BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.2//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:286@pleasethepalate.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170730T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170730T200000 DTSTAMP:20170710T235938Z URL:https://pleasethepalate.com/events/consumer-stu-and-the-kids-2017-fund raiser/ SUMMARY:Consumer: Stu and The Kids 2017 Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:\n\nA Thai flavored Food &\; Wine Festival hosted by Chef St uart Skversky and his chef friends who will create dishes for the 4thannua l Stu and the Kids Fundraiser on Sunday\, July 30. Proceeds will fund s cholarships for Hill Tribe kids in Chaing Mai\, Thailand.\n\nParticipating chefs for this year’s event include Hosts Neal and Amy Fraser\, Vibi ana\; Brooke Willamson and Nick Roberts\, Playa Provisions\; Walter Ma nzke\, République\; Eric Klein and Connor Shanahan\, Wolfgang Puck Cat ering\; Shirley Chung\, Steamer’s Co. Raw Bar &\; Bowl of Hug\; Gi lberto Cetina\, Chicken Itza\; Matt Lee\, Restaurant 917\; Kris Yenbamr oong\, Night+Market\; Jason Neroni from The Rose Café\; Akasha Richmon d\, AKASHA and AR cucina\; Sherry Yard\, The Tuck Room\; Warren and Ros e Schwartz\, Magpies Softserve\; Jason Fullilove\, Barbara Jean’s\;  Tetsu Yahagi\,Spago Beverly Hills\; Roxana Jullapat\, Friends &\; Fam ily\; Gavin Mills\, Miro\; Joel Miller\, The Wallace\; Carlos Enrique z\;Bakers Kneaded\; Matt Dixon\, Division 3\; Gilberto Cetina\, Chiche n Itza\; Food Network Celebrity Chef Jet Tila and special guest Rocco W halen of Fahrenheit who will be flying in from Cleveland\, Ohio with his team. Other chefs to be announced.\n\nOther participating restaurants incl ude 71 Above\; Bar Alma\; Chadaka Thai\; and Jitlada (complete list of participating chefs and restaurants below).\n\nBeverages will be plentifu l\, featuring the Stu and The Kids popular fresh Coconut Bar and Herb + Orchard water infusions. The Bodega Wine Bar will offer Santa Monica Brew Works beer and a great selection of beverages for a summer afternoon. Wine s will be provided by Youngs Market\, including sparkling wine and cider.  Thanks to a generous donation from Tito’s Handmade Vodka\, the festiv al will showcase a Thai-inspired cocktail mixed with Austin’s favorite s pirit.\n\nIn 2009\, Stuart Skversky\, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a rising- star chef\, made a dramatic life change by givin g up a promising chef career in Los Angeles to move to Chiang Mai\, becomi ng a full-time volunteer at the Wat Dan Chan (a local Buddhist temple)\, t eaching local children English\, cooking and baking. Recognizing a need to help prepare these high-risk Hill Tribe kids following their graduation\, he founded Stu and the Kids to better prepare them for adulthood\, help ing them get into a university or technical college and giving them the to ols for an independent future. Proceeds from this event go directly to the children’s education\, school uniforms\, supplies\, housing\, food and tuition for higher education. Now in their ninth year of fundraising throu ghout the world\, Stu and the Kids has raised over $300\,000 for the chari ty\, including last year’s astounding record of $110\,000 accumulated fr om the LA festival\, fundraising on the east coast and online donations du ring 2016. Stu and the Kids supervise seventeen kids\, including fifteen who have earned four-year scholarships to university and a seven and four teen-year-old that is supported with rent and food due to family hardship. The charity hopes to increase the awards to twelve four-year university s cholarships in the coming year.\n\nDuring the evening there will be an edu cational presentation and activities for all ages\, including a vivid disp lay of Northern Thai umbrellas and lanterns from the Tourism Authority of Thailand and performances of Thai music and dancing. The silent auction b enefiting Stu and the Kids will include photos of locations in Chiang Ma i\, Thailand\, hand-made Hill Tribe bags and silver jewelry\, gift certif icates\, gift baskets\, autographed cookbooks and a month of yoga classes. \n\nThe incomparable Billy Harris\, celebrity charity auctioneer and host of Hanging with Harris will lead the live auction with several spectacul ar experiences:\n\n An exclusive 4 night\, 5 day trip to Thailand to meet the kids and enjoy the beauty and flavors of Chiang Mai.\n 2 tickets to the two hour finale and live reunion show for Survivor: Heroes v Healers v Hustlers.This also includes an exclusive\, fun luncheon with the Survivo r players where the winner can meet\, chat and take photos. Winner of the auction will also participate in some Survivor challenges that will be set up on the CBS lot. This once in a lifetime afternoon for the diehard Surv ivor fan is tentatively scheduled for Dec 20th\, 2018 at CBS in Los Ange les. Dates might fluctuate slightly.\n Dinner for eight guests at The R ogue Experience\, Wolfgang Puck’s experimental Test Kitchen at the Pacif ic Design Center. A one-of-a-kind full dining experience valued at $5000.\ n Dinner for four at Vespertine by Jordan Kahn\, valued at $1000.\n\nGene ral Admission: $125\n\nVIP Admission: $195\; early admission at 3:30 p.m . including a meet and greet with Chef Jet Tila\, the Culinary Ambassado r to Thailand and of the Food Network fame. Includes a personalized autog raphed copy of Chef Tila’s new cookbook\, “101 Asian Dishes You Need T o Cook Before You Die."\n\nKids tickets: $25 for kids 6-12\n\nTickets for general admission\, VIP admission and kids may be purchased here. 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