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Michelin-Starred Chefs Mario Batali, Daniel Boulud, Carlo Mirarchi,
Günter Seeger, and Michael White Raise Money for NYC Homeless
Nonprofit Breaking Ground
Inaugural Serving Up Home event to feature special dishes from each chef and catering from
Il Posto Tuo (Del Posto’s new off-premise division) to raise critical funds for housing and
services for homeless New Yorkers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2017
NEW YORK – Breaking Ground today announced Serving Up Home, a one-night-only benefit event
featuring Michelin-starred chefs Mario Batali, Daniel Boulud, Carlo Mirarchi, Günter Seeger, and
Michael White to support critical services for New York City’s homeless. On Monday, June 5th at
7:30 p.m., the chefs will prepare signature dishes to be served at a special fundraiser in the Prince
George Ballroom for Breaking Ground, New York City’s largest provider of street outreach services
and supportive housing for homeless New Yorkers. Benefit attendees will enjoy the chefs’ tasting
dishes, passed assaggi by Il Posto Tuo as well as an open bar and gourmet desserts. Tickets are now
on sale at http://www.breakingground.org/servinguphome/. All proceeds will go directly to
benefiting the nonprofit’s street outreach and transitional housing services.
“Hunger and homelessness go hand in hand,” said Cynthia Ochterbeck, Editorial Director for
Michelin Travel Partner. “Michelin is proud to partner with some of the world’s top chefs and
Breaking Ground to raise much-needed funds that will extend life-saving services for at-risk New
Yorkers.”
“At Breaking Ground, we believe everyone deserves a home. We are so grateful to Michelin and
chefs Mario Batali, Daniel Boulud, Carlo Mirarchi, Günter Seeger, and Michael White for donating
their time and amazing culinary talents to raise money for a deeply important cause. Every day, we
meet homeless New Yorkers living on the streets and trying to pull together enough change for just
a meal. We find them without hope, and this benefit will enable us to give these terribly
disadvantaged individuals more than hope - it will allow us to provide the sustained supports that
they need to permanently escape homelessness,” said Brenda Rosen, President and CEO of
Breaking Ground.
“Food brings people together. As New Yorkers, it’s our duty to come together as a community and
help those who need our help the most. I’m thrilled to be serving up some of our signature dishes to
support an amazing cause: connecting New Yorkers who live without shelter to the assistance that
will change their lives,” said Chef Mario Batali.
“I opened my first restaurant in New York City more than 20 years ago, and I am always thrilled to
be able to give back to the community I belong to and love in a meaningful way. I’m proud to
partner with Michelin and my colleagues to support Breaking Ground, a non-profit that has been
helping our most vulnerable neighbors since 1990,” said Chef Daniel Boulud.
“I feed people for a living so I am proud to support a New York City non-profit that is doing so much
for those who have so little, especially in my home community of Brooklyn. I look forward to serving
up a delicious dish to raise money for a very worthy cause,” said Chef Carlo Mirarchi.
“Living in New York City, my family and I encounter the homeless almost every day. It doesn’t have
to be this way. I’m excited to partner with Michelin in support of Breaking Ground, one of the city’s
top non-profits who are on the ground every day working to solve this incredibly urgent problem,”
said Chef Günter Seeger.
“America is the wealthiest nation in the history of the world. Yet many in our community are
without basic tools for life like food and shelter. In Breaking Ground, Michelin— the definitive global
network of chefs and restaurants— has identified a partner that’s doing important work in my local
community. I am thrilled to lend my support alongside this exceptional group of cooks,” said Chef
Michael White.
Since 1990, Breaking Ground has helped more than 13,000 people escape and avoid homelessness.
Breaking Ground’s dedicated staff are on the streets of New York every day of the year, 24/7,
connecting with the homeless and working to bring them inside and connect them with services to
restore their lives. As the city’s largest supportive housing provider, Breaking Ground operates 19
transitional and permanent housing residences, primarily in New York City, providing safe, stable,
beautiful housing for those who need it most.
The Prince George Ballroom is located at 15 East 27th Street in Manhattan, inside Breaking Ground’s
Prince George residence. The Prince George has a rich history as one of New York City’s grand hotels
in the early 1900s. Breaking Ground bought the building in the 1990s after it had fallen into
disrepair, and transformed it into more than 400 units of affordable and supportive housing for
homeless and low-income individuals. Breaking Ground worked with architects and designers to
restore the hotel’s spectacular neo-renaissance ballroom, and recently completed a major
renovation of the space with world-class designer Jamie Drake and his Drake Design Associates.
Serving Up Home is being sponsored by Michelin Guides, COOKFOX Architects, The MetLife
Foundation, The Durst Organization, Vornado Realty Trust, and Gotham Organization and many
more. Specialty foods are being provided by D’Artagnan, spirits by Edrington, and beverages from
Nestle Waters.
For more information about the event and to purchase tickets, visit
http://www.breakingground.org/servinguphome/.