In
its 26th year, Cool Comedy – Hot Cuisine (CCHC) comes to Las Vegas for the
first time, bringing the Scleroderma Research Foundation’s (SRF) signature
fundraiser event to the House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino.
On Thursday, June 5, comedian and SRF Board Member Bob Saget will host an
evening of comedy, live music with special guest Ben Folds and exquisite
cuisine, prepared by celebrated Vegas chefs and Top Chef Masters personalities
Susan Feniger, Mary Sue Milliken and Rick Moonen.
Bringing
this event to Las Vegas from its traditional entertainment and culinary
capitals of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, the SRF will host its
signature fundraiser event where celebrity chefs, comedians, and musical guests
come together for a night of entertainment to raise funds and spread awareness
for scleroderma. The disease means “hard skin”, often attacking the lungs,
kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract with life-threatening consequences. The
event supports scleroderma research at premier institutions such as Harvard,
Johns Hopkins, Stanford University and UCSF.
To
complement the entertainment, the event will also include a cocktail reception,
as well as four-course dinner experience prepared by Border Grill
Co-Chef/Owners Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, also a founding SRF Board
Member; and Rick Moonen of rm seafood and Rx Boiler Room in the Shoppes at
Mandalay Place, for guests to enjoy throughout the evening.
“There
are many things I am proud of in my professional life, but this Foundation that
I started with my best friend and college roommate, is a high point; we are
making a difference in the lives of patients who suffer from scleroderma,” says
Feniger. “This event that Mary Sue and I dreamed up brings together some of our
favorite things: delicious food, great wine, laughter and the opportunity to
give back.”
The
Too Hot Tamales share this commitment to “give back” with fellow Top Chef
Master Rick Moonen who says of the event, “A dear friend was recently diagnosed
with scleroderma so, to collaborate with other passionate culinarians for this
important cause is not just an honor, but a priority for me to contribute in
any way I can.”
To
reserve a table for Cool Comedy – Hot Cuisine and learn more about this
lifesaving research-funding event, guests can call 1-800-441-2873 from 9 am - 5
pm, Monday through Friday, or visit www.srfcure.org.
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