Top Chefs Gather To Support Washington Ireland Program

Some of the northeast's most renowned chefs are to converge on the St. Regis Hotel in Washington DC next week, in order to ply their trade before a glittering audience to raise awareness of the great work carried out each year by the Washington Ireland Program. The event, billed as 'An Evening of Celtic Chefs', will feature culinary stars such as; Cathal Armstrong (Restaurant Eve, Eamonn's, PX, The Majestic), Kyle Bailey and Tiffany Mac Isaac (Birch and Barley, Churchkey), Darren Hendry (Bobby Van's Grill), Brian McBride (The Blue Duck Tavern), Tracy O'Grady (Willow Restaurant) and Geoff Tracy (Chef Geoff's, LIA's), and is to begin at 6.30pm, on May 18th (see below for the exact address).

The Washington Ireland Program for Service and Leadership is an acclaimed six-month program of personal and professional development, that brings together outstanding college students from Irish Protestant and Catholic communities, to Washington DC every summer. The students, who attend colleges in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, will endure summer internships, leadership training seminars and public service duties. The internships will be completed in areas such as US Government, the media industry, business and non-profit organizations. When the summer is over, the participants return home to Ireland, no doubt richer for their experiences and with enhanced professional and interpersonal skills, as well as a new confidence in their ability to work together to make a difference. For more information about how the Washington Ireland Program works, log on to www.wiprogram.org.

A tremendous evening of culinary delight awaits those who choose to attend this magnificent event, already including such figures from the world of politics as Joe Crowley, Christopher Dodd, Richard Neal, Jack Reed and Ron Wyden, and a host of other individuals from the worlds of business, media, entertainment, law, finance and other sectors.

The St. Regis Hotel, where this feast of elegant hors d'oeuvres, savory tastings and phenomenal desserts can be experienced on May 18th, is located at 923 16th Street NW, Washington DC. For more information regarding the event, or for ways to contribute to the Washington Ireland Program, to read up on the featured chefs or indeed to purchase tickets (priced at $150) for this worthy cause, log on to www.wiprogram.org/celticChef.cfm. A wonderfully mouthwatering evening abeckons!