Auction Catalog As of April 29, 2016
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Auction Catalog as of April 29, 2016 More auction items are being added daily, but take a look at the amazing opportunities already included! One hundred percent of the proceeds will support community programs at TEL HI! For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit events.org/tasteoftelhi Table of contents card raffle 3 live auction 5 silent auction 13 -- restaurant, food, & wine 14 -- travel & entertainment 28 -- sport & recreation 33 -- family adventures 39 -- beauty, ffitness, & 43 personal services -- shopping, jewelry, 45 & accessories -- art, art activities, 48 design, & photography card raffle a taste of tel hi Card Raffle buy a raffle ticket and win a trip to hawaii Enjoy a seven-day getaway on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Kauai in Princeville! Accommodations for four are includ- ed in a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo, featuring a full kitchen, washer/dryer, and a balcony with your own view of the jungle and mountains! You’ll be walking distance to the beach, golf courses, and a grocery store. And it’s just a short drive to the beach towns of Hanelei and Kapaa, and the leg- endary trails of the Na’Pali Coast. Only 52 raffle tickets will be sold. Tickets cost $100 each and all raffle proceeds will benefit TEL HI programs. Vacation dates are subject to availability. Reservations must be made at least three months in advance. $170 cleaning payment must be made prior to your stay. 4 live auction a taste of tel hi live auction Chef’s dinner and drinks for six Courtesy of Twenty Five Lusk Your table for six is in for a stunning experience at Twenty Five Lusk, a destination restaurant coveted for its high design, “rock-star” ambiance, and of course, its creative cuisine and beautiful wines. Chef Matthew Dolan will prepare an exquisite dinner for you with “spot-on” wine pair- ings that will captivate your palate. Get ready for an astonishing eve- ning and the best possible dining experience, with Matthew’s passion and personality leading the way. Chef Matthew Dolan has been joyfully developing his culinary talents since he was 14. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, he followed his passion to Café des Artistes in Manhat- tan, Emeril’s Restaurant in New Orleans, through Europe, and now to San Francisco. Since storming onto the restaurant scene in 2011, Twenty Five Lusk has developed a love affair with its patrons and earned numerous awards and distinctions. Expires May 20, 2017 value: priceless 6 live auction San Francisco 49ers fan package Courtesy of Rick Kaluza and the San Francisco 49ers Off-season training is now in high gear, and with our newly minted draft picks, 49er fans everywhere are looking forward to a new season. Make the possibilities even more exciting by guaranteeing your- self a pair of tickets on the 50-yard line. There’s no better place to catch all the action! This terrific fan package includes town car ser- vice to and from the game. Plus, you’ll receive full access to the Owners Lounge, where you can enjoy complimentary food and drinks (the kind served with alcohol, too). You’ll also receive two official 49ers footballs signed by wide receiver, Anquan Boldin, and offensive tackle, Joe Staley. Lock in this incredible fan experience with the best team in the West! Game date is October 23, 2016, when the 49ers host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. value: $2000.00 7 live auction dive with the sharks Courtesy of Aquarium of the Bay Take your love of the San Francisco Bay to a whole new level! This amazing aquatic experience begins with a PADI scuba course to earn your Open Water Diver certification. Then you can use your newly acquired skills at Aquarium of the Bay, on a private dive inside its magnificent 350,000-gallon Nearshore Tunnel exhibit. Enjoy the unique thrill of a private dive alongside beautiful bat rays, sturgeons, shovelnose guitar- fish, and five species of sharks! You’ve never experienced the Bay and its animal wonders quite like this. Simply put, amazing. Expires May 20, 2017 value: $2000.00 8 live auction private cooking party at mary risley’s for 12 Courtesy of Mary Risley This is an invaluable opportunity to spend time with the legendary Mary Risley, whose career has spanned over four decades of teaching people how to cook and have fun in the kitchen. Mary will open her home to you and your guests and together you’ll create a divine culinary feast! With Mary’s expert instruction and insight for every course, plus her passion for having fun, you and your friends will remember this dining experience forever! Over 30 years ago, Mary Risley founded San Francisco’s beloved Tante Marie’s Cooking School, one of the first culinary schools in the country to offer full-day, year-round professional cooking classes. She has been honored by BON APPETIT magazine as “Cooking Teacher of the Year” and by the James Beard Foundation as “Humanitarian of the Year,” for her effort to alleviate hunger in San Francisco. Her former students include a veritable “who’s who” of notable Bay Area chefs. Expires May 20, 2017 value: priceless 9 live auction golden state warriors vip package Courtesy of Rick Kaluza, Golden State Warriors, & JetStream Limousine With a season ticket waiting list with over 26,000 people on it, it’s nearly impossible to attend a Golden State Warriors basketball game. Unless of course, you are the lucky winner of tonight’s Warriors VIP package! Get ready to become part of the best and loudest fan base in the NBA with this once-in-a-lifetime experience: You and two friends will be picked up by a JetStream Hi-Tech Cabin Cruiser, which will transport you to Oracle Arena in unparalleled style and luxury. We’re not talking about your dad’s old stretch limo either. We’re talking leather captain chairs, premier audio-visu- al systems, Wi-Fi, and everything else a Warriors VIP is worthy of! Once you arrive, you’ll be ushered to your courtside seats underneath the basket. In these seats, you can hear the chatter among players as they defend and try to score, and feel the vibration of the floor as players run toward the hoop—absolutely exhilarating! And if that weren’t enough, you’ll go home with two autographed basketballs signed by GSW’s Twin Towers Andrew Bogut and Festus Ezeli, a jersey autographed by Harrison Barnes, and an autographed photo of League MVP Steph Curry. That’s how the Warriors treat their VIPs. value: priceless *This auction item has a “buy now” option and can be purchased for $5,000 at the Warriors display during the cocktail reception. If purchased, it will not be available during the live auction. Tickets will be to an agreed-upon game next season at the ticket owner’s discretion. Tickets are for second row, baseline courtside seats. The certificate from JetStream is valid for one round-trip transportation to a Warriors game, with the date to be mutually agreed upon. Passengers will be picked up and dropped off at a single location in San Francisco. 10 live auction “A Taste of North BEach” gourmet getaway for four Courtesy of Liam Mayclem San Francisco’s own Foodie Chap, Liam Mayclem, will treat you and three guests to a gourmet food tour through North Beach with a Saturday-night hotel stay included. You’ll start with cocktails and mouthwatering appetizers at the historic Original Joe’s. Then your merry band will head to Park Tavern for main courses that satisfy every palate in style. When everyone’s ready for a nightcap, you’ll head to Capo’s, a speakeasy-like Italian restaurant and bar known for its handcrafted cocktails. And since Liam is known for inter- viewing the culinary stars behind the food and wine we love, chefs like Thomas Keller, Tyler Florence, and Cat Cora, he will also arrange for your own “Meet the Chef ” experience. Date must be mutually agreed upon; Saturdays only. Hotel gift certificate included. Winning bidder is responsible for booking hotel reservations. Expires June 1, 2017 value: priceless 11 live auction sf giants “Field of Dreams” Package Courtesy of Jack Bair and the San Francisco Giants Imagine heading to Willie Mays Plaza with three of your friends, alongside 41,000 screaming San Francisco Giants fans. But before you get to the entry gate, a host ushers you and your friends past the lines of regular ticket holders. You head straight onto the Giants field for a pre-game experience of a lifetime. With hot dogs, sodas, and popcorn in hand, you watch batting practice from a vantage point few people ever get to experience. Then your host takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of AT&T Park before bringing you to your Club Level box seats to enjoy the game. You’ll also get to take home official autographed Giants memorabil- ia, including: baseballs autographed by Buster Posey and Joe Panik, a bat autographed by Brandon Crawford, and a Buster Posey-auto- graphed jersey. Now that’s what we call a field of dreams for any baseball fan! Expires May 20, 2017 value: priceless 12 silent auction a taste of tel hi silent auction restaurant, food, & wine A Case of Hafner 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Courtesy of Hafner Vineyards This estate-bottled vintage sold out in May of 2013. But now you can own one of the few cases that Hafner Vineyard recently re-released. For this small, family run vineyard, 2008 was a chal- lenging season with drought and a sudden freeze affecting the harvest.