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Galerie Gmurzynska at the Palm Beach Show

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Galerie Gmurzynska returns to the Palm Beach Show as the only international classic 20th century gallery, bringing international masters who pioneered the abstraction of the human figure. Among these greats count Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brancusi, Francis Picabia, Wifredo Lam, Roberto Matta, Joaquin Torres- García, and the burgeoning Pop icon, Marjorie Strider. Alongside these masters and in the exclusive charitable benefit of Focused on Nature, Prince Hussain Aga Khan’s fine art undersea photography will be presented.

As a seminal highlight of this presentation, Picasso’s plaster sculpture of his left hand from 1937 will be shown in its first public tour in over two decades. The sculpture dates from the same year the artist painted “Guernica” and encapsulates the creative force of the ceaselessly inventive artist. When the Surrealist photographer Brassaï saw the work in during the war in 1944 in its safekeeping depot he remarked:

“It stands in one piece, a monument of strength and sovereign balance: fleshy palm, mount of Venus protruding of sensuality, voluntary thumb, fingers compressed against each other not letting any light through. And what clarity, what neatness of the deeply engraved lines that criss-cross this large craftsman’s palm and that are dominated by the line of luck that rises, rises straight up like a rocket to the root of the middle finger.” – Brassaï

The Chilean-born Surrealist Roberto Matta is represented with two major monumental oil paintings from the 1960s, a period famous for the vibrant manifestations of his political and philosophical visions. In his nearly three-meter painting “Le fond d’Héraclite,” Matta honors the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, whose maxim “No man steps in the same river twice,” serves as a springboard for Matta’s fascination with change, energy and matter. A remarkably powerful painting speaks to the limitless boundaries of science, humanity and art.

Another nominally Latin American Surrealist turned international 20th century master, Wifredo Lam is a highlight of the gallery’s presentation. In the recent market and museum reevaluation of Surrealism, Wifredo Lam has been considered one of its champions. His vibrant figurative creations were influenced by his globe-trotting career with the avant-garde generations in Paris and New York but also by his native Cuban Santeria religion. His 1954 collage shares the visual language of Picasso’s “Guernica” and evokes the realms of spirits and dreams.

Marjorie Strider’s recent return to the limelight and core of the history of Pop Art is long overdue. Dissatisfied with her male peers’ representation of women and the bland forms of minimalism, Strider pushed painting into the third dimension with her structured reliefs of pin-up models. The monumental painted construction “Girl with White Rose” plays with the tropes of romance, beauty and gender. This work to be shown at the Palm Beach Show shares many of the formal characteristics of Strider’s “Girl with Radish,” which the New York Times used as the cover image of their recent article “Best Art of 2022.”

“[Galerie Gmurzynska’s 2022/3 exhibition of Marjorie Strider] reinvigorates Strider’s oeuvre and re-imagines her role in art history as a leading Pop Artist who was omitted from the male-dominated canon.”

-FORBES MAGAZINE, 29 NOVEMBER 2022

About Galerie Gmurzynska 

Founded in Cologne, Germany in 1965 and now housed in a landmark building at Paradeplatz in Zurich, Switzerland Galerie Gmurzynska is an internationally renowned gallery known for its museum quality and uniquely curated exhibitions. In 2018, the gallery opened a location in New York’s historic Upper East Side. Situated between The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Met Breuer, this location offers a fitting blend of the traditional and the modern in a historic area known for its premier and accredited cultural institutions. Galerie Gmurzynska is proud of its long-standing collaborations with these institutions. The gallery has mounted numerous critically acclaimed exhibitions and has been instrumental in many museum retrospectives. Galerie Gmurzynska represents the estates of esteemed artists such as Yves Klein, Wifredo Lam, Roberto Matta, Louise Nevelson, and Antonio Saura.


ChrisRWK – Promise Made. Promise Kept

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NEW YORK CITY – Harman Projects is pleased to present Promise Made. Promise Kept, a solo exhibition by New York City-based artist ChrisRWK. This will be the artist’s first solo presentation with the gallery.

ChrisRWK creates layered mixed media paintings drawing inspiration from cartoons, comic books and his time as a graffiti writer. These paintings feature a selection of recurring cartoon-like characters that the artist has been developing over the last two decades. Centered in this cast of characters is the eponymous robot. The most iconic image in Chris’ work, the robot actually originated as a cube that began appearing in his work in the late 1990s and evolved into a television and then finally a robot around the turn of the century.

Amongst Ghosts And Shadows, ChrisRWK

The current body of work largely features mixed media paintings made with layers of paint, ink and collage heavily embedded with messages and symbolism. These messages, both seen and unseen help to create pieces that hold a great deal of meaning to the artist. In the top left hand corner of Lost Amongst Ghosts And Shadows, pictured above, the artist has spray painted “Rosebud” the iconic line referring to the childhood sled belonging to Orson Welles’ character in Citizen Kane. This text, half obscured is one of countless details that invite the viewer to take a closer look. Promise Made. Promise Kept is a highly personal exhibition. The artist states “…the past five years have been rough. I Lost my Dad, my Mom, my Mother-in-Law, my dog, six friends and have dealt and am dealing with other things. The art is my sanity. The staying busy and moving helps me process stuff. Writing a word like forever over and over is cathartic. Once I lost those people they were gone forever but only on earth. They’ll forever be in my thoughts and my heart and the work.”

Despite dealing pain and loss, the strength of love and friendship is illustrated throughout the work. Hearts as well as references to friends and family find their way into nearly every painting, reminding us to show our appreciation for those whom we hold dear.

Please join us Saturday, February 11th at 210 Rivington Street, New York, NY for the opening reception of Promise Made. Promise Kept from 6pm to 8pm. The artist will be in attendance.

Harman Projects

ChrisRWK

Fashion Built NYFW – 2/15 Uniting Fashion + Architecture during NYFW – 2/15 Exclusive Event

Glen-Gery and HARMONIA NY are hosting Fashion Built NYFW, an exclusive product showcase taking place during New York Fashion Week on Wednesday, February 15 from 6-9 p.m.

For one night only, Fashion Built NYFW will stretch the imagination, uniting fashion and architecture at the Brickworks Design Studio on New York City’s iconic 5th Avenue as this year’s NYFW comes to a close.During the event, HARMONIA NY will showcase 14 high fashion looks inspired by Glen-Gery’s new 2023 Brick Styles Catalog, a collection of this year’s trending brick styles and products, including more than 450 designer bricks. Guests will also enjoy an evening of cocktails, networking and entertainment hosted by Emcee Leiti Hsu and DJ Gaby Endo.

This year’s event is currently full. Post event documentation will be provided here at NYUndressed.com so come back to check it out!

Where the Heart is: Vinya Table a Place to Call Home for the Gableites

Coral Gables is the heart and soul of Miami. With rows of store fronts for the local community, Miracle Mile in the Gables is drawing not just locals but those who seek a home away from home. Vinya Table, nestled between Snow’s Jewelers and Coral Gables staple, Frattelino, is an enclave for those who seek to find their inner sommelier along with home cooked meals.

Vinya Table, offering over 30 glasses of wine, has a diverse affordable selection. Wines from 11 dollars a glass to bottles of Chateau Neuf – du – Pap for 850 dollars a bottle can be found on the menu. A true sanctuary, “The Table” offers charcuterie and wine pairings where one can savor the flavors of the extensive wine menu.

Celebrating their commitment to the wine list created by Allegra Angelo, Vinya Table offers the longest happy hour in Coral Gables. From 3 to 7 pm every day Gableites can enjoy cocktails like the Chin Chin Tonic and Strawberry Margherita for prices between four and 10 dollars. On Wednesdays live music brings flavor to the long and narrow interior of the rustic restaurant.

To start the night off at Vinya Table it is no doubt enjoyable to experience a glass of their Pierre Cellier House Champagne where a rim of truffle salt can be added for an additional fee. For the young urban professionals flocking to Miami and becoming a member of the Gableites world, the happy hour menu does not disappoint. Manchego Croquetas, Grilled Shrimp Tacos, and Morcilla Spring Rolls, filled with an onion marmalade, are just a few of the tasty treasures offered for those who seek a fun social hour.

When savoring dishes from the menu it is a must to start with the Hamachi Tiradito and the Smoked Burrata featuring rainbow beet carpaccio and pistachio-basil pesto. The presentation adds a fun vibe to the restaurant as the smoked Burrata is presented in a glass arched case where smoke is visible and then released for the nose to smell the succulent flavors of the dish. The prize of the main dishes is the Moroccan Lamb Chops that are herb-panko crusted with charred onion-baba ghanoush and crispy chickpea salad. Homemade pastas melt in your mouth and items from the Vinya Burger featuring Wagyu meat to the Tomahawk steak with black truffle butter are also available. Items from meat to a variety of fish like the Branzino with roasted pepper- coconut cream stew make Vinya Table’s menu versatile for all.

To many, wine creates warmth and good food creates comfort. Vinya Table not only nails this through their extensive selection of wines and cocktails along with their versatile yet delicious menu, but it is their presentation that gives this venue Gabelite charm. The Tableside Tiramisu dessert is perhaps the most fun presentation at Vinya Table. Fresh French press coffee is poured over the bread base of the dessert leading to an organic and crisp flavor of coffee followed by a layering of fresh cream. The dessert is created tableside and is truly tasty. The staff at Vinya Table aims to please. Excellent service creates a feeling of home.

“It doesn’t feel like working when you are with wine,” says Evelyn Vanegas, restaurant manager.

With a world of sommeliers and servers presenting some of the finest food in the Gables along with a wonderful world of wine, Vinya Table’s new and more advanced second location brings true flavor to the heart of Coral Gables and Miami. It is truly home for all those who seek social hour refuge or Gableite glamour.

Amy Poliakoff

Cuisine Solutions Announces Winners of Inaugural Ambassador of Sous Vide Awards

(Sterling, VA –January 31, 2023 )- Cuisine Solutions Inc., (CUSI), the global leader and largest premium food company in pioneering and perfecting the sous vide cooking technique, hosted three exclusive global events in Washington D.C., Thailand, and France to celebrate their 6th annual International Sous Vide Day, honoring the 81st birthday of Dr. Bruno Goussault, the Master of Modern Sous Vide and Chief Scientist of CREA (Culinary Research and Education Academy), the research and innovation arm of Cuisine Solutions. Dr. Goussault pioneered the sous vide technique in France over 50 years ago, in 1971.

2023 marks Cuisine Solutions’ first annual Ambassador of Sous Vide Awards, which honors influential voices in the food science space that have excelled in the art of sous vide and helped create awareness around the technique. An award was given in each continent where Cuisine Solutions has significant presence and in which parties were held: Europe, Asia, and North America.

In Epernay, France, celebrated chefs and VIPs including Cuisine Solutions Chairman Stanislas Vilgrain, President of French Master Chefs USA/Canada Jean-Louis Dumonet, two Michelin star chef Jacques Chibois, President of Cuisiniers de France Christian Millet, and chefs Ghislaine Arabian, Jean-Jacques Bernat, M.O.F. Sébastien Canonne, Jean-Pierre Clément, Fabrice Guinchard, Pierre Koch, Cyrille Lecossois, Michel Widehem, Dominique Saffre, M.O.F Jean-Thomas Schneider, as well as Marie Sauce-Bourreau, Jean-Michel Fort, Cuisine Solutions CMO Thomas Donohoe and Dr. Bruno Goussault joined the guests at the picturesque Château Comtesse Lafond. Cuisine Solutions Chief Strategy Officer Gerard Bertholon presented Marco Colzani, founder of Cotto Vuoto (@cottovuoto) with the European award while guests enjoyed beautifully crafted sous vide small plates, cocktails and Champagne.

In Bangkok, Thailand, Cuisine Solutions President and CEO Felipe Hasselmann presented Lauris Zailaa’ (@lauriszailaa) with the Asian award at the Avani Riverside Hotel’s SEEN rooftop. The award presentation was followed by a traditional Thai dancing performance. Those in attendance included award-winning chef and TV personality Ian Kittichai and industry influencers. In the United States, chefs and VIPs gathered in Washington D.C., at Taffer’s Tavern. Television personality Jon Taffer partnered with Cuisine Solutions in 2022 to incorporate sous vide technology into the restaurant and make the franchise’s “kitchen of the future” concept a reality. At the event, Cuisine Solutions Interim Chief Operating Officer Herve Chignon, Vice President of Innovation Bruno Bertin, and CREA Executive Chef AJ Schaller presented James Beshada (@jbsousvide) with the North American award.

The winners of the Ambassador of Sous Vide Awards received a cash prize of $3,500, a trip to the International Sous Vide Day event in each respective region, a free online Sous Vide Fundamentals training course or a 50% off scholarship for an in-person Sous Vide Training course at The Culinary Research and Education Academy (CREA), and a seat on the 2024 awards judge’s panel.

Each global event culminated with a happy birthday toast to Dr. Bruno Goussault, honoring his legacy in the art and technique of sous vide. Dr. Goussault serves as the Chief Scientist at Cuisine Solutions and founded the Culinary Research & Education Academy (CREA). He has taught the application of sous vide cooking to Michelin-starred chefs such as Yannick Alléno, Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, Anne-Sophie Pic, and Joël Robuchon, among many others. Since its inception in 1991, CREA and Dr. Goussault have trained over 80% of the three-star Michelin chefs around the world. Dr. Goussault sits on the board of the Association des Chimistes (Association of Chemists) and Ingénieurs et Cadres des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires (Engineers and Managers of Agricultural and Food Industries) and was named as one of the 100 visionaries in the Albert Einstein Legacy Project’s Genius: 100 Visions of the Future initiative.

Further information about International Sous Vide Day, the Ambassador of Sous Vide Awards and special sous vide recipes can be found at: www.internationalsousvideday.com  and www.cuisinesolutions.com

About Cuisine Solutions

Cuisine Solutions is the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor of sous vide foods. Led by an international team of award-winning chefs, Cuisine Solutions is recognized as the authority on sous vide—the innovative precise-cooking technique that the company pioneered, perfected, and popularized decades ago. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, Cuisine Solutions services more than 22,000 restaurants and 6,000 retailers, as well as first and business class on the top 10 airlines in the world, and major hotels. To learn more, visit www.cuisinesolutions.com.

About International Sous Vide Day

International Sous Vide Day, celebrated every year on January 26th since 2018, marks the birthday of Dr. Bruno Goussault—the pioneer of modern sous vide. The art of sous vide spans the globe, crossing borders and boundaries to connect people through beautiful meals. On International Sous Vide Day, we bring the art of sous vide to the forefront, celebrating culinary innovators and the work they do to inspire and transform the dining experience. For more information, visit www.internationalsousvideday.com.

About CREA 

The Culinary Research and Education Academy (CREA) is a global leader in culinary research, education and consulting. Founded in 1991 in France by Chief Scientist Dr. Bruno Goussault as Centre de Recherche et d’Études pour l’Alimentation, CREA aims to change the way chefs prepare food through rigorous training, food science innovation and food consulting. To date, CREA and Dr. Goussault have trained over 5,000 chefs around the world and over 80% of the world’s 3-Star Michelin chefs. Through its headquarters in Paris and Washington, D.C., CREA educates and consults professional chefs and top industry professionals alike through educational programs, global seminars, online video courses and customized engagements. For more information, visit www.lecrea.com

Cavalier Gallery Presents Select Works From “Give Us Our Flowers”

(New York, NY –January, 2023) – Cavalier Gallery presents works from Guy Stanley Philoche’s newest series, “Give Us Our Flowers,” paying homage to black historical figures and everyday cultural figureheads. The works will be part of a group show on view at Cavalier’s brand-new gallery space at 530 West 24th Street from now through February 25th.

The “Give Us Our Flowers” series was born out of heartbreak when Philoche’s best friend passed away suddenly in November. After attending his funeral, he saw how loved his friend was by so many people, but soon came to realize that many were not able to express their love when he was alive. This sparked inspiration and out of tragedy Philoche created a body of work that honored those unsung heroes that have paved the way for the future generation.

The series spotlights icons such as James Baldwin, Jackie Robinson and Lena Waithe painted in black and white, surrounded by a simple presentation of daisies, Philoche’s mother’s favorite flower. Everyday figureheads can also be found in the collection with a mother and her two sons and a young girl jumping rope with a shirt that reads My Body, My Choice, My Rights.

“After the funeral I couldn’t stop painting my friend’s portrait and started thinking about others that had never received their praise,” said Philoche. “The people in my works are painted in black and white, allowing for the viewer to focus on the subject matter at hand. I wanted to make sure to call out specific people like Lena Waithe, but also different archetypes like the mother who is working every day for a better tomorrow for her two sons.”

A dedicated philanthropist, Philoche has made an unwavering commitment to help his fellow artists since the devastating toll the pandemic took on the art community. Throughout the last few years, he has purchased over 150 works of art from up-and-coming global artists, creating The Philoche Collection, which he continually adds to each month. Philoche’s talents have been recognized most recently by Essence Magazine for the new series as well as CNN, People Magazine, Reuters, Time Out New York, NBC New York, Palm Beach Daily News, the Kelly Clarkson Show, the Tamron Hall Show, and more.

The group show will also feature works by William Nelson, Adam Umbach, Jim Rennert, George Rickey, Mark S. Kornbluth and Terry O’Neill.

Works will be on display and available for purchase at Cavalier Gallery at 530 W 24th Street. Exhibition hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10 AM -6 PM and by appointment. For those interested in checking out the exhibition outside of open hours, appointments can be scheduled by calling 212-570-4696 or email:  art@cavaliergalleries.com.

Further information can be found at  www.cavaliergalleries.com  and www.philochestudios.com. Instagram: @guystanleyphiloche and @cavaliergalleries.

About Guy Stanley Philoche

Haitian-born modern artist Guy Stanley Philoche immigrated to Connecticut when he was three. As the middle child of three boys and coming from a family of sports enthusiasts whose passion he didn’t share, Philoche turned to art as his calling. While remaining close to his Haitian Roots, Philoche was the only son to buck his culture’s tradition of the entire family living together and struck out on his own – first attending Paier College of Art and then Yale. He now lives in New York City. For the past 15 years, Guy Stanley Philoche has been attracting international attention with his work and his impressive roster of solo shows. As an artist, Guy’s palette is strong and sophisticated. His layering technique has created a body of paintings so richly textured that one can hardly hold back from reaching out and touching the canvas. In fact, it is the artist’s intent and wish that the viewer will follow their desire to reach out and feel the different textures of his canvases. His work is for the viewer’s pleasure, to be fully enjoyed from a tactile standpoint, and he has varnished the canvases for exactly that reason.

CHIAOZZA: INSIDE MIRROR January 14th – February 4th, 2023

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NEW YORK CITY – Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Inside Mirror, an exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist duo CHIAOZZA. The exhibition will be CHIAOZZA’s inaugural presentation at Hashimoto Contemporary. Their collaborative practice explores intersections of the natural and imagined world, using play as a tool to bring to highlight the wondrous, magical and humorous in the everyday.

CHIAOZZA, Climbing Vibrations, 2022

Inside Mirror focuses on distinct bodies of work in the artists practice: Bouquet Paintings, Pulp Paintings, Wooden Wall Works and Paper Pulp Sculptures. Tying the works together is the artists’ interest in harmonization of color, movement and form, as well as a love of materials such as paper pulp. The artists pull from various sources for inspiration, including jazz improvisation, Suiseki – the Japanese art of stone appreciation, the exploration and abstraction of forms, and natural light phenomena.

About their process, CHIAOZZA states, “As an artist duo, we are in constant dialogue, engagement, interaction, play and critique. The scrutiny we place upon ourselves and our work is a consistent exercise of re-examining our craft, form and concept. We are reflecting pools for each other’s ideas, magnifying each other’s passing thoughts through physical, mental and spiritual rigor. Inside Mirror is a poetic nod to this collaborative, contemplative practice that makes up our day-to-day experience and guides our studio investigations, from paintings of surreal still lives, sculptures of amorphous lumps, wall structures of reflected color, experiments with sculpting mediums and more.”

CHIAOZZA, Blue Violet Tandem Lump, 2023

A common thread is a search for drawing out the substance, giving form to the imagined and making the unexpected feel harmonious. Similar to how one needs light to see a reflection, Inside Mirror hopes to collect the luminous, and bounce it back to both the viewer and artists.

ABOUT THE GALLERY

Hashimoto Contemporary was founded in 2013 by gallerist and curator Ken Harman Hashimoto. You can find us in Los Angeles (Culver City), New York City (Lower East Side) and San Francisco (Tenderloin), all three spaces feature new exhibitions monthly.

CHIAOZZA, Bouquet Painting No. 40, 2023

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Adam Frezza & Terri Chiao are an American artist duo whose work explores play and craft across a range of media, including painted sculpture, installation, collage, photography, design, and public art. Also known as CHIAOZZA (rhymes with “wowza” or “yowza”), Adam and Terri have exhibited their collaborative work in solo exhibitions in New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, in numerous group shows around the US, and in a variety of art and design venues internationally. The studio was founded in 2011 and is based in New York City.

Hashimoto Contemporary – 54 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002

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Cuisine Solutions Celebrates 6th International Sous Vide Day on January 26th

(Sterling, VA –January, 2023 ) –Cuisine Solutions Inc., (CUSI), the global leader and largest premium food company in pioneering and perfecting the sous vide cooking technique, will celebrate their 6thInternational Sous Vide Day on January 26th, honoring the 81st  birthday of Dr. Bruno Goussault, the Master of Modern Sous Vide and Chief Scientist of CREA (Culinary Research and Education Academy), the research and innovation arm of Cuisine Solutions.  

This year, Cuisine Solutions will host a global celebration with a trio of exclusive events in Washington D.C., Thailand, and France. Celebrated master chefs and industry leaders will come together to experience the artistry and history of the sous vide cooking method, pioneered by Dr. Goussault over 50 years ago in 1971. In Epernay, France, an elegant reception will be held at the Château Comtesse Lafond, where invited guests will be treated to innovative small sous vide plates and craft sous vide cocktails created by the company’s renowned culinary team. The afternoon affair will be emceed by Cuisine Solutions Chief Strategy Officer, Gerard Bertholon, and attended by Dr. Bruno Goussault and Chairman Stanislas Vilgrain. Top chefs and culinary luminaries slated to attend include President of French Master Chefs USA/Canada, Jean-Louis Dumonet, two Michelin star chef Jacques Chibois, President of Cuisiniers de France, Christian Millet, and chefs Ghislaine Arabian, Sébastien Canonne, Michel Widehem and Christian Segui. Bertholon will present the first annual Ambassador of Sous Vide Awards, honoring influential voices in the food science space who have demonstrated excellence in sous vide and have created awareness of the technique. All winners will be announced for each region on January 26th at their respective celebrations.  

In Thailand, guests will mingle with Cuisine Solutions President and CEO Felipe Hasselmann and award-winning chef and TV personality Ian Kittichai, who is expected to attend, at the Avani Riverside Hotel’s SEEN rooftop, where guests will be treated to elegant Thai sous vide delicacies and traditional Thai performances. The company will also host an event at Taffer’s Tavern in Washington, D.C. with sous vide dishes and custom cocktails. Cuisine Solutions partnered with Jon Taffer on the Taffer’s Tavern franchise’s “kitchen of the future” concept, utilizing sous vide technology. The company is the owner-operator of the Washington D.C. location, which opened this past year.  

International Sous Vide Day pays homage to Dr. Bruno Goussault’s legacy in the art of sous vide. Dr. Goussault serves as the Chief Scientist at Cuisine Solutions and founded the Culinary Research & Education Academy (CREA). He has taught the application of sous vide cooking to Michelin-starred chefs such as Yannick Alléno, Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, Anne-Sophie Pic, and Joël Robuchon, among many others. Since its inception in 1991, CREA and Dr. Goussault have trained over 80% of the three-star Michelin chefs around the world. Dr. Goussault holds a seat on the board of the Association des Chimistes (Association of Chemists) and Ingénieurs et Cadres des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires (Engineers and Managers of Agricultural and Food Industries) and was named as one of the 100 visionaries in the Albert Einstein Legacy Project’s Genius: 100 Visions of the Future initiative. 

Further information about International Sous Vide Day and special sous vide recipes can be found at: www.internationalsousvideday.com, and www.cuisinesolutions.com.  

About Cuisine Solutions 

Cuisine Solutions is the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor of sous vide foods. Led by an international team of award-winning chefs, Cuisine Solutions is recognized as the authority on sous vide—the innovative precise-cooking technique that the company pioneered, perfected, and popularized decades ago. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, Cuisine Solutions services more than 22,000 restaurants and 6,000 retailers, as well as first and business class on the top 10 airlines in the world, and major hotels. To learn more, visit http://www.cuisinesolutions.com

About International Sous Vide Day 

International Sous Vide Day, celebrated every year on January 26th since 2018, marks the birthday of Dr. Bruno Goussault – the pioneer of modern sous vide. The art of sous vide spans the globe, crossing borders and boundaries to connect people through beautiful meals. On International Sous Vide Day, we bring the art of sous vide to the forefront, celebrating culinary innovators and the work they do to inspire and transform the dining experience. For more information, visit www.internationalsousvideday.com

Gold Medalist Aly Raisman & Jamee and Peter Gregory Honored at 16th Annual HOPE Luncheon

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(New York, NY – November 2022) The country’s leading non-profit dedicated to advanced depression research, Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF), held its 16th annual HOPE luncheon seminar at The Plaza Hotel. The seminar focused on “Teenagers and Depression: Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis” and research highlights from the HDRF’s renowned Depression Task Force. The event drew nearly 300 guests and raised over $500,000 for life-saving mental health research.  

The day concluded with a touching award ceremony, where Gold Medalist Aly Raisman received the 2022 HOPE Award for Depression Advocacy and Jamee and Peter Gregory accepted the HOPE Community Award.

Master of Ceremonies, Chuck Scarborough began by welcoming guests and spoke about the anxiety that came with the midterm elections and the continued levels of stress induced by the pandemic. He noted that the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to address mental health issues across all ages, but especially among teens. After stating the goal of the luncheon was to inspire the audience to talk about mental health within their communities, he introduced HDRF Founder and Chair Audrey Gruss. He stated, “Audrey has been ahead of the curve in mental health for a long time. The pandemic brought mental health to the forefront, Audrey has been talking about it, raising awareness, and building research teams for the last 16 years.”

Gruss took to the podium to discuss the shocking statistics of depression among children and adolescents. She noted that last December, the U.S. Surgeon General declared an emergency in children and adolescent mental health. She stated, “Today, over 40% of teenagers state that they struggle with persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness.” She spoke about how most adolescents with depression neither told a healthcare professional nor received proper treatment. One of the most staggering statistics she highlighted was that 4,000 teenagers a day attempt suicide. 

The medical keynote speaker, Dr. Angela Diaz, Professor in Adolescent Health at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Director at Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, delivered the keynote speech. First, she shared the staggering statistics.  In 2021 the CDC said that more than a third of high school students reportedly experienced poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Diaz noted that at the height of the pandemic in May 2020 she conducted a monthly survey at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center and found one-third of her patients were clinically depressed. This represented a 20% increase from before the pandemic. She went on to state that depression is very common in the overall population, and that 20% of major depressive disorders start during adolescence with 4- 8% having the disorder. She spoke about the signs of depression in teens and what one can do to help. Dr. Diaz shared a video of one of her patients, who spoke about her major depression at the age of 17.  Diaz herself also shared her own touching story.  She spoke about being an immigrant from the Dominican Republic and living in extreme poverty, with no access to medical or mental health care.  At the height of her depression, Dr. Diaz went to the Mount Sinai Adolescent Center, where she received treatment and support that enabled her to go back to high school and ultimately become a physician and a pediatrician.  Now, she is the director at the same center that saved her life as a teen.   She ended with a message for the audience “That is why it’s so critical to stay in touch with your teens, with young people, try to identify their depression and make sure they get the right interventions at the proper moment so that we can really try to prevent all those things that we see with young people.”

HDRF Executive DirectorLouisa Benton spoke about how the Hope for Depression Research Foundation has built national awareness. She highlighted the recent HDRF symposium on Teen Mental Health in Palm Beach, which attracted top-tier media attention and was attended by an audience of 150 teens, parents and teachers.  She stated that HDRF’s Race of Hope, a 5K Run/Walk in Palm Beach, FL in the winter and Southampton, NY in the summer, together raised nearly one million dollars. She noted that last month HDRF launched their New York City Junior Committee at Doubles with Chair Elizabeth Meigher. She also called out Hayden Lucas, a sophomore in high school who attended the seminar with his mental health club. Lucas will lead the Teen Task Force at Hope for Depression Research Foundation, with plans to set up the inaugural Teen Walk of Hope for city high schools in New York next year in May 2023.

Benton went on to discuss the incredible research breakthroughs of the HDRF Depression Task Force.   The Task Force is leading the field in the study of brain circuits and molecules that underlie depression, Benton said.  As a result, HDRF has a brand-new category of medication now in pilot clinical trials at Mount Sinai and Columbia, with a new site recently added at Stanford University.

The potential new medication being tested works differently than the common SSRI medications available today, Benton stated.  HDRF scientists believe this new medication will help an entire segment of depressed patients who have not responded to these common SSRI medications. That is because the potential new medication works on different molecules and circuits that the Depression Task Force recently discovered to be important in depression.    

Benton also introduced Dr. Jonathan Javitch, a psychopharmacologist from Columbia University, who is on the Depression Task Force, and whose research led to the trial.  He said: “Advances in technology are making it possible to identify, treat and track the signs of depression more precisely than ever before.”

Dr. Javitch added, “We are finally able to imagine an era of precision medicine, precision psychiatry, where we can actually give a patient a treatment that is specific to the underlying biology of their depression.” 

Jamee and Peter Gregory accepted the 2022HOPE Community Award for their unwavering commitment to spreading mental health awareness and supporting HDRF since its inception in 2006. Jamee and Peter joined the HDRF leadership committee and co-chaired some of the foundation’s inaugural events. Jamee served as a Grand Marshal of the Race of Hope in Southampton 2020 and Peter is a founding member of HDRF’s advisory board. Last year, the pair made a transformative gift of nearly a million dollars to the foundation’s New Treatment Initiative.  Their grant is funding a critical study at Columbia Medical School to illuminate the link between Parsons Disease and Depression and can lead to a new treatment for depression specific to Parkinson’s patients. Peter said, “I’m convinced that the Hope for Depression Research Foundation is going to be at the forefront of wonderful new discoveries, which hopefully, maybe not in my lifetime, but I hope in my daughter’s lifetime will alleviate this horrible disease and make it something of the past.”

Audrey Gruss then presented Aly Raisman with the HOPE Award for Depression Advocacy.  “And now I’d like to introduce someone of outstanding poise and courage,” she said.  “Aly Raisman is a champion leader on and off the mat. Aly was the team captain of the gold medal-winning women’s gymnastics team in 2012 and 2016, and she’s the third most decorated American gymnast of all time. Aly used her fame as a platform to be open about her struggles with anxiety, depression, and PTSD, and to spread hope and understanding.”

Aly Raisman took the stage to speak about her struggles with depression and anxiety. 

Aly spoke about competing in the Olympics and the pressure to compete again, feeling like it was never enough. She continued: “I knew that I was struggling behind the scenes with being a survivor of abuse and going through my own mental health struggles. I also was struggling with, have I done enough? Is it okay that I don’t want to do gymnastics anymore?”

She noted having anxiety at a very early age and remembered being anxious, wanting to be with her parents and afraid to go to sleep at night, but never talking about it. She said: “I think that my anxiety got worse because gymnastics is one of those sports where you’re striving for perfection, and you’re taught from a very young age that no matter how well your beam or floor routine was, it didn’t really matter.”

She talked about her journey to feeling better and the importance of understanding one’s triggers.   She said, “That’s why I can’t stress enough the importance of talking about mental health in schools, in sports, so that kids can ask these important questions, even if they are not sure…Because without creating a safe environment, where kids feel they can ask questions, the problem is going to continue to perpetuate.”

She went on to speak about how anxiety can feel like reality when it’s not, and the importance of having a community and a safe place where somebody — whether a therapist or a friend — can remind you of your worth.  She talked about sharing her story as a survivor of sexual abuse, feeling triggered when people would try to ask her invasive questions. 

Aly concluded: “You don’t have to have all the answers if someone comes to you, or you want to ask your child or another person if they’re okay. Just know that just being there and showing up and asking them what they need will go such a long way.”

Each year, the HOPE Luncheon Seminar is held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City and is attended by over 300 top New York philanthropists, asset managers, business and media professionals, socialites, and celebrities who gather to raise awareness about depression and its related mood disorders as well as funds for continued research. 

The Luncheon Seminar Co-chairs were: Susan Gutfreund, Maru Hagerty, Kim Heirston, Tania Higgins, Eleanora Kennedy, Margo Langenberg, Susan R. McCaw, Kitty and Bill McKnight, Peter S. Paine III, Nancy Silverman, Barbara and Randall Smith and Scott Snyder.

Junior Committee Tickets: Caroline Allen, Ronit Berkman, Kelly Buckner, Laura Hanson, Kathryn McCrary, Ross Moseley, Mona Nasser, Elizabeth Record and Whitney Ross

NYC HDRF Junior Committee Chair: Elizabeth Meigher

Junior Committee Co-Chairs: Krista & James Corl, Lindsay Creedon, Gillian Hearst, Meghan & Adam Klopp, Harrison LeFrak, Avery McCann, Stacey Pashcow, Nicole Hanley Pickett, Lila Remez, Sofia Remez, Lara & Claude Shaw, Mary Snow and Stephanie A. Sirota

Junior Committee Members: Joanna Baker de Neufville, Clementine Goutal, Callie Baker Holt, Julia Kingsley, Elizabeth Kurpis, Amanda & Ted Mariner, Lizzi Bickford Meadow & Todd Meadow, Isabella Meyer, Brooke Kelly Murray & Patrick Murray, Tatiana G.P. Perkin and Whitney Lovell Schott

Founder Sponsors: EGL Charitable Foundation, William Flaherty and Nancy Silverman

Benefactor Sponsors: Abraham Fuchsberg Family Foundation, The Richard and Karen LeFrak Foundation and Paulson Family Foundation

Diamond Sponsors: FINDLAY Galleries/James R. Borynack and Adolfo Zaralegui, Susan R. McCaw, Barbara & Randall Smith

Patron Donors: Nancy and Edmund M. Dunst / HUB International Northeast, Ganek Family Foundation, Trish Figge Glowacki/GlowMedia Project, Felicia Taylor Gottsegen, Susan Gutfreund, Maru M. Hagerty, Gillian Hearst, Kim Heirston, Tania Higgins, Eleanora Kennedy, Howard Kessler, Margo Langenberg, Judy & Leonard Lauder, Kitty & Bill McKnight, Peter S. Paine III, Thomas C. Quick, Scott Snyder and Lynne Wheat

Friend Donors: Bloomberg Philanthropies, Laura Louise Breyer, Jackie Weld Drake, Pat Frigge, The Honorable David Fischer & Jennifer Fischer, Mary Ann Fribourg, Dr. Sharon Giese, Sheila & Robert Josephberg, Florence Kaufman, Kristen Maltese Krusen, Lundbeck, David B. Lynch Foundation, The Honorable & Mrs. Earle I. Mack, Ambassador Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Garrett Moran & Mary Penniman Family Foundation, Stacey Pashcow, Liz Peek, Pauline Pitt and Katharine Rayner.

Gold Level Donors: Acquavella Family Foundation, Carl B. Adams, Catherine Adler, Meredith Aman, Suzanne & Mark Antilety, Muffie Potter Aston, Paola Bacchini, Mrs. Barbara Bancroft, Felice & Shelley Bergman, Bruce Bierman, Kimberly Bitterman, CeCe Black, Geoffrey N. Bradfield, Janna Bullock, Joanna Carson, Myron Cohen / Federman Steifman LLC, Caroline Coleman, Amy Coley, Pilar Crespi, Gus N. Davis, Bonnie Pfeifer Evans, Deborah Farrington, Marjorie S. Federbush, Ginger Feuer Firmenich Inc., Helen S. Fitzgerald, Mary Alice Fortin Foundation, Lionel Geneste, Jillian & David Gilmour, Barbara & Alan Glatt, Joanna Goldenstein, Adrienne Gordon, Mai Hallingby Harrison, Carolyn Ryan Healy, Linda Hickox, Ashley Hoffman, Mariana Zoullas Kaufman, Karen Klopp, Miyoung Lee, Kamie Lightburn, Christine Mack, Ann & Cameron MacRae, Kristina Grimm McCooey, Heidi McWilliams, Grace Meigher, Muffy & Donald Miller, Marcia Mishaan, Michael Kahn & Charles Mitchem, Carole O. Moran, Diana Morrison, Sharon Bush & Robert Murray, Anne S. Nordeman, Jane & Richard Novick, Constance M. Paine, Pamela & Edward Pantzer, Marina Pellecchi, Kathy Prounis, Michele Rella, Darcy Rigas, Barbara Robinson, Joanna Roland, Hilary Geary Ross, Julia Ryan, Frances G. Scaife, Nancy Schaffel, Jane Scheinfeld, Catherine Baxter Sidamon-Eristoff, Southampton Hospital Foundation, Allison Stern, Ginny & David Sydorick, Roxanne G. Taylor, Elizabeth Thompson, Barbara Tober, Ann Van Ness, Barbara Winston, Douglas C. Wright III, Clelia Zacharias, Richard Ziegelasch, David Zislin and Silvia Zoullas.

Gift Bag Sponsors: Compendium,Eric Javits Inc., The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Hope Fragrances, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Noshinku and Purist.

About Hope for Depression Research Foundation:

Audrey Gruss founded HDRF in 2006 in memory of her mother Hope, who struggled with clinical depression. Today, HDRF is the leading nonprofit organization focused solely on advanced depression research into new and better treatments for the illness. The World Health Organization has declared depression as the leading cause of disability worldwide, and yet conventional medications today are outdated and do not fully work for 50% of patients. The mission of the HDRF is to spur innovative neuroscience research into the origins, medical diagnosis, new treatments, and prevention of depression and its related mood disorders – bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, and suicide. To date, HDRF has provided more than $45 million through over 200 grants for breakthrough depression research that promises to transform the way depression is viewed, diagnosed, treated and prevented.  Currently, HDRF has a potential new class of medication in pilot clinical trials at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Columbia University, and Stanford University.   


Jean Shafiroff Host’s Thanksgiving Party Dedicated to Mission Society of NYC

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On Monday, November 21st  Philanthropist, author, advocate, TV host, and fashion influencer, Jean Shafiroff hosted a holiday celebration with all her closest friends and family to help raise money for Mission Society of NYC. Jean has sat on the board of the Mission Society since 2014.

Throughout the party guests including Martin Shafiroff, Rita Cosby, John Catsimatidis, Aleks Mehrle, Aline Mehrle, Dr. Lee Philips, Martha Stine, Guy Stanley, Jonathan De Winter, Victor De Souza, Malan Breton, Janna Bullock, Michael Adams, Bill McCuddy, Jackie Weld Drake, Lee Fryd, Susan L. Taylor, heavy weight gold medal boxing champion Michael Spinks, Liliana Cavendish, Tony Bowles, Gloria Lee, Dee Rivera, Flo Anthony, Terry Corbett, and Randi Schatz enjoyed champagne and passed hors d’oeuvres provided by Cornelia Guest Catering. Midway through the night, Jean took the floor to speak about how thankful she was for her friends, family, and the blessings that life has provided her, before speaking about the importance of donating to the Mission Society that night.

The Mission Society began in 1812 to provide food, clothing, and other materials to the urban poor of the 19th century in New York City. The organization has continued to evolve over the years through what the main concerns were in the city. Currently the organization is focused on ending multigenerational poverty by facilitating academic enrichment, college access, and workforce development in Harlem and at 12 public school programs in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Since their beginning, Mission Society of NYC has provided life-changing opportunities to over 6.5 million New Yorkers and continues to reach approximately 5,500 children and parents each year. 

About Jean Shafiroff:

Jean Shafiroff is a philanthropist, humanitarian, TV host, writer, and the author of the book “Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life by What You Give”. Jean has often been called the first lady of philanthropy by many publications because of her generosity and hard work as a philanthropic leader. She serves on the boards of many charitable organizations and each year chairs upwards of eight different charity galas. Among the many causes she champions are those involved in women’s rights, rights of underserved populations, health care, and animal welfare.

Jean serves on the boards of the American Humane, The New York Women’s Foundation, Southampton Hospital Association, NYC Mission Society, Couture Council of the Museum at FIT, French Heritage Society, Casita Maria, Global Strays, and Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation Honorary Board. A Catholic, she has served on the board of the Jewish Board for 28 years and now is one of their honorary trustees.

 Jean served as the national spokesperson for the American Humane’s “Feed the Hungry” Covid-19 program, an initiative that raised $1,000,000 to provide food for over 1,000,000 animals living in 109 different shelters across the United States.  She is the Ambassador for the Southampton Animal Shelter. 

For her philanthropy Jean has been honored many times by groups including the American Humane, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, French Heritage Society. New York City Mission Society, Southampton Animal Shelter, Surgeons of Hope, Samuel Waxman Cancer Research, Operation Warrior Shield, Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, the Ellen Hermanson Foundation, Pet Philanthropy Circle, Animal Zone International, Health Advocates for Older People, Youth Counselling League, the NYC International Film Festival Foundation, the Jewish Board, and the Hadassah. In December 2020 Dan’s Paper named her Philanthropist of the Year at their Long Island Power Women’s Award Ceremony. On September 22, 2022, Shafiroff received a Proclamation naming her the” First Lady of Philanthropy of New York” from NYS Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright representing the New York State Assembly. On November 17, 2022, Jean received a Congressional Recognition in the Congressional Record of the 117th Congress.  This was presented to her by NYS Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright on behalf of Carolyn Maloney and the 117th Congress. 

Jean is the producer and host of the television show “Successful Philanthropy” which airs six times weekly through LTV studios in East Hampton, NY, and then several times each week on Sun20TV in Southampton, NY. On her TV program Jean interviews politicians, celebrities, business leaders, philanthropic leaders, and has even interviewed a U.S. presidential candidate.

Jean Shafiroff is passionate about style and fashion.   She owns a large collection of both couture and ready-to-wear designer ball gowns that she plans to donate to a museum one day.  The collection includes many gowns by Malan Breton, Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, Mary McFaddan, Victor dE Souza, Zang Toi, B Michael and a number of other designers.  

Jean Shafiroff earned an MBA in Finance from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University and a BS in Physical Therapy from the College of Physicians and Surgeons. She worked on Wall Street in public finance and private partnerships.  Before that she worked as a physical therapist at St. Luke’s Hospital in NYC.

Jean Shafiroff has over 1.000,000 instagram followers where she promotes positivity, philanthropy, and her love of fashion. 

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About The Mission Society of NYC:

The Mission Society began in 1812 to provide food, clothing, and other forms of material assistance to the urban poor of 19th century New York City. Over time, our outreach adapted to the evolving needs of our neighbors – from offering aid to a growing and diverse immigrant population to serving the city’s Black and Latinx communities. Two centuries later, we remain active in the lives of many New Yorkers by providing transformative educational programming for K-12 students from low-income households.

A foundational charity in New York City history, the Mission Society has been a trailblazer, engaging with the diverse population of a growing metropolis through innovative service programs. In 1965, the Minisink Townhouse opened at 646 Malcolm X Boulevard on the original site of the Cotton Club, bringing most of our educational programs under one roof and creating a vibrant community center in the heart of the neighborhood.

Today, the Mission Society is committed to ending multigenerational poverty by unlocking the potential of the city’s most underserved families. We facilitate academic enrichment, college access, and workforce development programs in Harlem and at 12 public school programs in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Since our founding, we have provided life-changing opportunities to over 6.5 million New Yorkers and continue to reach approximately 5,500 children and parents each year.

For more information, please visit https://www.missionsociety.org/