August 17 and 18 Events Benefit East End Breast Cancer Patients

Twenty-four renowned female chefs are ready to present their delectable creations for Hamptons taste buds at the Pink Apron Party, Saturday August 17. Benefiting East End breast cancer patients and The Ellen Hermanson Breast Center at Southampton Hospital, the party will take place at a beautiful field across the street from Southampton Hospital at Wickapogue and Old Town Roads. Click here for tickets.

On Sunday morning, August 18, the 18th Annual Ellen’s Run will begin and end at Southampton Hospital’s Parrish Hall.  Julie Ratner, the chair of The Ellen Hermanson Foundation that is sponsoring both events, described it as “the best eat and run event of the summer. Eat to your heart’s content on Saturday and run or walk it off on Sunday!” Click here to register.

Headlining the party is Celebrity Chef Chair, Iron Chef Alexandra Guarnaschelli of Butter and Darby restaurants, and Celebrity Chef Host and MC, Anne Burrell.

The roster of outstanding chefs includes: Einat Admony, Ballaboosta; Cynthia Battaglia, Distinctive Catering; Theresa Belkin, Hamptons Coffee; Lynn Bound, MoMA; Roxanne Browning, Exotic Chocolate Tastings; Jeanine Burge, Silverspoon Specialties; Amanda Cohen, Dirt Candy;  Fernanda Copobianco, Vegan Divas;  Jessica Craig, Nick & Toni’s; Elizabeth Falkner, Krescendo; Claudia Fleming, North Fork Table & Inn; Laura Goodman, Newmix Gourmet Sorbet; Erica Kalick, Erica’s Rugelach; Kathleen King, Tate’s; Sarabeth  Levine, Sarabeth’s Restaurants; Peggy Lauber, Wolffer Estate; Anita Lo, Anissa; Maria Loi, Loi; Tracy McHale, East Hampton Point; Danielle Sepnieski, Peter Ambrose Catering; Barbara Sibley, La Palappa; Cheryl Stair, Art of Eating.

Annually considered one of the hottest parties in the Hamptons, this year’s Pink Apron Party is chaired by Christie Brinkley, B. Smith and Dan Gasby.

Iris Dankner, founder of Holiday House in New York and Holiday House Hamptons, benefitting breast cancer research, and services and Dr. Harold Freeman, Chairman Emeritus and founder of the Ralph Lauren Cancer Center for Cancer Care and Prevention in Harlem are the honorees.

The Ellen Hermanson Foundation funded the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center at Southampton Hospital, which opened in August, 2009.  The foundation founded Ellen’s Well in 2000.  Facilitated by an oncological social worker, Ellen’s Well provides free psychosocial support to breast cancer survivors and their families. 

In December, 2012 The Ellen Hermanson Foundation pledged a minimum of $220,000 to underwrite the purchase of the Dual Detector Tomosynthesis System. This cutting-edge screening technology will save lives with its ability to take three-dimensional pictures of the breast, resulting in more accurate readings, fewer call backs and earlier detection. The addition of this technology to the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center at Southampton Hospital will insure that it remain a state-of-the-art breast imaging center of excellence.

For more information, go to www.ellensrun.org.