Bryant Terry
Chef, Publisher and Author Bryant Terry to anchor Public Good Gala March 3
Back for the first time since 2020, the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management at the University of Denver will host the Public Good Gala, Thursday, March 3. The gala, which is part of the school’s Cossack Family Foundation Guest Chef Series, is a culmination of the five-week training program Ready for American Hospitality (RAH), in which refugees are trained in food safety and U.S. work culture. The evening raises money and awareness of RAH to continue the training program.
This year, the gala will feature Chef, Publisher and Author Bryant Terry. Terry is a James Beard and NAACP Image Award-winning chef, educator, and author renowned for his activism to create a healthy, just and sustainable food system. He is editor-in-chief of 4 Color Books and he is co-principal and innovation director of Zenmi, a creative studio he founded.
Since 2015 he has been the Chef-in-Residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco where he creates public programming at the intersection of food, farming, health, activism, art, culture and the African Diaspora. Read more about Terry on his website.
The evening will include hors d’oeuvres followed by a four-course dinner with each course accompanied by a specially selected wine. The menu will be prepared and served by Fritz and RAH students under the guidance of Chef Terry. Moet-Hennessey will be the school’s wine partner for this year’s Public Good Gala. Proceeds from ticket sales will support the RAH program.
Date: Thursday, March 3
Time: 5:45 – 9 p.m.
Price: $135/person or $810 for a table of six
Tickets: Register
Location: Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management
Joy Burns Center
2044 East Evans Avenue, Denver CO 80208
Offered since 2012, the RAH program helps refugees develop the skills and knowledge needed to obtain jobs in the food service industry. The gala is produced by the students enrolled in Fritz Knoebel’s Contemporary Cuisine course and Human Capital Management course, in collaboration with RAH.
Previous guest chefs in the series have included James Beard Award winners Charles Phan of The Slanted Door in San Francisco, Saipin Chutima with Lotus of Siam in Las Vegas, Craig Stoll with Delfina in San Francisco, Michael Schwartz of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink in Miami, Chris Shepherd with Underbelly in Houston, and Denver’s Jen Jasinski of Crafted Concepts (Rioja, Stoic & Genuine and others) and Alex Seidel of Mercantile Dining & Provision and Fruition. Other local chefs who have participated include Frank Bonnano (Bonnano Concepts), Keegan Geerhard (D Bar), Daniel Asher (Ash’Kara, River & Woods), David Patterson (The Broadmoor), Simon Purvis (Four Seasons Denver) and Matt Zubrod (The Little Nell).