Tsunami Update 10: Jean-Georges Vongerichten

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Super chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten cooked up a storm at the Cy'an restaurant in the Metropolitan Bangkok, according to AsiaTravelTips.com, to benefit communities in southern Thailand through UNICEF. Tickets ran 10,000 Baht (US $260) for a seven-course meal for 150 guests and was cooked by four chefs: New York's Jean-George, London's David Thompson, Sydney's Neil Perry, and Cy'an's own Amanda Gale (who trained under Neil). There was also a silent auction. (N.B.: superchefblog's right-hand column has newly added 2004 Tsunami links to news, missing persons, and online donation links to Medecin Sans Frontieres [Doctors Without Borders] and UNICEF.) Previous articles: Tsunami Update 9: Dining to Donate, Pret-A-Porter Tsunami Update 8: Dining to Donate in San Francisco Tsunami Update 7: Dining to Donate in Washington DC Tsunami Update 6: Dining to Donate in Houston Tsunami Update 5: Chefs Counter Tsunami Update 4: US Ex-Presidents Lead Funding Tsunami Update 3: Christmas Island New Year's Resolution: Eat Well, Help Others Tsunami Update 2: Race Against More Death Tsunami Update 1: Foodies Help 2004 Tsunami: How Foodies Can Help SOS: Baking from the Heart