Chef Lucia Watson is the proprietor of Lucia's Restaurant, Wine Bar, and Lucia's To Go, one of the Twin Cities' favorite neighborhood establishments. Lucia's continuing popularity over the last 25 years is a tribute to her sensibility in menu selection and her warm, congenial hospitality. A third generation Minnesotan, Lucia's love for cooking began watching her grandmother Lulu cooking over a wood stove at the family cabin on the Canadian border. After earning a BA in French from the University of Minnesota, she pursued her cooking in numerous restaurants with diverse instruction, including her first level Master Sommelier certificate.
Chef Watson has written two books: Savoring the Seasons of the Northern Heartland with co-author Beth Dooley, and Cooking Freshwater Fish. She has been honored with many awards over the last few years, including a James Beard nomination for Best Chef in the Midwest in 2004, 2005, and 2006, and was knighted by the French Government in October 2009. Lucia served a four-year term on the Organic Advisory Task Force to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. She is also a former board member of the Chef’s Collaborative, has served as board chair for the Youth Farm and Market Project, and is currently the board chair of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Lucia teaches and speaks throughout the year, often in support of sustainability and farming issues. Lucia continues to be actively involved in her business every day, having fun with employees and being inspired by farmers and purveyors as well as the marvels of the seasons. She lives in Minneapolis and spends time at her home in France whenever she can, studying French food and eating oysters. Proceeds will benefit IATP.
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Ruth's Chris Steakhouse: 920 2nd Ave. S., Suit 100, Mpls. 612-672-9000, ruthschris.com (Complimentary Valet Parking)
Becky Malkerson assumed leadership of the University of Minnesota Medical Foundation in August 2006. In the past three years, under her leadership, the foundation has recorded its best years of giving, including the three largest gifts ever given to the University of Minnesota. Prior to joining the foundation, she held senior leadership positions at Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Amgen, Inc., (the worlds’ largest biotechnology company), UnitedHealth Group, and U.S. Bancorp, overseeing areas such as global marketing, corporate communications, brand strategy, public affairs, corporate foundation, and community programs. Becky received a B.A. in psychology and sociology from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota. Proceeds will benefit pediatric research at the University of Minnesota Children’s Amplatz Hospital.
February 18, 2010: Elizabeth Perlich Sweeney joined Children's HeartLink as President in December 2002. She has nearly 20 years of experience supporting children’s health. She served as a board member of the University Pediatric Foundation, University of Minnesota, which is the primary source of fundraising for medical research at the Department of Pediatrics. In 1990 she founded and continues to serve as a board member of the Minnesota PKU Foundation, a small foundation that supports children and families living with phenylketonuria (PKU). From 1986 to 2002, she established and operated Vita, a personal fitness consulting business. Her first job out of college was selling commercial real estate with Neal Perlich Realty, Inc. from 1982 to 1985. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota School of Business. She considers her most significant work in life to be raising her children, Madeleine and David and, recently, the addition of Dave and Katie Sweeney. All proceeds from this event will benefit Children’s HeartLink.
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