Beyond the Plate

Save the date! The third annual Beyond the Plate dinner will take place on Sunday, March 3, from 5–9 p.m. in Mahler Hall (first course served at 5:30 p.m.).

Local expert chefs are donating their time and artistry, each preparing a course tailored to the evening:

• Sam Epps—Gola Osteria
• Jim Durkee—Cayuga Medical Center
• Fr. Joseph Marcoux—Pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Church
• Frank Purrazzi & Rachel Stevener—Serendipity Catering & Bar  
• David Skolfield—Country Club of Ithaca
• Welcome drink by Grace Miller, Serendipity Catering & Bar
• Assorted Cheeses by Ithaca Coffee Company. 

Wine pairings for each dinner course will be selected by Julie Crowley of Triphammer Wine & Spirits.

Jean McPheeters will be emcee for the event, and Dan Knor from Feed My Starving Children will be our special guest and speaker.
 
Tickets are $100 per person and are available here.

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ann Marie Eckert at ann.marie.eckert@dor.org or 257-2493.
 
All monies raised will go to the Ithaca MobilePack (www.ithacamobilepack.org), which brings together 1,600 local volunteers from different faith communities, organizations and backgrounds to pack 350,000 meals annually for Feed My Starving Children, a national Christian organization that delivers these meals to hungry children around the world.