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The Centennial Gala, to be held on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, will officially kick off the Market’s Centennial fundraising campaign. The massive Gala will mark the first day of the next 100 years for Cleveland’s West Side Market.

Co-chaired by Michael Symon and Jonathon Sawyer, the Centennial Gala will also feature a spectacular lineup of national talent and celebrities.

April Bloomfield, New York City: The Spotted Pig, The Breslin Bar, The John Dory Oyster Bar
Andrew Carmellini, New York City: Locanda Verde, The Dutch (Miami Beach and New York City)
Britt-Marie Culey, Cleveland: Coquette Patisserie
Karen DeMasco, New York City: Locanda Verde
Chris Hodgson, Cleveland: Hodges, Hodge Podge and Dim and Den Sum Food Trucks
Paul Kahan, Chicago: One Off Hospitality Group including Blackbird, avec, The Publican, Big Star, The Violet Hour
Jeff Michaud, Philadelphia: Co-owner Osteria and Amis
Jonathon Sawyer, Cleveland: Greenhouse Tavern, Noodlecat, Street Frites
Michael Symon, Cleveland: Lola, Lolita, Roast (Detroit), B-Spot
Marc Vetri, Philadelphia: Chef and owner, Vetri, Osteria, Amis, Alla Spina
Eric Williams, Cleveland: Momocho, Happy Dog
Paul Minnillo, Cleveland: Flour
Rocco Whalen, Cleveland: Fahrenheit, Rosie & Rocco’s
Andrew Zimmern: Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern; Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre World; Bizarre Foods America on the Travel Channel

On Friday, Nov. 2 — the West Side Market’s 100th birthday — the chefs will shop at the Market to purchase items to use in the dishes they’ll prepare for the Gala. The Gala will take place the following day in the West Side Market. In addition, the event boasts a VIP reception, tasting stations, live music and more.

“We both share three major passions in life: family, cooking and the city of Cleveland,” Sawyer and Symon said. “The West Side Market helped inspire our passion for using fresh, flavorful foods and spices to create dishes that celebrate the emotions food brings — comfort, delight, satisfaction and more. The Market really represents the families that infused their cultural identities in their cooking and helped lay the foundation for the culinary resurgence Cleveland is experiencing.”

A limited number of tickets are available for pre-sale here with the remaining tickets going on sale next month. The ticket price is $250 and includes valet parking, tastings of the chefs’ signature dishes, an open bar and commemorative 22-ounce bottles of Butcher’s Brew from Great Lakes Brewing.

This article appears in Aug 8-14, 2012.

For 25 years, Douglas Trattner has worked as a full-time freelance writer, editor and author. His work as co-author on Michael Symon's cookbooks have earned him four New York Times Best-Selling Author honors, while his longstanding role as Scene dining editor has garnered awards of its own.

6 replies on “Chefs Announced for West Side Market’s Centennial Gala”

  2. sorry but the Market is getting to be a bit over rated……with a few exceptions with the inside vendors the outside produce vendors are awful…….everyone gets their produce from basically the same place and most are there to rip you off…….a lot of fruits barely make it past a couple days at home……..some of the bakery stands inside are priced outrageous…..charging for cookies/pastries by weight??? you buy 2 small cookies and you’re looking at $3-4$

  3. Yeah…bit overblown…I’d think you kids would want to keep it simple and affordable…
    Guess not…
    Cool that Zimmern is in on this though but $250 is out of this Clevelanders budget….

  4. It sucks that the average Clevelander can’t even go to this. We are the reason the Market has lasted 100 years.

  5. I am sure all of you how are unhappy about the ticket price can understand that the purpose here is to raise $ and wish everyone involved much sucess in that endevour, we all love the Market.

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