Chef Prasad

Taste of Wishes event to benefit Make-A-Wish® Connecticut

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Taste of Wishes, Make-A-Wish Connecticut’s annual signature event, returns with an unforgettable evening celebrating inspired cuisine and the power of a wish. On Thursday, March 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., guests are invited to Aitoro Appliance, 401 Westport Avenue, Norwalk, where local celebrity chefs will cook side-by-side with Connecticut wish kids to raise critical funds that help make life-changing wishes come true. This one-of-a-kind culinary experience brings together the region’s most talented chefs to create everything from savory appetizers to decadent desserts. As attendees enjoy tastings throughout the evening, they’ll also meet wish kids and families whose lives have been impacted by Make-A-Wish Connecticut—offering a powerful reminder of how generosity helps turn hope into reality. Guests will sample exquisite dishes prepared by the following local celebrity chefs:

• Robin Selden, Managing Partner & Executive Chef, Marcia Selden Catering and Naked Fig Catering
• Matt Storch, Chopped winner and Chef/Owner, Match (Norwalk) and Match Burger Lobster (Westport)
• Jes Bengtson, Executive Chef, Terrain Garden Café (Westport)
• Dan Kardos, Chef/Owner, Café Melba (Stratford)
• Anthony Kostelis, Greenwich Country Club
• Chris Gonzalez, Kawa Ni
• Prasad Chirnomula, Chef/Owner, Chef Prasad (New Canaan)
• John Nealon, Crust Issues

Each chef will be paired with a wish kid in a designated kitchen at Aitoro Appliance, where they’ll demonstrate food preparation, cook signature dishes, and serve samples of their delicious creations—making the wish kids the true stars of the night.

Anne Tseng

Podcast: Making Life-Changing Wishes Come True for Children with Critical Illnesses

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This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Anne Tseng. With Jeff Fuhrman, she’s one of two New Canaan residents who serve on the board of Make-A-Wish Connecticut and next Tuesday, they’ll sit on a panel at New Canaan Library to talk about the organization’s work in making life-changing wishes come true for children with critical illnesses. Panelists include local Make-A-Wish parents and Dr. Stephanie Massaro, Medical Director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital and Make-A-Wish CT Chapter Medical Advisor. I will be moderating the panel, to be held 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 24 in the Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium at New Canaan Library (register here).