BE A PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL!
JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST ANNUAL
VIRTUAL CULINARY EVENT AND SILENT AUCTION
Cook along with a Master Chef
Support Grace Children’s Hospital in a unique way! Join Haitian Executive Chef Damari Grant online as he prepares a Haitian-influenced meal. Cook along from the comfort of your kitchen with the recipes and shopping list you will receive in advance. Or, just sit back to watch, learn, and enjoy. Chef Grant will be assisted by Haitian Sous Chef DeAngelo Walker.
The evening's menu will include:
Appetizer: Banann Peze (fried green plantains)
Main Dish: Poulet en Sauce (chicken in sauce)
Side Dish: Diri Kole Ak Pwa (rice and beans)
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 6:00pm ET. Can’t make it? Register anyway and we will send you a link to the recording.
Pre-Event Storytime
Before the start of the main broadcast, join us for a very special pre-event program at 5:45pm ET. Lynnette Iannace will read the children’s book, I Want to Ride the Tap Tap by Danielle Joseph and illustrated by Olivier Ganthier. The story follows a young Haitian boy as he meets many interesting people waiting for the tap tap. Make it a family event!
Get Your Tickets
Tickets are $25 per device and on sale now. After purchasing your ticket, you will receive an email with recipes and shopping list for ingredients. The day before the event, check your email for the Zoom link to connect.
Silent Auction and Fund-a-Need
Complete your evening by taking part in the virtual silent auction, all to benefit Grace Children’s Hospital. The silent auction and Fund-a-Need is open to all and begins May 6 to give you time to peruse. Register as a bidder to view and bid on fabulous items, as well as donate to much needed medical equipment and staff support. The auction closes on May 12, 2021 at 9:00 pm ET.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Silent Auction and Fund-a-Need
Meet the Chefs
Executive Chef Damari Grant gets his inspiration for Caribbean cuisine from his Haitian father. Chef Grant began his professional kitchen experience in 2012 cooking at Slow restaurant in Berkeley, California. Subsequently, he cooked at Namu Gaji and Belli Osteria, where he was promoted to Sous Chef. In 2014 he took a role as Sous Chef at MICHAEL MINA in San Francisco and oversaw the opening of STRIPSTEAK Waikiki. He served as Executive Sous Chef at Mourad, a role he held until leaving in 2019 for Gibson as Executive Chef. Currently, Chef Grant is the Chef De Cuisine at Savas in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Chef Grant will be assisted by Sous Chef DeAngelo Walker who adds touches of his mother’s Haitian cooking to the mix. DeAngelo has worked under two Michelin Star chefs and has been trained by Executive Chefs at P. F. Chang’s, Café Zola, and Dessous. He enjoys experimenting with different cooking styles, with a strong tendency toward the classical French style. DeAngelo was born in Detroit and spent summers on a farm in Montgomery, Alabama, learning true appreciation for the term “farm-to-table”.
Online assistance will be provided by Executive Chef Russell Prickett. Chef Russell followed his passion for cooking by enrolling in the Culinary Institute of America in New York. From there, he partnered in a fine dining restaurant in Kingston, NY and worked as a sous chef under a Michelin-trained executive chef. Chef Russell is now an owner and Executive Chef at Post Oak BBQ in Burkburnett, Texas where he takes pride in smoking the best meat possible and making every dish perfect.
Sponsorships
Please consider increasing your support for Grace Children’s Hospital by signing on as an Event Sponsor. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
Platinum - $5000
Recognition as a “Platinum Sponsor” during the cooking event and on event materials
Logo prominently displayed on auction app and International Child Care website
5 complementary tickets to the cooking event
Gold - $2500
Recognition as a “Gold Sponsor” during the cooking event and on event materials
Logo prominently displayed on auction app and International Child Care website
4 complementary tickets to the cooking event
Silver - $1000
Recognition as a “Silver Sponsor” during the cooking event and on event materials
Logo displayed on auction app and International Child Care website
3 complementary tickets to the cooking event
Bronze - $500
Recognition as a “Bronze Sponsor” on event materials
Logo displayed on auction app and International Child Care website
2 complementary tickets to the cooking event
Family - $250
Recognition as a “Family Sponsor” on event materials
Name listed on International Child Care website
1 complementary ticket to the cooking event
Thank You To Our Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Family Sponsors
Aller Family
Baird Family
Dobbins Family
Middleton Family
Revs. Jeff & Becky Motter
Eric and Jo Ann Preissner
Music by:
Dr. Justiny Destiny from Grace Children’s Hospital
Get the album at:
Friends of Grace
Ann Arbor YMCA — Café Kreyol — From Here to Haiti — Zingerman’s Bake!
Max Priessner / Kyla McGrath — Haiti Nursing Foundation
Special Thanks
We are so grateful to Zingerman’s Bake! for allowing us to use their classroom for our cooking event! Zingerman’s Bake! offers baking classes for cooking classes (virtually for now), caterting to everyone from beginners to expert bakers. Please check out their schedule at bakewithzing.com!
A heartfelt thank you goes out to Patricia Brintle who graciously allowed us to use her amazing artwork on our materials. Please browse her gallery at: patriciabrintle.com
Questions? Please contact events@internationalchildcare.org