Tickets are still available for the Evening with Master Chefs event on Sunday, Feb. 24 to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

The 5 p.m. dinner at The Carolina Club in Chapel Hill includes a reception with cocktails and appetizers, a multi-course meal and a silent auction. The chefs cooking for the event include: Dave Gaydeski of the Governor's Mansion, Walter Royal of the Angus Barn, Joe Lumbrazo of Backyard Bistro, Oscar La Fuente of The Carolina Club, Clifton Vogelsberg of Winston's Grille, Ian Sullivan of Urban Food Group, Virgil Wilson of Virgil's Jamaica and chefs from The Chef's Academy, a culinary school in Morrisville.

The silent auction includes a chance to have Chef Masatoshi Tsujimura of Waraji come to your home and prepare a sushi dinner and sake tasting for 10 guests.

Tickets cost $200. To purchase tickets or learn more about the event, go to
cff.org/Chapters/carolinas/ and click on Chapter events or call 919-845-2155

Here are a few upcoming special dinners and a brunch across the Triangle:

Winston's Grille in North Raleigh has two upcoming special dinners:

• 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21, a Sierra Nevada beer dinner. The four-course meal with beer pairings costs $44. Go HERE to see the menu on Facebook.
• 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 28, a Wild Horse Winery & Vineyard wine dinner. The four-course meal with wine pairings cost $49.95. The proceeds will benefit the Corolla Wild Horse Fund.Go HERE to see the menu on Facebook.

To make a reservation for either dinner at Winston's Grille, call 919-790-0700.

Chip Smith and Tina Vaughn, former owners of Bonne Soiree in Chapel Hill, will be serving up a special brunch to raise money for The Goathouse Refuge, a no-kill animal shelter in Pittsboro. The shelter was founded by potter Siglanda Scarpa.

The Garden Gourmands Brunch will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 23. Diners will have a choice of fish, vegetarian or vegan meals. To see the menus, go HERE. The cost is $100 per person, $350 for a table of four or $500 for a table of six.

To make a reservation, call 919-542-6815.

For more information about the event or the shelter, go to http://www.goathouserefuge.org.
 

The annual Triangle Signature Chefs Auction featuring food from more than a dozen restaurants and caterers will be 6 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Carolina Club in Chapel Hill.

Among the Triangle restaurants serving up tasting-sized portions of their signature dishes will be Winston's Grille, Gravy, The Mint, Solas, Coquette, Il Palio and Revolution.

Tickets cost $150.  Proceeds benefit the North Carolina March of Dimes.

To buy tickets or for more information about the event and the auction items, go HERE.
 

Chef Cliff Vogelsberg has moved from Solas in Glenwood South to Winston's Grille in North Raleigh, according to a press release sent out today.

Vogelsberg was the opening chef at Solas, which opened in 2008, and has worked there ever since. He previously worked across the street at Sullivan's Steakhouse.

The press release from Winston's Grille had this to say about Vogelsberg: "We are all very excited about his extensive experience and ability. He has been a part of many of  Raleigh's most esteemed restaurants and is very well known in the area for his culinary achievements. We are confident that Chef Cliff will be a great addition."

No word on who the next executive chef is at Solas although I have left a message for the owner. I'll let you know as soon as I find out.