It was like being in a big family, this was the impression of most of those attending the third edition of the Thanks Dinner. Like this the spirti of Thanksgiving enters the heart of the Torinese.

Thanksdinner was in good taste with exquisite cena prepared by Chef’s with a MIchelin Star, Ugo Alciati (Guido Ristorante, Pollenzo) and Marc Lanteri (Ristorante il Baluardo, Mondovì) with music from the combo from Jazz Club di Torino eand the saxophone of Fulvio Albano, kept swinging with wine from Cantine Mascarello.

Thanks Dinner has been held every year at Eataly to give thanks for the abundance and share this with the less fortunate, and we were all moved by the documentary of Capanna di Betlemme of Farigliano, Comunità of Luca Fortunato, who with his brothers and sisters give hope and a new life to those in need.

Thanks Dinner features the Cornucopia Award, that the Board of Advisors of ThanksDinner, Marco Durante, Fabrizio Giugiaro, Daniel and Virginia McVicar, Daniela and Alberto De Agostini, Marco Boglione and Stella Lin Hung, decided to present to Maestro Ugo Nespolo, the new president of Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino.

Thanks Dinner is a benefit, and the lotteria was rich with awards from many sponsors including: K-WAY, Gioielleria Girardi, Nymphenburg e Antiquite et BonTon. Pfatisch, BustersCoffee.

Thanks Dinner was this and more. We hope that next year it is possible to bring the same atmosphere to further connect this grande family.

For those that would like to contribute to the Capanna di Bettleme, you may send via bonifico with the following information.

Il codice da indicare in causale è: 10CF02 oppure si può indicare come causale: Capanna Don Oreste – Farigliano.
Il numero di ccp è il seguente: 12148417
Il codice Iban per i bonifici è: IT41 B033 5901 6001 0000 0008 036.

We left you a year ago with our hearts full of joy at the end of the Thanks Dinner, che per il secondo anno consecutivo si era tenuto ad Eataly. Today the founders Daniel McVicar e Virginia De Agostini are thrilled to announce that reservations are now open for the Thanksgiving Day Benefit.

The Day is November 24th, the fourth Thursday of the month, like the tradition, to celebrate families, and like the Pilgrims started it 400 years ago to celebrate the survival of a difficult year and a successful harvest.

Thanksgiving is also synonymos with the sharing and affection for others and this year the proceeds of the evening will go to the Capanna di Betlemme di Farigliano, who provide meals and housing for the less fortunate, and help to rebuild lives. The community run by  Luca Fortunato is a part of the Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII that helps the poor and unfortunate.

You may reserve your table or your seat by clicking:  ”Prenota ora”

You may go to Flickr and download the photos, and order prints.

For those of you who want to contribute to the cause of Don Oreste and Luca Fortunato, you can offer help at any time via postal order or bank transfer.
Make not in the transfer: 10CF02 or as a casuale: Capanna Don Oreste – Farigliano.
ccp number: 12148417
Iban code: IT41 B033 5901 6001 0000 0008 036.

“..There are many poor people who search no more. For them, we will go and find them.”

This phrase of Don Oreste Benzi, more than any other may represent what was the evening of Thanks Dinner 2010. Help so real, so concrete. Anyone like Luca Fortunato with his Capanna di Betlemme dedicated his life to the miracle of giving, in its structure to accommodate the poor, needy, homeless, single mothers, for these people every day is Thanksgiving Day.

All persons who attended yesterday’s dinner Dinner Thanks to Eataly, have contributed to the Capanna di Betlemme of Farigliano can continue this miracle. And it’s all of them that is our greatest, especially warm and sincere

Thanks.

For those of you who want to contribute to the cause of Don Oreste and Luca Fortunato, you can offer help at any time via postal order or bank transfer.
Make not in the transfer: 10CF02 or as a casuale: Capanna Don Oreste – Farigliano.
ccp number: 12148417
Iban code: IT41 B033 5901 6001 0000 0008 036.

The magic atmosphere of the ThanksDinner 2009 was no doubt due to a dinner “in the family” with classical music.

For the 2010 edition, we open with Professional Concert Ensemble, a group of talented Piedmont musicians that move elegantly in the great Variety of musical genres that have in their repertoire, with expertise ranging from Baroque to Romanticism. They play recent twentieth century music, and then go back a few centuries to discover the sounds and atmosphere of traditional music from Northern Europe to the Celtic flavor, such as Ireland, Scotland, England, and much more.

The Professional Concert Ensemble includes flute, violin, viola, cello, classical or Celtic harp, piano and organ. The staff, however, varies depending on your needs, providing for a solo exhibition, a duo, a trio or a quartet.

Professional Concert Ensemble will give the right flavor to your world, your most important moments. Fail to generate the most beautiful feeling right atmosphere to accompany you in your day more meaningful, creating music to listen to part or simple background.

Daniel McVicar with Luca Fortunato, direttore of Capanna di Betlemme

When Daniel McVicar and Virginia De Agostini created ThanksDinner, the idea was simple.  Share abundance by helping those nearby who are in need.  This is the spirit of Thanksgiving, a festival that brings families together and shares it.  The ThanksDinner brings this tradition to Turin with the sharing of abundance to a local group.

The proceeds from the evening will go to Capanna di Betlemme di Farigliano, in in the nearby province of Cuneo. The daily work of the community conducted by  Luca Fortunato hosts the needy and shelters families, offering up three meals a day.  The community is part of the Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII who hold close the less fortunate members of society and bring them into care and help them build a new life.

Marc Lanteri, Amy Bellotti e Daniel McVicar al lavoro sul menù di Thanks Dinner

Returning this year is noted chef Marc Lanteri and his wife of the renowned restaurant il Baluardo, di Mondovì. Together with them will be the team from one of Italy’s top restaurants, GuidoperEataly: Casa VicinaCasa Vicina, Chef Claudio Vicina and his wife Anna.

Claudio ed Anna Vicina, Chef del Ristorante Casa Vicina

Our Chefs will delight the palate for all at the Thanksdinner with a new specialità di cucina fusion. The culinary traditions of Piedmont will join with the traditions of Thanksgiving in a delightful four course meal. Menu to be announced shortly.

The ticket sales are now open. Seats are limited. Reserve right away at Eataly. Look for the events, and you will be able to reserve with your credit card.

Reservations open November 3rd for the first edition of ThanksDinner.

Proceeds from the evening will be given to Servizi Vincenziani, and their good work feeding the hungry in Torino, where they serve over 800 meals a day.

An evening of Haute Cuisine by the grande international chef Marc Lanteri, of the restaurant “Il Baluardo” di Mondovi.  Complimenting the cuisine will be music of the highest level, with the special participation of Soprano Chiara Taigi and Tenor Dario Balzanelli who will lift our hearts with their extraordinary voices.

The “Cornucopia” award will be given to honor those who share their abundance in their respective fields.

Reservations are open November 3rd, directly at Eataly in via Nizza 230/14 Torino, o on the site www.eataly.com . For more information you may write info@thanksdinner.org .  Seats are limited, and we recommend you book early to be at this special evening.