The Cooking Room: Benefit Cocktail Party

Join chef Zak Pelaccio (Fatty 'Cue, Fatty Crab) at this fund-raiser for the Cooking Room, a nonprofit he founded to educate kids on healthier food choices. Guests can spend the evening at the new West Village spin-off of Fatty 'Cue, nibbling on fried bacon bites with salsa verde and radish cups with roasted garlic-chili dip. Wash down the grub at the open bar, offering beer, wine and cocktails like the Chupacabra (tequila, chili-infused Domaine de Canton, fresh watermelon and lime).