Silk Road Gala 2011

Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 7:00PM to 10:00PM
2nd floor, Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton Street, Boston
Hotel valet parking at $20 and self-parking at $16
Culturally festive attire or black tie optional

This is the 18th annual benefit for the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, New England’s only non-profit organization dedicated to preventing domestic violence in Asian families and communities, and providing hope to survivors. The event will feature great chefs, gentle competition and glamorous guests. There will also be a great number silent auction items, live auction, and entertainment, that will make for a splendid night of celebration.

CLICK HERE to see photos from this year's Gala

2011 Silk Road Gala Co-Chairs

Ming Tsai

Chef/Owner Blue Ginger, host Simply Ming

Laura Sen

President & CEO BJ’s Wholesale Club

Deeb Salem

Physician-in-Chief Tufts Medical Center

Patti Salem

Barrett & Company

Emcee

Janet Wu

7NEWS/CW56

Chefs Joining Ming

Jody Adams

Chef/Owner Rialto, Cambridge

Jamie Bissonnette

Chef Toro

Joanne Chang

Pastry Chef/Owner Myers + Chang, Flour Bakery + Café

Ting San

Chef/Owner Oishii Boston

Jason Santos

Chef Blue Inc.

David Wong

Chef/Owner Shabu-Zen

Patricia Yeo

Executive Chef Om Restaurant

Honoree

Ellen M. Zane

President and CEO of Tufts Medical Center in Boston

2011 Sponsors

Thank you to the following organizations and individuals for their support of this year's Silk Road Gala:

Signature Sponsor

Golden Sponsor

Silver Crane Sponsors

Larry & Atsuko Fish

Bronze Crane Sponsors



The Edgerley Family Foundation
Paul W. & Mary Y. Lee		Kija Kim & Jim Aylward


Renee Inomata & Paul Lee

Group Hosts





Dorothy Chen-Courtin		Vincent T. Ho & Mei Sheng Duh
Kamal & Vinod Misra
Kevin & Jean Russell
		Tai Tung Pharmacy
		Lynn Chang & Lisa Wong
Marian A. Tse & James S. Lee		Audrey Paek
		Rohini & Ravinder Sakhuja

Jonathan & Laura Gassner Otting

2011 Team

GALA CHAIRS

Ming Tsai, Chef/Owner, Blue Ginger
Laura Sen, President & CEO, BJ’s Wholesale Club
Deeb Salem, Physician-in-Chief, Tufts Medical Center
Patti Salem, Barrett & Company

GUEST CHEFS

Ming Tsai, Chef/Owner of Blue Ginger, host of Simply Ming

Joined by:

Jody Adams, Chef/Owner of Rialto, Cambridge

Jamie Bissonnette, Chef of Toro

Joanne Chang, Chef/Owner of Myers + Chang, Flour Bakery + Cafe

Ting San, Chef/Owner of Oishii Boston

Jason Santos, Chef of Blue Inc.

David Wong, Chef/Owner of Shabu Zen

Patricia Yeo, Executive Chef of Om Restaurant

HONORARY COMMITTEE

Governor Deval Patrick & Diane Patrick
Mayor of Boston Thomas Menino & Angela Menino
Steve Grossman
State Representative Tackey Chan

EMCEE

Janet Wu, 7NEWS/CW56

GALA COMMITTEE

Liza Cariaga-Lo
Monnica Chan
Mongchour Chau
Dorothy Chen-Courtin
Francis Chin
Mimi Do
Sherry Dong
Kate Egan
Hannah Yan Field
Atsuko & Larry Fish
Sidd Goyal
Yong-Hua He
Vivian Hsu
Amy Ko
Eunice Lee
Lili Lee
Mary Y. and Paul W. Lee
Frank Miranda
Eddie O'Connell
Jean Quintal
Joe Roller
Jean Russell
Szeman Tse
Heena & Jay Trivedi
Lisa Wong & Lynn Chang

Emilie Chang, Graphic & Event Design

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kija Kim, Chair
Catherine Coburn, Vice Chair
Yasuna Murakami, Treasurer
Audrey Paek, Clerk
Constance F. Kane, Ph.D.
Sarah G. Kim
Zina Kondratiuk
Vinod Misra
Paul W. Lee
Sukanya Ray, Ph.D.
Manju Sheth, M.D.
Atsuko Fish, Chair Emeritus

Linda Chin, President