Autism Speaks To Wall Street: 2nd Annual Celebrity Chef Gala October 1, 2008

Autism Speaks Co-founders Suzanne and Bob Wright, Tom Colicchio, Chef and Owner of Craft Restaurants, and Brian Williams, anchor of NBC Nightly News, will host an evening of fine dining and entertainment for a worthy cause. Autism Speaks to Wall Street: 2nd Annual Celebrity Chef Gala, a large scale VIP dining experience in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District, will feature a live musical performance by Harry Connick, Jr. and will bring together over sixty of the nation’s leading chefs on Wednesday October 1, 2008 at Cipriani Wall Street located at 55 Wall Street, to help increase awareness about autism and raise funds for autism research. Christian Albin (The Four Seasons); Franklin Becker (Sheridan Square); Terrance Brennan (Artisanal & Picholine); Wylie Dufresne (WD-50); former Top Chef semi-finalist Sam Talbot (The Surf Lodge); Aaron Sanchez (Centrico); Shaun Doty (Shaun's); James McDevitt (Four Food Studio); and Ken Oringer (KO Prime, Toro, Uni and Clio) are among the renowned chefs who will cook table side meals for their guests.

Autism Speaks to Wall Street: 2nd Annual Celebrity Chef Gala will kick-off with a cocktail reception where seven chefs will serve hors d'oeuvres on the mezzanine level. Cocktails will be followed by a sit down dinner where fifty of the nation's top chefs will be featured in Cipriani's grand ballroom - one chef per sponsor table -- as they each prepare and serve a four-course meal exclusively for their guests.

Official Website: http://www.autismspeaks.org