St. Vincent Home for Children hosted the 24th Annual Kookin’ for Kids Sunday, August 23, 2015 at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel Khorassan Room. Event chair Laura Slay and the entire 2015 Kookin’ for Kids Committee conjured up an evening of A Life Renewed, honoring the past, guarding the present, and empowering the future though scrumptious food, wine, fellowship, outstanding musical entertainment, fun celebrity servers, and incredible auction items.
Kookin’ for Kids featured 25 restaurants providing tastings of some of their signature dishes plus cocktail tastings, too! Each restaurant was paired with a local celebrity who helped serve guests. In addition, live and silent auctions, live entertainment, a raffle, and more occupied the guests.
Last year, Kookin’ for Kids raised over $100,000, and St. Vincent Home for Children aimed to generate even more to support vital funding to improve the lives of at-risk youth through its professional treatment programs.
Participating restaurants: Amigos Cantina, Bissinger’s, Blue Sky Tower Grill, Brasserie by Niche, Broadway Oyster Bar, Companion Baking Co., Cielo/ Four Seasons Hotel, Cafe Eau/ Chase Park Plaza, Haveli, Herbie’s Vintage 72, Hot Rod Griller, Juniper, Kingside Diner, Cater Al Fresco (Mission Taco), Missouri Athletic Club, Oceano Bistro, Pappy’s Smokehouse, Pat Connolly Tavern, Three Kings Public House, Whitebox Eatery, The Wheel House, Manchester Public House, and Mathew’s Kitchen.
Celebrity Servers included: McGraw Milhaven (also doubled as auctionner), Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Brock and Dr. Jackie Brock, Larry Conners, Dr. Tom George, chancellor, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Jerry Holloway, former St. Louis Football Cardinals tight end, Jeff Vines, Andy Strickland, Fox Sports Midwest, KTRS Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Irv Goode, former St. Louis Football Cardinals offensive lineman, John Hancock, political consultant and host on KMOX 1120, State Senator Joe Keaveny, MO 4th District, Scott Mosby, Mosby Building Arts and host on KMOX 1120, Jennifer Blome, APA, Meghan Edmonds, reality televison star on “Real Housewives of Orange County”, Howard Richards, University of Missouri radio football analyst, Don Marsh, St. Louis Public Radio, Bert Vescolani, St. Louis Science Center, Ben Nordstrom, St. Louis actor, and Kyle Ulmer, sea lion trainer, St. Louis Zoo.
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- Carla Monroe-Posey, Ph.D., LCSW, MSHA, executive director, Mike Garavalia, director of development, Kim Consolino
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- The Big 550 KTRS hosts Larry Conners, McGraw Milhaven
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- Matt Posey, Lisa Mason, Ande Posey
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- Donna Wilkinson, Bob Behnen
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- Drs. Barbara Harbach, Tom George from University of Missouri-St. Louis with Jonathan Potts, Tim Linck of Companion
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- Jerry Holloway, former St. Louis Football Cardinals tight end, with Sarah and Nick Blue, Brasserie by Niche
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- Pete Schweiss, Milagro Modern Mexican, Andy Strickland, Fox Sports Midwest, KTRS Radio, CBS Sports Radio and Laurie Strickland
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- Larry Conners, Dr. Jackie and Lou Brock, baseball Hall of Fame
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- Jeff Vines, Randy Vines, Mathew Unger, Mathew’s Kitchen, Eddie
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- John and Jennifer Chickey, Kelly Flanigan
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- Meaghan Coltrain, assistant pastry chef, Missouri Athletic Club, Irv Goode, former offensive lineman, St. Louis Football Cardinals
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- Stephen Lenivy, Elizabeth Washam, Marie and Mark Carlie
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- Mimi Schmid, Maggie Holton
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- Suzanne Jones, State Senator Joe Keaveny, MO 4th District, Kitty Ratcliffe, Tim Jones, former Missouri speaker of the house
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- Pete Schweiss, Laurie Strickland
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- Larry Conners with Stephen Savage, Mike Thorp, Nick Del Gaiso, executive chef, from The Wheelhouse
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- Woody Cozad, John Hancock, political consultant, host on KMOX 1120
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- Kate Moore, Camille Nixon, Brittany Harris
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- Chris Vormund, executive chef, Herbie’s Vintage 72, Scott Mosby, Mosby Building Arts, host on KMOX 1120
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- Ron Wienstroer, Meghan Edmonds, Diane Compardo
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- Dan Swinford, Manchester Public House, Don Marsh, host, St. Louis Public Radio
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- Nathan Sandknop, Theron Pajares from Café Eau, Chase Park Plaza Hotel, Howard Richards, University of Missouri radio football analyst
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- Bert Vescolani, St. Louis Science Center, Brad Hager, executive chef, Broadway Oyster Bar
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- Burgandy Bonser, Lorena Estinoza, Kyle Ulmer, sea lion trainer, Saint Louis Zoo, Kelsey Cook
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- Mike Tevlin, Joe Jovanovich, proprietor, The Pat Connolly Tavern
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- Jennifer Blome, APA, Lou and Dr. Jackie Brock with a photo bombing McGraw Milhaven
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- Linda Soncasie, MAC, Irv and Anne Goode
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- Parth Patel, Haveli, Ben Nordstrom, St. Louis actor
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- Joe Lutfiyya, Leslie Decker, Sara Stennett, Dan Swinford
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- Harden Ervin, Lisa Rath from Pappy’s Smokehouse
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- Pam Hinton, Ellen Goldwasser
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- Christy Beckmann, Ayna Vykopal
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- Maureen and Kenn Eultgen, Sr. Mary Ann Eultgen
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- Jay Sutherland, Ayna Vykopal
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- Kevin James, Beth Camarata, Mike Sahr, Ann Brinkerhoff, Chris Baldus, Jeff Wilson
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- Chris Nagel, Lynette Martin, Sarah Glidewell, Joe Shambro
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- Robin James, Beth Camarata (aka “Thelma and Louise”)
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- Andy and Laurie Strickland with their new Labradoodle
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- Brittany and Kevin Starks
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- Dr. Carla Monroe-Posey, executive director
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- McGraw Milhaven, auctioneer
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- McGraw Milhaven
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- Music
