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15
Jun
Jay Leno & Sophie Gayot
By Sophie Gayot
More than three hundred guests attended Vintage Hollywood 2009, a charity event, held at a private estate in Bel-Air, California, last Saturday. Thanks to the hard work of Linda Daly and other members of the organization, many Los Angeles restaurants and wineries from across California as well as from Oregon, New Zealand and Argentina came together in a gorgeous garden. In addition, a silent auction took place.
But the highlight of the evening was the appearance of Jay Leno, who was in charge of the live auction. And trust me, it was an auction like no other. Leno’s celebrated humor was behind each of his words. I just wish there would have been more items to keep the show running. A private tour of the comedian’s “Garage,” guided by Leno himself, went for $29,500 for four lucky bidders. More than $200,000 was raised at this year’s event. Jay’s generosity brought even more support than expected.
The Vintage Hollywood foundation was formed to raise funds to support charitable organizations, both large and small, that work to promote the health and well-being of Southern California’s diverse community. Since 2002, the Vintage Hollywood event has raised more than $1,000,000 to benefit organizations including United Friends of Children.
Click here to see GAYOT.com’s other blog posts related to Vintage Hollywood.
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- Linda Daly from Vintage Hollywood Foundation with Sophie Gayot
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- Chef Steven Fretz, general manager Ryan Cole from XIV restaurant
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- Chefs Preech Narkthong & Suzanne Tracht from Jar
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- Chef Gregory Zarzycki from Il Grano in West Los Angeles
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- Charlie DiLorenzo from Charlie’s restaurant in Malibu
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- Chef Shari Robins from James’ Beach in Venice
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- Jessica Goin from Tavern in Brentwood
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- Pastry chef Brooke Mosley from Whist in Santa Monica
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- Jay Leno & Sophie Gayot
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