Les Dames d’Escoffier Dallas
Les Dames d’Escoffier Dallas Celebrates International Women’s Day with Festa Della Donna Thursday, March 5 at Eataly
Women have made an indelible mark on the culinary scene both globally and here in North Texas. Les Dames d’Escoffier is the leading organization for the education and training for women in the food, fine beverage and hospitality industry. The organization’s Dallas chapter was formed in 1984 as one of the original five chapters that formed Les Dames d’Escoffier International to operate as an umbrella organization for the formation of new chapters throughout the world. Each year, Festa Della Donna is LDEI Dallas’ largest fundraiser, serving to fund scholarships for students across North Texas.
This year, Festa Della Donna will return to Eataly at NorthPark Center on Thursday, March 5. Guests will enjoy bites from a dozen of the area’s top female chefs with wine pairings. Participating chefs this year include:
· Chef Mallorey Atkins, Farm to Belly
· Chef Meika Johnson, Chef MiMi J LLC
· Chefs Bonnie Norman, University of North Texas
· Chef Meredith Otte, Fare & Table
· Chef Deb Oxman, Savor Culinary Services
· Chef Nikky Phinyawatana, Asian Mint
· Chef Tida Pichakron, Haute Sweets Patisserie
· Chef Aurora Rodriguez, Snap BBQ
· Chef Andrea Shackelford, Harvest at the Masonic
Additionally, ticket holders can participate in a whiskey and wine pull as well as a silent auction. VIP Tickets are $125 per person and allow early admission at 6 p.m. General Admission Tickets are $100 per person. Tickets can be purchased at ldeidallas.org/festa.
About Les Dames d’Escoffier
We are a philanthropic organization of women leaders in the fields of food, fine beverage and hospitality. Composed of over 2,400 members in 43 chapters in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Mexico, is highly diversified and reflects the multifaceted fields of contemporary gastronomy and hospitality.
LDEI is an international organization of women leaders who create a supportive culture in their communities to achieve excellence in the food, fine beverage and hospitality fields.
Graphics courtesy Les Dames d’Escoffier.
(This Philanthropy Lifestyles Food post courtesy Les Dames d’Escoffier.)
