Tsunami Update 8: Dining to Donate in San Francisco

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Chefs and restaurants in the San Francisco Bay area are participating in a number of fundraisers for victims of the 2004 Tsunami, according to The San Jose Mercury: Three Seasons Vietnamese in Palo Alto: donated 50% gross sales on January 23, 2005, to the American Red Cross' Tsunami Relief Fund. The Asian Chefs Association: hosting a gala reception on February 7, 2005, at the San Francisco Hilton, 333 O'Farrell Street featuring food samplings from Ana Mandara, Aqua, Gaylord India, Straits, Three Seasons, and Tommy Toy's Cuisine Chinoise. Honig Winery and Sake World Imports will provide beverages. Dance troupes will perform from Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, China, and India. Most of the proceeds go to 2004 Tsunami relief efforts by Give2Asia.org and the Asia Foundation: tickets range $200-$350 Il Fornaio: donating 10% of food sales on January 31, 2005, to American Red Cross tsunami relief efforts. E&O Trading Company: adding any amount requested by their customers to their checks, along with a portion of proceeds from the restaurants over the next few months, for donation to CARE. Each donation creates a raffle ticket: eight donors will win a one-day cooking class with E&O's Executive Chef Barney Brown. Prima in Walnut Creek: hosting a three-course dinner with wine pairing today, in conjunction with One Sri Lanka Foundation, with full $125-per-person proceeds for housing of Sri Lankan orphans. Poggio in Sausalito: donating 10% of sales all day on January 31, 2005, to the American Red Cross for tsunami relief efforts. (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.) ([Later] Thanks also to Becks & Posh's mention of this article -- "united we stand...") ([Later still] Thanks also to Chronicles of a Curious Cook's mention of this article.) Previous articles: 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