Annual Cookout with Culinary Stars Breaks New Record with Enthusiastic Support from the Entertainment Industry
The 8th annual L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade Stand was an overwhelming success raising over $1.3 million for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, breaking last year’s record for the event. Located at Royce Quad on the campus of UCLA, the day was perfect for chefs and fans to come together to support childhood cancer research.
A few highlights:
- More than 2,200 people, including more than 100 chefs, mixologists and vintners were on hand to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer research.
- Inspiring speech by Jay & Liz Scott, Alex’s parents, and co-executive directors of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, and highlighting the importance of how we all can make a difference. Patrick Scott, son of Liz and Jay and older brother to Alex read a letter he wrote to his sister on the 13th anniversary of her death.
- A dynamic live and silent auction that raised more than $640,000, including a women’s chef dinner including Suzanne Goin, April Bloomfield, Giada De Laurentiis, Nancy Oakes and Sherry Yard and an impromptu dinner coordinated with Jimmy Kimmel and chefs such as Jonathan Waxman and Chris Bianco held at his barn, which raised $200,000 ($100,000 twice)
- A Kids Campaign that raised over $50,000 from holding lemonade stands, bake sales and other creative activities, with the check being presented to Liz and Jay Scott
- Over 60 Young Investigator grantees who have dedicated their lives and careers to finding better treatments and cures for kids with cancer.
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Culinary and Entertainment Stars Join Battle Against Childhood Cancer At L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade Culinary Event
Camilla Belle – 10,000 B.C.,. The Lost World
Denise Butte – For the Love of Ruth
Brian Dietzen – NCIS
Kate Flannery – The Office
Taylor Hay – Strings, childhood cancer hero
Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney – Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Alex Lange – social media influencer
Tom Lenk – Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Bailee Madison – Good Witch
Adam McArthur – Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Renee Felice Smith – NCIS
Emily Tyra – Code Black
Wilmer Valderrama – NCIS
Kirsten Vangsness – Criminal Minds
Jaleel White – Family Matters
Emily Wickersham – NCIS
Participating Chefs
Nick Anderer (New York, NY) – Maialino
Wes Avila (Los Angeles, CA) – Guerrilla Tacos
Chris Bianco (Phoenix, AZ) – Pizzeria Bianco
April Bloomfield (Los Angeles, CA) – The Hearth and Hound
Michael Cimarusti (Los Angeles, CA) – Providence
Josiah Citrin (Los Angeles, CA) – Melisse
Scott Conant (Los Angeles, CA) – Ponte
Giada De Laurentiis (Las Vegas, NV) – Giada
Eva Ein (Santa Barbara, CA) – McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams
Sue Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken (Los Angeles, CA) – Border Grill
Michael Fiorelli (Los Angeles, CA) – Love & Salt
Jeremy Fox (Los Angeles, CA) – Rustic Canyon
Neal Fraser (Los Angeles, CA) – Redbird
Evan Funke (Venice, CA) – Felix Trattoria
Ray Garcia (Los Angeles, CA) – Broken Spanish
Suzanne Goin, Javier Espinoza, Amy Deaderick, Adam Cherney and Mercedes Rojas (Los Angeles, CA) – Lucques, a.o.c., Tavern
Hedy Goldsmith (Los Angeles, CA) – Sweet Hedy
Valerie Gordon (Los Angeles, CA) – Valerie Confections
Cosmo Goss (Chicago, IL) – The Publican
Jonathan Grahm (Los Angeles, CA) – Compartes Chocolatier
Hilary Henderson (Los Angeles, CA) – CUT by Wolfgang Puck
Maria Hines (Seattle, WA) – Tilth Restaurant
Timothy Hollingsworth (Los Angeles, CA) – Otium, Barrel & Ashes
Bruce Kalman (Los Angeles, CA) – Union, Knead Pasta + Co.
Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson (Los Angeles, CA) – Madcapra, Kismet
David LeFevre (Manhattan Beach, CA) – Manhattan Beach Post, Fishing with Dynamite
David Lentz (Los Angeles, CA) – The Hungry Cat
Donald Link (New Orleans, LA) – Pêche, Herbsaint, Cochon, Cochon Butcher
Jenn Louis (Portland, OR) – Ray
Bricia Lopez (Los Angeles, CA) – Guelaguetza
Tyler Malek (Los Angeles, CA) – Salt & Straw
Walter and Margarita Manzke (Los Angeles, CA) – Republique
Kevin Meehan (Los Angeles, CA) – Kali
Ori Menashe (Los Angeles, CA) – Bestia
Ryan Messina (Yosemite National Park, CA) – Majestic Yosemite Hotel
Danny Meyer (Los Angeles, CA) – Shake Shack (After Party)
Matt Molina (Los Angeles, CA) – Everson Royce Bar
Dahlia Narvaez (Los Angeles, CA) – Mozza Restaurant Group
Zoe Nathan (Los Angeles, CA) – Huckleberry
Nancy Oakes (San Francisco, CA) – Boulevard
Adam Perry Lang (Hollywood, CA) – APL Restaurant
Chris Phelps (Los Angeles, CA) – Salt’s Cure
Zachary Pollack (Los Angeles, CA) – Alimento
Steve Samson (Los Angeles, CA) – Sotto, Rossoblu
Michael Schwartz (Miami, FL) – The Genuine Hospitality Group, Amara at Paraiso
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo (Los Angeles, CA) – Animal Restaurant Group
Nancy Silverton (Los Angeles, CA) – Nancy’s Fancy Gelato
Cal Stamenov (Carmel, CA) – Lucia Restaurant & Bar
John Sundstrom (Seattle, WA) – Lark, Bitter/Raw, Slab Sandwiches & Pie
Andrew Sutton (Anaheim, CA) – Napa Rose at DISNEY
Shannon Swindle (Los Angeles, CA) – Craft
Suzanne Tracht (Los Angeles, CA) – Jar
Marc Vetri and Jeff Michaud (Philadelphia, PA) – Pizzeria Vetri
Jonathan Waxman (New York, NY) – Barbuto
Rocco Whalen (Cleveland, OH) – Fahrenheit
Jason Winters (Los Angeles, CA) – Urban Pie
Sherry Yard (Los Angeles, CA) – IPIC Group
Shiho Yoshikawa (Los Angeles, CA) – Sweet Rose Creamery
Mixologists
Jeremy Allan – Minibar Hollywood
Eric Alperin – Varnish
Neal Bodenheimer – Cure
Matthew Biancaniello – Eat your drink
Beau du Bois – Corner Door
Dave Kupchinsky – Freehand Hotel
Shawn Lickliter – Republique
Darwin Manahan – 71 Above
Ignacio Murilla – Lucques Group
Christiaan Rollich – AOC, Lucques and Tavern
Marcos Tello and Federico Lozano – El Silencio Mezcal
The Hungry Cat
Ryan Wainwright – Faith & Flower, The Ponte
Vintners
Amitie Wines
Black Sheep Finds
Chambers & Chambers
Cade
Emanuel Tres Wines
Garber & Co. A Wine Company
Grandes Places Sélections
Grapevine Wine Co.
Greg Condes Wines
Habit Wines
Hitching Post Wines
Hollywood & Wine
Hoxie Sprizers
Hudson Wine Brokers
Indigenous Selections
Jardesca
Jelly Roll Wines
Kimberly Jones Selections
Lanson Champagne
Lang & Reed
Lieu Dit
La Voix
Martiaan Ranch
Martine’s Wines
Melville Winery; Samsara
Next Generation Wine Co.
Ole Imports
Palmina
Presqui’le Wine
Rare Wine Company
Return to Terroir
Red Car Winery
Revel Wines
Sandhi/Domaine de la Cote/Evening Land
Paul Jaboulet Ainé
Shacksbury Cider
Scribe
Silverlake Wine; Everson Royce; Silverlake Wine Arts District
Soliste Winery
Springboard Wine Co.
Shiverick Imports
Strange Wines
Storm Wines
Tercero Wines
Timbre Winery
Tyler Winery
Trombetta Family Wines
Veritas Imports
Wenzlau Vineyards
WINC
The Winehouse
Whitcraft Winery
***All chefs graciously donated their time, food and talent to the cause for this event***
Photography available on request
For more information, visit alexslemonade.org
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About Childhood Cancer
Childhood cancer is a general term used to describe cancer in children occurring regularly, randomly and sparing no ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region. Childhood cancer extends to over a dozen types of cancers and a countless amount of subtypes. Just a few of these cancer types include: Ewing’s sarcoma, glioma, leukemia, lymphoma, medulloblastoma, neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, retinoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and Wilm’s tumor. In the United States, childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of 15. Every day, approximately 250 kids around the world die from cancer, accounting for 91,250 losing their lives to the disease every year.
About Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). In 2000, 4-year-old Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since Alex held that first stand, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement, complete with thousands of supporters across the country carrying on her legacy of hope. To date, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 charity, has raised more than $140 million toward fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure, funding over 690 pediatric cancer research projects nationally. For more information on Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, visit AlexsLemonade.org.
