with their range of culinary artistry and expertise at this challenge!

Guests will enjoy a special four-course dinner with expertly matched wines. Dessert will be prepared by Julia Baker of Julia Baker Confections. http://www.juliabakerconfections.com

THREE AUDIENCE MEMBERS will have a chance to join the celebrity judges in selecting the winner! Bob Bondurant of Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, Debbie Gaby, Co-Founder and President of Sleep America, are returning to judge the event. Phoenix Suns Coach Alvin Gentry will join the two other judges.

http://www.bondurant.com

http://www.sleepamerica.com

http://www.nba.com/suns/index_main.html

FIVE ENTICING AUCTION ITEMS will be up for bid! For example, we have a 4-hour performance driving experience at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving.

C-CAP students will assist in meal preparation and dinner service.

Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010

Time: 6:00 – 8:30 P.M.

Where: INTERCONTINENTAL MONTELUCIA RESORT AND SPA

4949 East Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley AZ 85253

480.627.3200

http://www.icmontelucia.com

Participating Chefs: CHEF FRANCESCO ROCCATO is the Director of Culinary Arts at

this outstanding resort. He leads the research and development of culinary concepts, sourcing of products and the exceptional service provided at Prado restaurant, ROQ and banquet/wedding catered events. He is an active member of the Slow Food movement and ensures the freshest quality ingredients are used. CHEF ROCCATO grew up in Torino, Italy. After completing his program at the Culinary Institute of Canada, he participated in culinary competitions and working for Canadian Pacific Hotels. Later he earned his master’s in Italian cuisine in Costigliole d’Asti, Italy. Prior to joining Montelucia, CHEF ROCCATO was at the InterContinental Hotel Valencia in Spain followed by the InterContinental Cleveland, Ohio.

CHEF CHARLES KASSELS is masterfully continuing the legacy of El Chorro Lodge – the 70-year old landmark restaurant in Paradise Valley. CHEF KASSELS returned to his native Arizona from the Four-Diamond Old House Restaurant at the El Dorado Resort in Santa Fe, NM. After training at the Culinary Institute of America, he worked at the Westin Kierland Resort, the Boulders, Continental Catering and at Barmouche. He enjoys a distinguished reputation in Arizona and looks forward to accomplishing even more. http://www.elchorrolodge.com

Guests: 150

Tickets: $175 per person

Ticket Line: 623.594.0117 or http://www.blacktie-arizona.com event code: ccap2010

Beneficiary: Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) works with public schools across the country to prepare underserved high school students for college and career opportunities in the restaurant and hospitality industry. A national nonprofit organization founded in 1990 by well-known chef and author, Richard Grausman, C-CAP manages the largest independent culinary scholarship program in the United States and has awarded high school students $31 million in scholarships and donated $2.5 million worth of supplies and equipment to classrooms. C-CAP operates programs in seven locations: New York; Los Angeles; Chicago; Philadelphia; Hampton Roads, VA; Prince George’s County, Maryland; and statewide in Arizona.

For more information about C-CAP, visit www.ccapinc.org.

Sponsorship: Sponsorship packages are available at $1,000, $2,500, $5,000, $7,500, and $10,000. Call Sharon Levinson at 623.594.0117.