Dallas’ Giant Eyeball Party — Celebrity Chefs Put on the Best Cookout Ever: This is No Ordinary Block Party
BY Natalie Gempel // 10.15.17The 9th annual Burgers & Burgundy event benefitting DIFFA/Dallas. (Photo by Joseph Brewster & Thomas Garza)
What: Ninth Annual Burgers & Burgundy, benefitting DIFFA/Dallas
Where: The Eyeball at The Joule
PC Moment: When The Joule Hotel hosts a cookout, you know it’s going to be a lot more glamorous than your average block party – especially with a crew of celebrity chefs in the mix. The posh hotel hosted the 9th annual Burgers & Burgundy event, benefitting DIFFA/Dallas, at the Eyeball at The Joule.
The monumental sculpture watched over the party while DJ Steffi Burns provided lively tunes and guests sipped on cocktails from Kruto Vodka and bubbly from Impeccable Rosé. Some of Dallas’ best chefs created an impressive spread of burgers for the event, including John Tesar (Knife), Stephan Pyles (Flora Street Café), Josh Sutcliff (Mirador), Janice Provost (Parigi) and many more.
The evening also featured a silent auction of restaurant, hotel, and retail experiences benefitting DIFFA/Dallas.
Who: Burgers & Burgundy event chair, Phil Harrison, was joined by title sponsor Allan Knight, and guests including Clint Bradley, Simona Beal, Brittanie Buchanan Oleniczak, Justin Bundick, Rhonda Sargent Chambers, Jane McGarry, Jim DiMarino, Carol Quist, Greg Haynes Johnson, Matt Wilkerson, Ronak Assadi, David Gonzalez, Cearan Henley, Carol Hatton, Parker Williams, Allane O’Neil, Melissa Enriquez, Noel Rodriguez, Graeme Ross, Lainie Krister, Leah Pasant, Darin Kunz, and Stephanie and Michael Seay.
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