Josh Levine Memorial Foundation Slow Food East End Cocktail Party Tickets on Sale Now

The 5th annual Josh Levine Memorial Foundation / Slow Food East End Cocktail Party is coming up April 12, featuring 17 local restaurants and caterers.

Chefs and artisan food makers will prepare a tasting menu for the fundraiser, which will benefit the East End Edible School Gardens Program. The event sold out well in advance last year.

Cheryl Stair, a Slow Food East End leader and the owner of Art of Eating Catering, is coordinating the party, which features Colin Ambrose of Estia’s Little Kitchen, Peter Ambrose of Endless Summer Catering, Claudia Fleming of North Fork Table & Inn, David Girard of Buoy One, Todd Jacobs of Fresh Hamptons, Scott Kampf of Southampton Social Club, Paul LaBue of The Seafood Shop, Art Ludlow of Mecox Bay Dairy, Aldo Mairoana of Aldo’s Café, Kevin Penner of North Fork Foods, Robert Durkin of Robert’s, Noah Schwartz of Noah’s, Carissa Wachter of Carissa’s Breads, Jeri Woodhouse of A Taste of the North Fork, Honest Man Restaurant Group and Montauk Pearls Oyster Bar.

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The tasting events runs from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, at Dodds & Eder Landscape Design Showroom, 11 Bridge Street, Sag Harbor.

Tickets are $125 per person, or $75 each for Slow Food East End members.

Purchase tickets at slowfoodeastend.org/jlmf.html