Cassia Co-Owners Kim Luu-Ng and Chef Bryant Ng host the second LA Chefs for Human Rights (LACHR)fundraising dinner, benefitting Program for Torture Victims (PTV), at their acclaimed Southeast Asian brasserie in Santa Monica on September 25, 2017.
The exclusive event honors Chris Cornell, posthumously, for his original song, “The Promise,” recorded for the film of the same name about the Armenian Genocide, and for his philanthropic and humanitarian efforts on behalf of vulnerable children around the world. Vicky Cornell is accepting the award on behalf of her late husband, who was a Grammy award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer.
Founded by Kim Luu-Ng and Chef Bryant Ng, LACHR is a human rights fundraising campaign to support PTV, which is the first rehabilitation program in the United States dedicated to treating torture survivors. The event unites the city’s most celebrated chefs and bakers to cook an incredible multi-course dinner, with 100% of the proceeds benefitting PTV, which heals and rebuilds the lives of torture survivors from over 70 countries. Led by Cassia Chef Bryant Ng, this year’s line-up includes Rustic Canyon’s Jeremy Fox, Sqirl’s Jessica Koslow, Republique’s Walter and Margarita Manzke, and Rustic Canyon Family of Restaurants Co-Owner and Head Baker Zoe Nathan.
The evening’s Honorary Guest Speaker is Evgeny Afineevsky, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind the HBO documentary Cries From Syria, which examines the Syrian Civil War, and how the ensuing violence and humanitarian crisis have ravaged the lives of the civilian victims of the war, particularly women and children. The evening will also feature PTV clients who will share their powerful and courageous stories of survival and healing, as well as a live musical performance by singer/songwriter Tiffany Brevard.