Reaching For Stars!

Imagine tasting the creations of sixteen of the top chefs of Santa Barbara in one evening--this is your chance. The foodie event of the season has to be the "Reaching The Stars' dinner organized by Chef Vincent Van Hecke of the Montecito Valley Club (and teacher extraordinaire at the SBCC School Of Culinary Arts). Here's the stellar line up of Chefs:

John Downey--Downey's
Brandon Hughes--bouchon
John Petitt--Seagrass
Jeff Magown--Winecask
Don Skipworthy (see my post on Chef Skip)--Private Chef
Mari Bartoli--Private Chef
Randy Bublitz--SBCC School Of Culinary Arts
Christine Dahl-Hutchings--Christine Dahl Pastries
Michael Hutchings--Michael's Catering
John Trotta--San Ysidro Ranch
Eric Widmer--La Cumbre Country Club
Brian Parks--Canary Hotel
James Sly--Sly's
Alex Castillo--El Paseo Restaurant
Vincent Van Hecke--The Valley Club of Montecito and SBCC
Tickets are $175 for dinner paired with fine wine. Call the YMCA at 569-1103 and ask for Lynn to purchase tickets. Proceeds benefit Noah's Anchorage which houses and counsels at risk youth.
I found out about it in the Food and Home magazine--here is a link to an article about the event in the Independent. Read my post on the menu and event.