EpiCure for Parkinson’s

New York City’s top restaurants will join together for an evening of tasty bites and cocktails to benefit the mission of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and recognize tremendous progress toward a cure. Learn more at www.michaeljfox.org/epicure

WHAT: “EpiCure for Parkinson’s,” hosted by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) will once again bring together a delicious evening of conversation, community and tasty bites and cocktails from New York City’s top restaurants.

The menu will offer unique cocktails, a full bar and diverse range of cuisine featuring dishes from some of New York City’s top restaurants including: Bánh by Lauren; Bessou; Cafe Commerce; Cafe Spaghetti; Cecchi’s Bar and Grill; Chopt Creative Salad Co.; Dos Toros Taqueria; Elea; estiatorio Milos; Gotham Burger Social Club; Harlem Shake; La Maison du Chocolat; Le Botaniste; Morton’s The Steakhouse World Trade Center; Nom Wah; Oysters XO; Perry Street; Travelers, Poet’s and Friends; Veerays; Wayla; and Zola Bakes.

The third annual event will have lively music from DJ Valentina and include a silent auction, featuring items such as a signed jersey from New York Knicks player Jalen Brunson, a Pebble Beach golf experience, a Caraway cookware set and more to benefit the Foundation’s single, urgent goal: ending Parkinson’s disease in our lifetime.

The tasting event will take place on Thursday, September 18 at The Lighthouse, Chelsea Piers, Pier 61 at 6:30 P.M. For more information on tickets, starting at $250, visit the website here.

Epicure comes at a time of tremendous research momentum and extraordinary strategic philanthropy that has brought the Foundation closer than ever to better treatments and a cure. As a reflection of this, the Foundation continues to monitor progress on more than 150 different therapies in clinical trials with a majority of treatments focused on slowing or stopping the disease. Today, there are 20 new treatments, approved by the FDA in the last decade.

Proceeds from the event, more than $800,000 (and counting!) to date, will support MJFF in its mission to accelerate a cure for PD and ensure the development of improved therapies for people and families living with the disease today.