The evening will include a light Mediterranean feast, drinks, silent and live auction, live music and the presentation of the first-ever "Shining Star Award". The event begins at 6 p.m. in the Rococo Room at Cafe Santorini.
Afterwards VIP guests then enjoyed a special reception at the Richard Rosenthal Pavillion and feasted on a light supper of beef tenderloin, paella, roast chicken, Caesar salad and champagne and a good time for a good cause was had by all.
It makes "Babette's Feast" appear like a light snack.
Although appetizers can cost as much as $8.95 and fish dishes top out at $18.50, two diners can enjoy a light, lovely meal by ordering the feast of the sea ($12.50 a person).
Perhaps you even toasted some yourself for a light breakfast yesterday morning, before the Christmas feast proper began.
It's a variable feast, light-handed about its cultural implications — several song titles, including "Ouidah" and "Goree," refer to the Atlantic slave trade, a close historical reality in Benin — but invested in emotional connection.
Every time I visit Paris, I think about the way Hemingway referred to the City of Light as a "Moveable Feast".
It was a wonderful feast, all lighted with votive candles that seemed to mirror the glittering Hudson below.
Times Square is a feast of light these days, popping with virtue and commerce.
Still, it was a feast of light and architecture, and it provided ample spectacle for the price.
