On September 25, 2008, Jimmy Bradley will preside as Culinary Chair at the 2008 Flavors of New York Culinary Gala to benefit the American Liver Foundation. This exclusive event offers a limited number of guests a unique gourmet experience as well as an opportunity to honor leaders in the medical community. Jimmy has put together an "A-List" of chefs for the event which will be held at the elegant Pierre Hotel. Jimmy's team includes Jonathan Waxman, Joey Campanaro, Aaron Sanchez, Amanda Frietag and Colleen Grapes, each preparing a course. Previous culinary chairs of this gala include Daniel Bouley, Gray Kunz, Sirio Maccioni, and Drew Nieporent.

All proceeds go to the New York chapter of The American Liver Foundation for research, education, patient and family support and increased public awareness. Liver disease is among the top ten causes of death in the U.S. and thirty millionAmericans suffer from some sort of liver disease. Since 1976, the ALF has been the nation's leading nonprofit organization in fighting these diseases.

For tickets or more information call 212-943-1059 or go to http://www.liverfoundation.org

On Wednesday, October 1st, The Harrison's Executive Chef Amanda Freitag and Jimmy Bradley will take part in the 2nd Annual Autism Speaks To Wall Street: A Celebrity Chef Gala. This is a unique and large scale VIP dinner extravaganza taking place at Cipriani Wall Street in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District. The festivities begin with a cocktail reception followed by a four course meal prepared by one of over 60 celebrity chefs. Each chef will be assigned a table to cook for. The evening concludes with a musical performance by Harry Connick Jr as well as a live auction featuring exclusive luxury items. This will be the signature event of the year for the Wall Street community.

The goal of the evening is to raise money to help support families with autistic children and help find a cure for this disease. One out of every 150 children born is afflicted with Autism. Last year this event raised over $1 million and Autism Speaks hopes to do that again.

For more on Autism Speaks or  the event go to www.autismspeaks.org

The Red Cat is proud to be part of the innaugural Food Network New York City Food and Wine Festival, October 9th-12th. It is the sister event to the South Beach Food and Wine Festival which draws thousands to the Miami area every February. This four day celebration of all things culinary will take part in the meatpacking district and various landmark locations such as DUMBO in Brooklyn. There will be book signings and interviews with Anthony Bourdain, Alice Waters and Gordon Ramsay and appearances by many Food Network personalities including Bobby Flay and Rachel Ray. And who can resist an event called the Burger Bash? Jimmy Bradley and Executive Chef Bill McDaniel will take part in the Grand Tasting on October 11th which will be held nearby at Pier 54 in Hudson River Park. The Grand Tasting is a daytime walk-around tasting featuring some of our city's most talented chefs and finest restaurants complemented by great wine and spirits. All proceeds will benefit Food Bank for New York City and Share Our Strength, two non-profit organizations that work tirelessly to fight hunger. So please join us at the first of what is sure to become the premier food and wine event of New York City.

For more info go to www.nycwineandfoodfestival.com

Calling all foodies! Gourmet magazine is holding its 6th Annual Gourmet Institute, a weekend long celebration of the magazine and food culture that it promotes. From October 17th through 19th, participants can join an A-list of chefs and beverage professionals for demonstrations, seminars and tastings.

Many of the city's top chefs and restauranteurs, including Jimmy Bradley and The Harrison's executive chef Amanda Freitag will share some of what they know. Amanda will conduct Delicious and Healthy Fish Options and Jimmy will join Little Owl and Market Table's Joey Campanaro for Planning Your Cocktail Party Menu, a seminar designed to help you host a successful event that everyone will be talking about the next day. Gourmet editor in chief Ruth Reichl will be on hand as will Daniel Boulud, Charlie Palmer, Sara Moulton, Jacques Torres and David Chang to name a few. This is a great opportunity to have an intimate learning experience with some industry leaders and have a lot of fun doing it!

For more on this one of a kind event go to http://gourmetinstitute.com

The Harrison's Executive Chef, Amanda Freitag will join over 30 other notable New York City chefs at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers for the 16th Annual Feast with Famous Faces. Over 700 guests are expected for the evening which benefits The League for the Hard of Hearing. The League for the hard of Hearing, which was founded in 1910, provides services for those suffering with hearing loss and strives to ensure their lives are without limits. Each chef will prepare a signature dish with the help of their celebrity sous-chef. These sous-chefs will include many local news, weather and sportscasters. Dinner is followed by a silent auction and musical entertainment.

For more on The League for the Hard of Hearing go to http://lhh.org

Once again, Macy's Degustibus, a 25 year old institution, has invited Jimmy Bradley to host one of their popular on-going cooking demonstrations. Jimmy will be joined by The Harrison's Executive Chef, Amanda Freitag and a special guest, his cousin Pio Boffa, proprieter of Pio Cesare, an award winning winery in Alba, Italy. The class will showcase Red Cat and Harrison classic dishes paired with wines hand picked by Pio from his winery. This shuold prove to be a great way to kick off the holiday season as Jimmy and Pio keep things spirited with their wit and lively banter.

SO take a break from shopping and join Jimmy, Pio, and Amanda at Macy's!

For info or tickets go to http://www.degustibus.com or call (212)439-1714