Gourmet fundraiser

Posted 3/7/17

Gourmet fundraiser More than 20 area restaurants cooked up some of their best dishes for the Warwick Rotary Club Gourmet Gala held Wednesday night at the Radisson Hotel. It was a hit with more than 420 people buying tickets to the gala thereby

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Gourmet fundraiser

SQUARE HOLE: Andrea Leonardo takes a peek through one of the square donuts that will become available when 4 Corners Coffee opens in early April on Airport Road. The pre-opening sampling was an attraction with the sweet potato donut getting rave reviews.

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HE WOULDN’T MISS IT: Making sure to make the rounds, Mayor Scott Avedisian visited just about every table and connected here with gala co-chairs Janis Constantine and Dean Scanlon.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

MORE TO FUNDRAISING THAN FOOD: A raffle on a selection of wines was a big attraction especially as the time for the drawing drew near.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

PIZZA LIKE NEVER BEFORE: Paula Pratt and Lori Lepizzera had difficulty leaving the Fellini Pizzeria’s table where the bacon pizza was a hit.

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BACK FOR MORE: Kim Caimano of Sophia’s Tucson Grille prepared meatballs for the gala, which were a favorite and had people coming back for seconds.

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A LOCAL BREW: Isabeau Hamel of Revival Brewery offered a taste of two of the brewery’s beers that was available in greater quantities at the bar.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

Posted Tuesday, March 7, 2017 1:21 pm

More than 20 area restaurants cooked up some of their best dishes for the Warwick Rotary Club Gourmet Gala held Wednesday night at the Radisson Hotel. It was a hit with more than 420 people buying tickets to the gala thereby supporting the club’s charitable foundation and its community work. Janis Constantine, co-chair of the gala with Dean Scanlon, estimates the evening raised $17,000. This was the seventh annual gala that Constantine cooked up as a means to support Rotary’s charitable works.