Boston Celeb Chefs Host "Pop-Up" Sandy Fund-raiser on Wednesday

Ken Oringer and chef friends will be at Mike's City Diner this Wednesday.

By Naomi Kooker

If you want to help out the New York community devastated by Sandy, and love a great once-in-a-lifetime foodie experience, head to Mike’s City Diner on Wednesday, November 7, to join Ken Oringer (Clio, Toro, La Verdad, Coppa, Earth) and Jay Hajj (Mike’s City Diner) for an evening of good eating, good fellowship - a "pop-up" dinner of luxury fare - all for a great cause. The high-end feast of white truffles, oysters, foie gras, duck, lobster and other fine foods, prepared by Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger, Blue Dragon), Tony Maws (Craigie on Main), Joanne Chang (Myers & Chang, Flour Bakery + Cafe), Michael Serpa (Neptune Oyster Bar) and Jamie Bissonnette (Coppa), will be served to an intimate gathering of 50. Tickets are still available at this posting. The minimum donation of $500 per person, which includes wine pairings and morsels from Island Creek Oyster, go directly to the American Red Cross (7 PM; click here for tickets or e-mail Jen at ToroRestaurant@gmail.com).