Eat, Love, Survive!
Celebrating the marriage between the Cancer-Fighting Kitchen and the fine dining experience.
Benefit Dinner for Healing Journeys
With a menu created collaboratively by renowned cookbook author, Rebecca Katz, and Executive Chef, Rick Hackett.
A special benefit dinner in honor of Cancer victims and survivors.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
6-10pm
$90 per person
(includes hors d’oeuvres, wine, non-alcoholic beverage, dinner, dessert, tax and tip)
Proceeds benefit the work of Healing Journeys, serving anyone touched by cancer.
Wines by Cleavage Creek Cellars
Donating 10% of all gross proceeds to Breast Cancer research.
Bocanova Restaurant
Jack London Square
(on the water at the foot of Webster St.)
Oakland, CA
For reservations, phone: 510-444-1233
This exciting event was created when Healing Journeys received the following letter:
Greetings, Jan!
Rebecca Katz gave me your email address. I’m the sommelier at Bocanova Restaurant in Jack London Square in Oakland. I’ve been working with Rebecca to put together a special benefit dinner in honor of cancer victims and survivors, featuring a collaborative menu created by our executive chef, Rick Hackett, and Rebecca, based on her latest book, The Cancer- Fighting Kitchen. We will also feature the wines of Cleavage Creek, who donate 10% of gross sales to breast cancer research. Bocanova is already dedicated to sourcing all its food from sustainable, non-industrialized producers whose food is free from all the nasties that have been implicated in the cancer epidemic. So it’s a natural match for Rick and Rebecca to craft a dinner that can demonstrate the happy marriage between the culinary arts and cancer-fighting food choices.
Bocanova would like to donate a significant portion of the evening’s proceeds to Healing Journeys. When my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer 5 years ago, we both drew tremendous sustenance from the Cancer As A Turning Point conference we attended, and the resources we discovered there. Since I’m in the position now to facilitate a large contribution to your work, I’d like to do what I can to give back. We continue to be impressed and grateful for all that you do!
The dinner, titled “Eat, Love, Survive! Celebrating the marriage between the Cancer-Fighting Kitchen and the fine dining experience,” is scheduled for Tuesday, November 16, 6–10pm. To make the evening a success, we need to sell between 150-180 tickets at $90 each (inclusive of hors d’oeuvres, wine, non-alcoholic beverage, dinner, dessert, tax and tip). Healing Journeys will receive 30% of the proceeds, plus whatever additional donations are made that evening. Rebecca will speak about her work, and be available to sign and sell The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen. It is wonderful to hear that you will be able to be there to talk a bit about your work with Healing Journeys and to enjoy the delicious meal and wonderful ambiance of Bocanova.
Reservations are already being accepted. Folks should call 510-444-1233 to be sure there is space available.
I hope, Jan, that this doesn’t come across as too overwhelming an idea! Rebecca has been very excited by it, and thought that you would be too. I would be happy to hear any thoughts you may have about how to bring folks in so they can be both delighted and educated by the culinary possibilities of healthful food choices, while being given the opportunity to contribute to the important work of Healing Journeys.
If you’re not already familiar with Bocanova, we’ve just celebrated our 1st anniversary in September, and have already built a loyal following, as well as having garnered some nice attention in the press, including the New York Times.
Thanks, Jan, for taking the time to read this and think through with us how to bring about the best return to your organization. It will be a privilege to help you.
All the best,
David Fetcho
Sommelier
Bocanova Restaurant
Jack London Square
Oakland, CA
