C-CAP Los Angeles Gala 2025

C-CAP Los Angeles Gala 2025 with Celestino Drago

Mark your calendars! The 2025 C-CAP Los Angeles Gala will be held on Friday, May 16th, 2025 at the Jonathan Club Downtown Los Angeles.

C-CAP is honoring renowned chef and C-CAP supporter Chef Celestino Drago, founder of restaurant empire Drago Centro. Chef Drago is the pioneer of upscale regional Italian cuisine in Los Angeles and brought Sicilian culinary traditions to the city over 40 years ago! His award-winning, wildly popular restaurants honor his roots, with a modern twist.

The C-CAP Los Angeles Gala funds programs for the 6,000 Los Angeles area high school students C-CAP supports through culinary arts education, job skills training, college scholarships, and career opportunities. Come dine on the vibrant flavors of Sicily in the elegant ballroom of Jonathan Club, all while investing in LA’s future leaders in food and hospitality!

Stay tuned for tickets, coming early 2025.

C-CAP Los Angeles Gala 2024

C-CAP LA Benefit May 17 2024 invitation

C-CAP supporter and pioneering chef Nancy Silverton invites you to the C-CAP Los Angeles Gala on Friday, May 17th at Jonathan Club DTLA.

Join us for a glittering evening of food and drink to benefit C-CAP Los Angeles’ students and programming. Jonathan Club’s heralded executive chef Andreas Roller is conceptualizing a delicious multi-course menu based on Chef Silverton’s culinary footprint in Los Angeles.

The evening begins at 6:30 pm with a social hour on the rooftop’s Great Lawn. Guests will enjoy passed hors d’oeuvres and select wines and craft cocktails while overlooking the beautiful vista of downtown Los Angeles. At 7:30 pm, guests will then make their way to the Grand Ballroom for a spectacular seated dinner. The program includes remarks from Chef Silverton, C-CAP students and alumni and culminates with the C-CAP Live Auction and desserts by Hannah Chang (C-CAP Alumna) and Sherry Yard.