Celebrity Chefs & Friends Golf and Tennis Tournament Benefiting City Harvest
Monday, May 8, 2023
Alpine Country Club, Demarest, New Jersey
Hosted by:
Paige Spiranac, Social media personality, former professional golfer & model
Golf Chair, Geoffrey Zakarian
Tennis Chairs, Kerry Heffernan & Simon Kim
Culinary Chair, Alex Lee
Associate Producer, Jeremy Aisenberg
Founder/Executive Producer, Herb Karlitz
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Star chefs, notable restaurateurs and sports personalities join players for their sport of choice—golf or tennis—amid a dazzling array of food cocktails and wines offered throughout the day and at a post-event walk-around reception.
All proceeds benefit City Harvest's work feeding New Yorkers in need.
The 2023 Tournament raised enough to feed 944,000 New Yorkers in need for a day!
2023 Celebrity & Chef Participants
Giuseppe Agostino, Verana
Michael Anthony, Gramercy Tavern
Nobile Attie, Lucoli Brick Oven Pizza
Aliyyah Baylor, Make My Cake
Franklin Becker, Press Club Grill
Josh Beckerman, Foodie Magician
Yannick Benjamin, Beaupierre Wine & Spirits
Jonathan Broadwater, CZEN RESTAURANT
Kenny Callaghan, Boots & Bones
Josh Capon, VCR Group
Len Cariou
Cesare Casella, Acetaia del Sole
Preston Clark, Lure Fishbar
Michael Cressotti, The Mermaid Inn
Tommy Demaras, Verana
Debbie Doniger
Michael Dorf, City Winery
Josh “Shorty” Eden
Todd English
Fabrizio Facchini, Urbani Truffles
Shenarri Freeman, Cadence
Tony Froyan, Fire & Feast Catering
Jose Garces, Amada
Cinzia Giunta, Italia Development Group
Marc Glosserman, Hill Country BBQ
Adam Goldberg, Popup Bagels
Anthony Goncalves, Kanopi Events
Chris Grazione, City Winery
Galo Grijalva, Empanada Mania
Esther Ha, Momofuku Ko
Kerry Heffernan, Grand Banks
Eric Huang, Pecking House Brooklyn
Matthew Katakis, Butcher Bar
Jamal James Kent, Crown Shy
Mcintyre Johnson, Barbuto
Simon Kim, COTE Korean Steakhouse
Lana Lagomarsini, Lana Cooks
Alex Lee, Alpine Country Club
Kevin Liles, 300 Entertainment
Buddha Lo, Huso
Pino Luongo, Morso Restaurant
John McDonald, Mercer Street Hospitality
Lenny Messina, Hudson Valley Farms
Harold Moore, Charlie Palmer Collective
Bryan Noury, Manasquan RIver Club
Chris Ponte, Ponte, Bare Naked Kitchen
Alfred Portale, Portale Restaurant
Dlynn Proctor, Fantesca Estate & Winery
Rao’s
Dan Richer, Razza
Jimmy Rizvi, GUPSHUP
Melissa J. Rodriguez, Al Coro, Mel’s & Discolo
CC Sabathia
Marcus Samuelsson, Hav & Mar / Red Rooster
Orlando Sanchez, Butcher Bar
Richard Sandoval, tán
David Shim, COTE Korean Steakhouse
Paige Spiranac
Carlos Swepson, BLVD Bistro
Jack Tabibian, Jack’s Lobster Shack
Scott Tacinelli, Don Angie
Joe Torres, Madre
James Tracey, Monterey Brasserie
Ming Tsai, MingsBings
Heidi Turzyn, Beaupierre Wine & Spirits
Gary Vaynerchuk
Jonathan Waxman, Barbuto
Herb Wilson, Penn Club
Melba Wilson, Melba’s
Chris Young
Geoffrey Zakarian
View photos from this year’s event
City Harvest is New York’s first and largest food rescue organization, helping to feed millions of New Yorkers who struggle to put meals on their tables. During 40 years serving New Yorkers in need, City Harvest has rescued more than one billion pounds of fresh, nutritious food and delivered it—free of charge—to hundreds of food pantries, soup kitchens, community partners, and our own Mobile Markets® across the five boroughs. Learn more.
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