Steven Scher was a charismatic figure in New York's restaurant scene, an industry he parlayed after a successful law career. With no prior food industry experience, Steven began meeting with professionals in the field, raising money to fund his concept and building a company with enthusiastic partners Jeff Kadish and Paul Zweben, who shared a similar courageousness. More than 15 years later, their company, Main Street Restaurant Partners, grew to include such recognizable restaurants as Union Pacific, Rain, Django, BarBao, Calle Ocho, and BLT Prime.
Chefs for Scher is the collaboration of Steve’s colleagues and loved ones who are keeping his spirit alive by celebrating his contributions to the industry he loved by hosting culinary events in his honor. In partnership with the James Beard Foundation, proceeds from Chefs for Scher experiences benefit the Steven Scher Memorial Scholarship for Aspiring Restaurateurs, which was established to award individuals interested in the culinary field, and who possess an entrepreneurial spirit, have a clear vision of their restaurant concept and the passion to see it through.
CORPORATE SPONSORS & INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS:
JEAN-MARIE AUBOINE ● HANK AZARIA ● STEVE & LYNDA BALDINI ● BAR BAO ● MICHAEL BAO ● FRANKLIN BECKER ● PETER BERG ● JOE BLAKE ● BLT PRIME ● WILL BLUNT ● BRASSERIE COGNAC ● CONNIE BRITTON ● ED BROWN ● CALLE OCHO ● CANYON RANCH MIAMI BEACH ● CHARLIE TROTTER’S ● DAVID COLLINS STUDIO ● SCOTT CONANT ● CORTON ● CUCINA ● JOHN DELUCIE ● SAM DEMARCO ● MATT DILLON ● CAROLYN DIZON ● DOVETAIL ● MINNIE DRIVER ● JODI & MICKY DRUTMAN ● EDIBLE MANHATTAN ● EIGHTY ONE ● EPICUREAN CONCEPTS ● KATHRYN ERBE ● DOC FELDMAN ● FIRST FOOD & BAR ● BOBBY FLAY ● FONTAINEBLEAU MIAMI BEACH ● JOHN FRASER ● NEAL FRASER ● TIFFANY FRASER ● DAVID FREEDMAN ● LOIS FREEDMAN ● ALEX GARCIA ● IRV GOTTI ● GRACE RESTAURANT ● JIMMY HABER ● STEVEN HALL ● BRIAN HAMILL ● JILL HENNESSY ● HENRIOT INC. ● MICHAEL HIRTENSTEIN ● KATIA HERMAN ● FLORIAN HUGO ● IRVING MILL ● JEFFREY JAH ● K&D WINES & SPIRITS ● JEFFREY KADISH ● STEPHEN KALT ● RICHIE & NAN KLEIN ● LANDMARC ● LE DÛ’S WINES ● JEAN LUC LE DÛ ● WENDY MAITLAND ● BRUCE & LILIAN MANDEL ● MARILYN MARBER ● CASSANDRA MARC ● PAOLO MASTROPIETRO ● MARK MELROSE ● BILLY MENDELSON ● CLIFFORD & TAMMY MENDELSON ● JOAN MENDELSON ● MARC MURPHY ● NEW YORK CITY WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL ● DREW NIEPORENT ● PALM BAY INTERNATIONAL ● HOLLY PARKER ● IRENE PISTORINO ● DAVID RABIN ● CAROLE RADZIWILL ● RAO'S ● ERIC RIPERT ● ROLLING STONE APPAREL ● CHRIS SANTOS ● SCARPETTA ● AIMEE SCHER ● BOB & AMY SCHER ● DAVID SCHWIMMER ● DANA SMITH ● STANTON SOCIAL ● STAR CHEFS ● LEONARD STEINBERG ● SUSAN & BARRY STEIN ● CHARLES & JENNIFER STEWART ● AMY STRUCK ● LAURENT TOURONDEL ● CHARLIE TROTTER ●TRUMP INTERNATIONAL BEACH RESORT MIAMI ● THE VILLA AT SAUGERTIES● JEAN-GEORGES VONGERICHTEN ● MYRA WALDMAN ● ANDY WANG ● PAUL ZWEBEN & CAROLYN ● ZYR VODKA
To make a tax-deductible donation please call the James Beard Foundation at 212.675.4984 and ask for "Special Giving" or mail your check payable to the James Beard Foundation to:
Chefs for Scher | P.O. Box 21096 | Brooklyn, NY 11202-1096
