WHERE
STRAITS Asian Bistro & Lounge, May 19

AMOUNT RAISED
$4,000, benefiting Pulse, St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System’s young professionals group

THEME
Eleven chefs from 11 restaurants battling it out

FASHION STATEMENT
Ski cap in summer weather

OVERHEARD
"This dish by Ambrosia is so good and so hot—it's like yoga class."

45
Pounds of spices used in display bowls and party favors

—Marcy De Luna