STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The draw to Casa Belvedere on a Monday night later on this thirty day period may be a buffet with a raw bar, carving station additionally limitless wine, sangria and specialty cocktails. With four cooks cooking, the cause at the rear of such a feast is a fundraiser for RAZOM, an emergency group that provides health-related provides and assist to Ukraine.
On Monday, April 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. the Grymes Hill Italian Cultural Middle will participate in host to Massimo Felici’s “Cooking For Ukraine.” The chef and proprietor of Stapleton’s VINUM and spouse at The Richmond additionally quickly-coming Don Cheech in Rosebank has organized the exertion. It capabilities 4 Italian cooks — Michael Mazza, Cesare Casella, Roberto Caporuscio and Felici himself — who individually will prepare the food for guests.
Massimo Felici (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
The value is $75 for every person with proceeds sent to RAZOM. Reservations are a have to prior to the April 20 reduce-off day. These should really be made as a result of EventBrite — https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cooking-for-ukraine-tickets-317885834087.
Felici was spurred to act for Ukraine by a make any difference that touched home. A server at VINUM recently flew to Romania to aid spouse and children escape to the besieged nation and pretty much could not return to the U.S. She sooner or later built her way to Italy the place Felici and his household organized for a return flight Stateside.
Boosting $50K
In other fundraisers across the Island for Ukriane, Pastavino and 3 New Jersey sister dining establishments just lately raised over $50,000 for a a single-night rally. The monies went to assistance Anatoliy, a worker at Undici in Red Financial institution, N.J., who hails from Ukraine.
Co-owner Vic Rallo and his companions introduced the total in an electronic mail. Rallo shared a tale “about humanity and why helping for the duration of this humanitarian crisis is so important” to him.
He wrote, “On Thursday afternoon just one of our servers from Birravino came in with his mother for lunch at Birravino to aid our Ukraine fundraiser. Before leaving he claimed he would like to leave an more $100 for Anatoliy’s spouse and children. This younger person doesn’t know Anatoliy as Anatoliy works at Undici, but merely is aware of he operates for us and with us and that was more than enough for him to come to feel the require to lend a hand.”
Rallo included, “To see our other staff members, each who know him and strangers, rise to the occasion of serving to his loved ones in Ukraine was a very pleased minute. Moments like this, noticed in the course of the working day on the 31st, produced the full fundraiser well worth it. I experienced the privilege to see humanity at its most effective.”
Pamela Silvestri is Advance Foodstuff Editor. She can be achieved at [email protected].
