Cleveland Magazine's Silver Spoon Awards Party Benefits the Arthritis Foundation

April 2013

For Immediate Release

 

CONTACT:

 

Kelly Donahue

Communications Director

 

Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region

216-285-2821

 

800-245-2275, ext. 6401

 

kdonahue@arthritis.org

 

 

ENJOY DELICACIES FROM CLEVELAND’S BEST
RESTAURANTS TO BENEFIT THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION

19^th Annual Cleveland Magazine Silver Spoon Awards Party Celebrates
the Finest Cuisine and Wine during National Arthritis Month

CLEVELAND –The 19^th Annual Cleveland
Magazine Silver Spoon Awards Party is Wednesday, May 15 from 6 to 9
p.m. at the InterContinental Hotel Cleveland. Presented by The Huntington
National Bank, the Cleveland
Magazine Silver Spoon Awards Party is Cleveland’s premier strolling
food and wine-tasting event.

In the largest showing in the event’s history, more than 40 of Northeastern Ohio’s best restaurants and domestic and international wineries will provide a
fabulous dinner party for more than 1,000 guests, all benefiting the Arthritis
Foundation, Great Lakes Region, Northeastern Ohio. May is National Arthritis
Month.

Holders of VIP Lounge tickets will be treated to a private party from 6 to 10 p.m. where they will enjoy delicious exclusive fare from celebrity chefs Ben Bebenroth
from Spice Kitchen + Bar and Chris Hodgson from Hodge’s Cleveland. To enhance the VIP experience, the lounge will also offer a special drink menu featuring specialty cocktails from Brown-Forman and Watershed Distillery, a special viewing of photography from The Eric Mull Gallery and live entertainment all evening long.  VIP Lounge sponsor is Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic &
Rheumatologic Institute.

Participating restaurants, all winners or finalists in voting by Cleveland Magazine readers,  include:
Aladdin's Eatery, Angelo’s Pizza, Barroco Grill, Blue Canyon Kitchen &
Tavern, Blue Point Grille, Bonbon Pastry & Café, Bubba's-Q World Famous BBQ
and Catering, Café Tandoor, Chinato, Cowell & Hubbard, Cleats Club Seat
Grille, Deagan’s Kitchen & Bar, Dewey’s Pizza, Dim and Den Sum, Fat Head’s
Brewery & Saloon, Georgetown, Ginko, Great Lakes Brewing Co., Heck’s Cafe,
Hodge’s Cleveland, Hodge Podge Truck, India Garden, Jammy Buggars, L’Albatros
Brasserie and Bar, Light Bistro, Mama Roberto's, Market Garden Brewery, Melt
Bar & Grilled, Pacific East Coventry, Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rum Bar,
Peppermint Thai Cuisine, Phnom Phen, Pier W, The Root Café , Rozi's Wine House,
Spice Kitchen + Bar, Sweet Melissa, Taki’s Greek Kitchen, Whole Foods Market
and Wine Bar Rocky River.

 

The event is expected to raise more than $128,000 in support of local Arthritis Foundation programs, services and research. Nearly 1.3 million people of all ages in Northeastern Ohio have been diagnosed with arthritis.

 

Dr. Lee S. Shepard will be honored with the Arthritis Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award for his dedication to the annual Silver Spoon Awards Party. The VIP Honorary Chairman is Dr. Joseph P. Iannotti of the Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute. Event Co-chairs are Lisa Pianecki and Kristen Saada. Guests will also enjoy a fabulous silent auction featuring incredible
items such as a pair of tickets to a filming of The Chew television show in New York City; a stay at a luxury villa in Manzanillo, Mexico, for eight; accommodations at a Tuscan villa; local culinary experiences; gift certificates and much more.

General admission tickets are $85 in advance, $100 at the door.  VIP Lounge
tickets, which include general admission, are $135 in advance, $150 at the
door. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.clevelandmagazine.com/silverspoonawards
or contact Alicia Hansen, Community Development Manager, at 216-285-2822 or ahansen@arthritis.org.

About the Arthritis Foundation

The Arthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org)
is committed to raising awareness and reducing the unacceptable impact of
arthritis, which strikes one in every five adults and 300,000 children, and is
the nation’s leading cause of disability.  To conquer this painful,
debilitating disease, we support education, research, advocacy and other vital
programs and services.