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| Table to Table Breaking News |
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June,
2007
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Full House, Full Heart, Full Stomachs
David Burke, passionate Table to Table Board Member and celebrated Chef/Owner of davidburke & donatella restaurant, won a triumphant upset victory in this year’s Celebrity Chef Charity Poker Tournament sponsored by Samuel Adams Brewery on Saturday, June 16th at the 25th annual 2007 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, As a result, Table to Table will receive $10,000 -- enough money to serve more than 100,000 meals to our hungry neighbors in northern New Jersey.
David is not a poker player; in fact, he had never even played the game before. So when he was asked to join the competition by colleagues Bobby Flay and Tom Colicchio, both hot shot poker players and frequent winners of this tournament, he thought it was a big joke. But David’s warm heart and loyalty to friends, aided by a competitive nature, gambler’s instinct, and willingness to act on a whim, led him to accept their challenging invitation and he designated Table to Table as the beneficiary of his potential winnings.
When asked about the experience, David said that he "just learned as we went along. I felt like I was one of the Sopranos.” In fact, at one point in the game he was almost out. But whether it was beginner’s luck, undiscovered natural talent or divine intervention, seasoned players Flay, Colicchio, and Ming Tsai found David to be unbeatable.
“We are thrilled with this gift,” says Table to Table’s President and founder Claire Insalata Poulos. “We'll apply it to our Endowment Campaign where it will continue to work for this community for years to come. And we send our congratulations to David! Obviously, he's a very quick study.”
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Newsletter Contributors -
Barbara Borys,
Rita Cookson, Brooke Perry |
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