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| Counting Crows on Red Carpet |
Friday
night at the Epicurean Charitable Foundation of Las Vegas’ www.ecflv.org 11th
annual scholarship fundraiser, M.E.N.U.S. (Mentoring & Educating Nevada’s
Upcoming Students), at the M Resort Spa & Casino’s upscale Villaggio Del
Sole Pool and Entertainment Piazza, some of the city’s top restaurants
participated in a “dine around” followed by a live private concert by Counting
Crows.
Counting
Crows lead singer, Adam Duritz,
addressed a group of about 20 ECF scholarship recipients from the stage and
said, “We're happy to be here supporting such a great cause!” Along with other
members of the band, Duritz took time to pose for pictures with the ECF
students while they chanted, "We love Counting Crows."
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| Jim and Beverly Rogers |
Philanthropic
leader, Jim E. Rogers, was named this year’s honoree during the event for his
dedication to education and the Las Vegas community.
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| Chef Kerry Simon |
Celebrity
chef Kerry Simon served up Dungeness crab BLT sliders and breakfast cereal
cupcakes at his booth for KGB: Kerry's Gourmet Burgers at Harrah’s Las Vegas,
while Chef Saul Ortiz from Tacos &Tequila served up chilorio tacos, tres
leches with passion fruit and watermelon cooler specialty cocktails.
Barmasa
at ARIA Resort & Casino, the contemporary Japanese eatery by Chef Masa
Takayama, served assorted sashimi and salmon oshizushi. The lovely Chef Carla
Pellegrino brought delicious penne alla vodka from Bratalian. The new Gordon
Ramsay Steakhouse serviced smoked beef tartare topped with Guinness-infused
mustard with seeds and lemon zest. The popular downtown eatery Bar + Bistro at
the Arts Factory, a Spanish tapas restaurant, Chef Beni Velazquez served
Bristol Bay scallops.
Sponsor
and donor of ECF, Larry Ruvo, the Senior Managing Partner of Southern Wine
& Spirits, also attended the annual event. Southern Wine & Spirits
featured festive event cocktails including the M.E.N.U.S. Martini, The Hospitality and The Mentor Margarita
among many others.
ECF’s
annual M.E.N.U.S. event raises money towards awarding scholarships in the
hospitality industry for students who demonstrate strong academic performance
and financial need.
About
Epicurean Charitable Foundation:
ECF
works to change the lives of Nevada’s students and positively impact the
community, but couldn’t accomplish this without the generous contributions from
donors including Southern Wine & Spirits, Wirtz Beverage Nevada, Diageo,
Fiji Water, Coca-Cola, Johnson Brothers, MGM Resorts International, Caesars
Entertainment and more. Future donors can support ECF with a monetary or
in-kind donation, matching a gift, gift and estate planning or become a
scholarship or M.E.N.U.S sponsor. For more information please contact the
Epicurean Charitable Foundation office at 702.932.5098 or visit the ECF website
at www.ECFLV.org.
Comprised
of more than 25 of Las Vegas’ top food and beverage executives, the Epicurean
Charitable Foundation not only awards students with scholarship funds to attend
any four-year accredited university of their choice, it also provides
mentorship throughout each student’s college career and helps to place the
students in internships and jobs. 2012
marked the eleventh year of the Epicurean Charitable Foundation and in its
tenure the foundation has provided more than one million dollars to local
scholars and also more than one million in charitable community grants to such
organizations as Make-A-Wish Foundation, Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, UNLV
Rebel Athletic Foundation, Nevada Blind Children's Foundation, Cleveland Clinic
Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Latin Chamber of Commerce. The
Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas can be reached at 702-932-5098 or by
visiting www.ECFLV.org.Become a friend on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/epicureanlv or follow ECFLV on Twitter:
www.twitter.com/epicureanlv.
Photo Credit: David Becker/WireImage
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