Guests had the opportunity to bid on a wide selection of rare and large-format wine bottles, as well as travel and luxury gift items, in a silent auction during cocktails. The dinner culminated in an exciting live auction, with packages including the ultimate in food, wine, fashion & travel. LIVE AUCTION PACKAGES 2007 DANIEL BOULUD NORTH/SOUTH Dinner for (4) at DANIEL - Eight course tasting menu with wine pairings Lunch for (4) at Café Boulud - Three course menu with selected wines Dinner for (4) at DB Bistro Moderne - Three course menu with selected wines Round-trip business class airfare for (2) to Palm Beach, courtesy of American Airlines Two night stay at Brazilian Court Palm Beach Dinner for (2) at Café Boulud Palm Beach - three course menu with selected wines Golf foursome at The Breakers Rees Jones Course Cut with senior stylist and Color with senior colorist at Frederic Fekkai in Palm Beach, including    luxurious shea butter body products Palm Beach Island Living guided tour for (2) Whole side of DB Connoisseur Smoked Salmon in gift box (6) signed cookbooks by Chef Daniel Boulud DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER Diamond Polaris Pendant from Daniel K Design consultation with award-winning jewelry designer Daniel Koren - exclusive design session    to create a custom piece, using diamonds that you already own or purchasing new diamonds    from Daniel K Spa treatments for (2) at Mandarin Oriental New York - three hours of treatments and    relaxation, including spa lunch, in the VIP Spa Suite (2) seats at Diane von Furstenberg show for Fall 2007 Fashion Week Private makeover with senior stylist at Bobbi Brown, including custom selection of products Cut with senior stylist and Color with senior colorist at Frederic Fekkai Fifth Avenue Salon,    including luxurious shea butter body products Custom 16x20” portrait by Bradford Renaissance Portraits White Borsa leather handbag from Dolce & Gabbana DANIEL BOULUD EAST/WEST Dinner for (4) at DANIEL - Eight course tasting menu with wine pairings Lunch for (4) at Café Boulud - Three course menu with selected wines Dinner for (4) at DB Bistro Moderne - Three course menu with selected wines Weekend stay in an Executive Suite at Wynn Las Vegas Dinner for (2) at DB Brasserie - Three course menu with selected wines (2) tickets to Spamalot in Las Vegas Southern Wine & Spirits of Nevada package – Wine tasting and private luncheon; dinner for    (2) at Circo at the Bellagio; (2) tickets to Cirque de Soleil’s “The Beatles LOVE; ”round of golf at    Lake Las Vegas; dinner at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon; (2) tickets to Celine Dion show or Elton    John show at Caesar’s Palace (5) signed cookbooks by Chef Daniel Boulud LA DOLCE VITA Round-trip business class airfare for (2) to Rome, courtesy of American Airlines Two night stay in deluxe double room at Regina Hotel Baglioni in Rome Two night stay in deluxe double room at Baglioni’s Bernini Palace Hotel in Florence Participation in truffle hunt in Tuscany - go out with a hunting team to search for the “scorsone”    black truffle, or the prized and rare “tuber Magnatum pico” white truffle Tasting dinner for (2) with wine pairings at Alle Murate in Florence, where chef Umberto Montano    will prepare your prize truffle for you Two night stay with private tour and tasting at Nozzole Estate in Chianti Two night stay in executive double room at Castello del Nero in Chianti Private guided tour for (2) at Villa la Pietra in Florence TASTE OF THE TOWN Dinner for (4) at Mai House Dinner for (2) at Spice Market Dinner for (4) at Morimoto Dinner for (2) at Tabla Dinner for (4) at Chinatown Brasserie Dinner for (4) at Telepan Lunch for (4) at Le Bernardin $400 gift certificate good towards any class at the Institute of Culinary Education CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' Round-trip business class airfare for (2) to San Francisco, courtesy of American Airlines Two night stay at Hotel Vitale in San Francisco, including dinner at Americano Dinner for (2) at Restaurant Gary Danko - tasting menu with wine pairings $150 gift certificate for Boulevard Restaurant in San Francisco Three night stay in a premiere guest room at Hotel Healdsburg in Sonoma Dinner for (2) at Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen - tasting menu with wine pairings Two night stay in guest house at Matanza’s Creek Winery, including VIP tour and tasting VIP tour and tasting at your choice of Beam wineries: Gary Farrell, Clos Du Bois or Geyser Peak,    plus 3L bottle of 2002 Geyser Peak Reserve Cabernet Savignon VIP tour and tasting at Iron Horse Vineyard, plus bottle of Iron Horse Aureole Cuvée What’s YOUR California dream? Experience your dream day in San Francisco - from a sold-out    sporting event to opening night at the Opera to a private balloon ride over Napa Valley, tell us    your dream and we will make it come true LA VIE EN ROSÉ Round-trip business class airfare for (2) to Paris, courtesy of American Airlines Two night stay at Hotel le Bristol in Paris Lunch for (2) offered by Guy Savoy in Paris Two night stay at L’Assiette Champenoise in Reims Lunch for (2) at Châteaux Les Crayères in Reims Private tour and tasting at Champagne Taittinger cellars, including tour of the 4th century mines    where the region’s finest champagne is aged to perfection Bottle of Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc des Blancs 1995 "YOU POUR....I'LL COOK" This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the serious collector to dig deep in to his or her cellar, show us what they've got and go course for course with Chef Daniel Boulud. Bring out the best bottles in your cellar and Daniel will create an eight course tasting menu to pair with them. The lunch for (20) guests will be hosted in the private dining room at DANIEL. LUNCH WITH THE WINE ADVOCATE Enjoy a spectacular eight course wine pairing lunch hosted by Robert Parker, America's most revered wine guru. He will host the luncheon to be prepared by Chef Daniel Boulud and will pair each course with splendid wines from his personal cellar. The lunch for (20) guests will be hosted in the private dining room at DANIEL. PASSAGE TO INDIA - A TASTE OF TAJ Round trip first class airfare for (2) to New Delhi (via Chicago), courtesy of American Airlines Taj Hotels’ “Royal Rajasthan Palace Tour”     Two night stay at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi     Dinner at Veda, Suvir Saran's restaurant in Connaught Circle     Two night stay at the Taj-View Hotel in Agra     Tour of the ancient walled city of Fatehpur Sikri     Three night stay at the Rambagh Palace in Jaipur including dinner in the majestic dining room       and tour/picnic at the Amber Fort     Three night stay at the Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur including dinner, shopping tour and picnic,       and your choice of lunch or dinner at the exquisite fort hotel Devi Gahr Taj Hotels’ “Best of Kerala” package     Two night stay in deluxe suite at the Taj Malabar in Cochin including chef's lunch aboard a rice       boat, ayurvedic treatments or massage, private Kerala dinner, dinner at The Rice Boat, and       antique shopping tour     Two night stay in luxury villa with private pool at the Taj Garden Resort in Kumarakom       including ayurvedic spa treatments Event Contact: Heather Gere heather@citymeals.org © 2005 Citymeals-on-Wheels