Memorial Sloan Kettering Spring Ball raises 3 million--surpasses previous record of .1 million for any MSK event. It was a night of high-wattage socialites, industry heads and local politicos working together to fight cancer. Led by none other than New York powerhouse Muffie Potter Aston, philanthropist, socialite and co-chair for the 2008 Spring Ball held in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel (www.mskcc.org) As guests arrived decked out in the best of de la Renta, Herrera and Cavalliwaiters passed white peach and blood orange bellinis which happened to matchthe color palette of the room.David Beahm (www.davidbeahm.com) designed the Ballroom with three primary colors—pink, orange and yellow to create a magical contrast between the gold leaf baroquebackdrop of the traditional Ballroom combined with enormous Chinese lanterns, vibrant tablecloths and flowers bursting wild spring colors. Equal to the gorgeous décor was the spectacular food created by Culinary Director, Christopher Harkness of Great Performances. The first course was an Heirloom Tomato salad with avocado, mango and red onion topped with organic micro greens grown on Great Performances own organic farm in Kinderhook, New York. The greens picked earlier in the day were driven down to The Plaza for the galas dinner. The main course was a mouth watering Southern style Rack of Lamb with jalapeño grit cakes, haricots vert with a pomegranate demi glace. Again, vibrant color was the message of the evening! Guests ...
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