Brunch and Cocktail Party for PMC Team Rialto-TRADE

Calling all brunchers! This Sunday, June 17, TRADE will host a Brunch Cocktail Party to support the Pan-Mass Challenge Team Rialto-TRADE with a brunch-tastic menu planned and an optional 40-mile ride for interested cyclists prior to the event.

The afternoon mix and mingle event will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at TRADE, 540 Atlantic Ave., Boston. The benefit will feature a delicious assortment of brunch bites, an Island Creek Oyster raw bar, cocktails, beer from Harpoon Brewery, Bloody Marys, mimosas and more.

Prior to the brunch and cocktail party, cyclists are invited to join Team Rialto-TRADE and PMC Founder Billy Starr in the optional 40-mile round-trip training ride, which leaves from TRADE at 10 a.m. with a stop at Ride Studio Cafe in Lexington, Mass. before heading back to TRADE. To register for the ride, contact sean@trade-boston.com.

Team Rialto-TRADE

On August 4 and 5, Team Rialto-TRADE will take on the 190-mile Pan-Mass Challenge. The group of 10 cyclists share a passion for cycling and good food. The team is determined to train for the upcoming PMC and raise $100,000 for adult and pediatric cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Tickets for the event are $50 with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting the PMC. For tickets, purchase online at Eventbrite page or by cash or check the day of. The event has a limit of 100 guests. Call TRADE at 617-451-1234 ext. 107 with any questions. For more information on Team Rialto-TRADE, or to make a donation, visit their fundraiser page.

Team Rialto-TRADE serves up a fundraiser for the PMC

James-Beard Award winning Chef Jody Adams is rounding up her foodie friends for a taste around reception and spring fling cocktail party to raise funds for the Pan-Mass Challenge Team Rialto-TRADE.

The event will take place Thursday, May 31 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Rialto, 1 Bennett Street, Harvard Square and will include delicious bites sponsored by Lourdes of Fiore di Nonno, Pat & Barbara of Woodbury Shellfish, Pineland Farm, Verrill Farm and Seafood Specialties.  The guys of Bully Boy Distillers will shake up signature cocktails and the team will pour drinks for both the vinophiles and beeraucrats in attendance.

In August, Team Rialto-TRADE will take on their second Pan-Mass Challenge. The group is made up of 11 employees, friends and family, including Chef Jody Adams. They range in age from their twenties to their sixties, all with a love of food, wine and doing their part to raise money for cancer research. This year, Team Rialto-TRADE aims to raise $100,000 for the PMC.

Team Rialto-Trade at 2011 PMC

Tickets are $50 per person with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting the PMC. For tickets, purchase online or by cash or check only at Rialto. Stay tuned for Rialto-TRADE’s June 17 Brunch reception and Bonus Ride option.

Big appetites welcome. Bon appétit!