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Sixteenth Annual Hand to Hand Luncheon

January 9, 2008 on 4:56 pm | In Main Category | No Comments

Project Open Hand’s Sixteenth Annual Hand to Hand Luncheon was held at the San Francisco Marriott on December 18, 2007. We hosted a record-breaking 850 guests and raised over $365,000 for Project Open Hand’s meal and nutrition services! Scott Seligman, President, Seligman Western Enterprises, was this year’s Event Chair. Kate Kelly of KPIX Channel 5 returned as the Master of Ceremonies and delighted the crowd. This year’s event honored AT&T, The Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, Fox Sports Network and the San Francisco Giants.

The tradition of Hand to Hand is to feature food prepared by various chefs in the Bay Area who each prepare a unique item for each course of the meal. This year’s chefs: Khai Duong of Ana Mandara, Mark Dommen of One Market Restaurant, Annie Somerville of Greens Restaurant, Robert Petzold of Ponzu, Paul Arenstam of Americano, Janine Falvo of Carneros Bistro and Wine Bar, Michael Baroman-Coggins of Project Open Hand, Charles Phan of The Slanted Door, Paul Piscopo of XYZ Restaurant, David Thompson of Grand Café, Ellie Nelson of Jardinière, James Irby of Kuleto’s and Keith Jeanminette of the San Francisco Marriott. Dinner was accompanied with fine wines from Clos Du Val and W. & J. Graham’s Port. The event ended with an exciting live auction for a trip for six to Las Vegas on a private jet!

To see pictures from this year’s event or to order a recipe booklet, please check our past events scrapbook on the events page at www.openhand.org.