Savor Your Senses

LP-GP Summit and Savor Your Senses Dinner
2023-01-25 15:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | NY
2023 kicks off with another Savor Your Senses Dinner at the LP-GP Summit.
Savor tasty pairings and a nod to Burns Night, with concert pianist Elaine Kwon, Ginevra Petrucci (flute), Gjilberta Lucaj, cello; and Molly Melville, National Brand Ambassador from The Macallan. Also featuring Cult Wines Founder and CEO, Tom Gearing.
By invitation only
LP & GP Speakers, Sponsors, and Guests will join us in New York City on January 25, 2023 for this live Summit from 3pm to 9pm ET. We will feature Insider insights into opportunities in the Private Markets, followed by cocktails and a dinner featuring Savor Your Senses pairings.

LP-GP Summit and Savor Your Senses Dinner
2022-09-07 15:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Savor Your Senses returns to the LP-GP Summit 2022.
Savor dinner with scrumptious music and whisky pairings featuring concert pianist Elaine Kwon and the Piazzolla Trio (Gjilberta Lucaj, cello; Anat Malkin, violin, Elaine Kwon, piano), and Molly Melville, National Brand Ambassador from The Macallan.
LP-GP Summit info:
This live Summit (3:00pm to 9:00pm ET) features LP & GP speakers, targeted meetings, cocktails/networking, dinner, and live entertainment.
This live Summit is INVITE ONLY. Please register in order to apply for limited seating as we return to building key relationships in person! There is restricted capacity for speaking roles, dinner, world-class entertainment.
LP & GP Speakers, Sponsors, and Guests will join us in New York City on September 7th, 2022 for this live Summit from 3pm to 9pm ET. We will feature Insider insights into opportunities in the Private Markets.
You will be contacted shortly to determine your role in sincere efforts to build and strengthen relationships via interactive panels, targeted meetings, cocktails/networking, dinner, and world-class entertainment. Final details will be sent directly to Guests and Speakers.
Who is Attending: Select Family Offices and other Institutional LPs invited by Summit Chairs (Fund Managers, PMI Staff, and related Insiders).
Summit Chairs:
Jim Snyder, Partner – HKW (Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company)
Michael Burt, Partner – Promethean Investments
Brett Hickey, CEO & Founder – Star Mountain Capital
Institutional Investors expected (including past LP Guests):
747 Capital, Aberdeen, MetLife, Kingdon Foundation, Thrivent, Allocate, Vinik FO, City of Stamford, EA Global, AtlanVest, Nassau Re, Banner Ridge, King FO, Sixiang, Unifund, Exelon, NataRock, Gurvitch FO, Gatewood, Franger FO, Moneta, Schroders, Gordon FO, AltaCap, PA PSERS, FL Putnam / Atrato, Flexstone, New York Life, Cheltenham, Allianz, RCP, and others likely from past events.
*Seating is limited to 40 LP Guests, applications and invites are evaluated by Summit Chairs. Final invites and details to be forwarded.
Preliminary Agenda (subject to change):
3:00pm – Pre-screened LP/GP meetings on request
3:30pm – Registration & Networking Reception
4:00pm – Panel Discussions – LP & GP Speakers share perspectives on key discussion topics and deal presentations.
5:30pm – Cocktails & Networking
6:00pm – Dinner & Savor Your Senses® experience – World-class live music paired with wineand whisky tastings woven into interactive dinner conversation.
More details to be announced shortly. For context, please review past Private Markets Insider events, speakers, agendas, and recordings at https://www.privatemarketsinsider.com/events
We aim to do well by doing good… for the cultural community as well as the investments and causes we serve by raising awareness and funds. Let’s create value through shared experience.
Feel free to follow up with questions or suggestions at Kevin@PrivateMarketsInsider.com

Savor Music and the Art of Mindfulness
2021-09-21 17:30 - 18:30 UTC | NY
Elaine Kwon, Concert pianist, MIT Lecturer, martial artist, and Founder of Savor Your Senses®
will lead an exclusive virtual evening of “Music and Sketches.” Guests can unwind with stress-
relief techniques and explore their creativity by pairing their own imaginative sketches with
live piano music. Elaine will guide viewers through 3 curated segments of music and sketches,
while sharing some of her relaxation exercises and LifeChord® philosophy.

Young Presidents' Organization Savor Spring Celebration
2020-04-28 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | University Club NYC, 1 W.54th Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Celebrate Spring with the power women of YPO New York and Savor Your Senses, featuring Chef Ryan Smith, concert pianist Elaine Kwon, and special musical guest.
Elaine Kwon is an award-winning concert pianist, martial artist, and Lecturer in Music at MIT, whose diverse talents have placed her in a category of her own. She has performed annually at Carnegie Hall, performs solo and chamber music concerts globally, and has been broadcast on TV/radio in the US, Canada, China, and Bulgaria. Dr. Kwon has been a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show and StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson. She was the subject of a documentary that was broadcast to 89 million households internationally and has been profiled in dozens of magazines, books, and videos. She co-founded Savor Your Senses® as a performance platform for musicians/artists and wine/culinary experts to share their talents and connect people through creative, engaging pairings.
Acclaimed chef and rising star, Ryan Smith has over 15 years of experience in fine dining, including 8 years immersed in the NY food and wine scene, most notably as the Executive Chef and Head Wine Educator of New York Vintners, where he collaborated regularly with some of the world’s best winemakers as well as artists, actors, and musicians to create what he calls “alternative dining experiences.” In October 2016, he moved to London for a 16 month residency, using it as a staging ground to travel Europe, stoke his creative flames and do what he loves most – curate epic experiences around food and wine. Now back in NY, he has founded his own venture, Fork & Saber, focusing on special events, wine education, as well as restaurant and private wine consulting.
United by adventurous spirits and slightly bizarre senses of humor, Elaine Kwon and Chef Ryan Smith have combined their talents to create numerous Savor evenings for audiences ranging from 30 to 300. Pairing events include music & wine, music & food, music & flavor, themed evenings, theater-inspired experiences and more.

LP-GP Insider Summit Series and Savor Your Senses Dinner
2020-04-22 15:30 - 21:00 UTC | Landmark venue in New York City
Join us for a curated evening of topical discussions and a Savor Your Senses® dinner experience, featuring savory treats and surprises direct from Scotland, with concert pianist Elaine Kwon on piano.
Who is Attending: Select FOs, LPs, GPs, independent sponsors, and deal targets invited by Summit Chairs and other guests.

Love Is EleMental Benefit Concert
2020-02-24 18:30 - 22:30 UTC | Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, United States
Join award-winning concert pianist Elaine Kwon, legendary Academy Award and Grammy winner, Melissa Etheridge, Tony-winning Broadway veteran Laura Benanti, and highly-acclaimed members of Freestyle Love Supreme fresh from Broadway (Andrew Bancroft, Aneesa Folds, Chris “Shockwave” Sullivan), for an unforgettable evening of music, champagne, and celebration. Hosted by Peter Hermann (Younger, War Horse). Proceeds will benefit Global Mental Health Programs – Columbia University, WHO Collaborating Centre for Capacity Building and Training in Global Mental Health.
6:30 pm: VIP reception in Joe’s Pub Library
8:00 – 9:30 pm: Show
9:30 – 10:30 pm: Dessert reception in Joe’s Pub Library

LP/GP Insider Summit Series and Savor Your Senses
2020-01-15 15:30 - 20:00 UTC | NY
Join us for a curated evening of topical discussions and a Savor Your Senses® dinner experience, featuring Elaine Kwon and the Piazzolla Trio.
Who is Attending: Select FOs, LPs, GPs, independent sponsors, and deal targets invited by Summit Chairs and other guests.
Summit Chairs & Speakers:
Brett Hickey, CEO & Founder – Star Mountain Capital
Susan Phinney Silver, Mission Investing Director – The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Christian Bjelland, Advisor – Chr. Bjelland & Co. (Family Office)
Dan Ratner, Co-Founder – Hudson River Foods
Brian Mahoney, Chairman & CEO – Pellico, Inc.
Howard Gurvitch, Principal – Gurvitch Family Office
Jim TenBroek, Managing Partner – Growth Catalyst Partners
Marcia Nelson, Managing Director – Alberleen Family Office Solutions
Drew Butler, Managing Director – i(x) Investments
AGENDA
3:30 pm – Registration and Coffee/Tea Reception
4:00 pm panel –“Resolutions, Solutions, and Returns in the Face of a Downturn”
Brett Hickey, CEO & Founder – Star Mountain Capital
Christian Bjelland, Advisor – Chr. Bjelland & Co. (Family Office)
Howard Gurvitch, Principal – Gurvitch Family Office
Jim TenBroek, Managing Partner – Growth Catalyst Partners
4:30 pm – Presentation and Demo
Dan Ratner, Co-Founder – Hudson River Foods
4:40 pm panel – “Achieving Impact in Private Markets Investing”
Susan Phinney Silver, Mission Investing Director – The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Marcia Nelson, Managing Director – Alberleen Family Office Solutions
Drew Butler, Managing Director – i(x) Investments
5:10 pm – Presentation and Demo
Brian Mahoney, Chairman & CEO – Pellico, Inc.

5:20 pm – Networking & Cocktails
6:00 pm – Seated dinner and Savor Your Senses musical/culinary/conversational experience, with live performances by Elaine Kwon & Piazzolla Trio, thoughtfully paired with wine tastings, key concepts, and discussion topics.
SPEAKERS
Brett Hickey, CEO & Founder – Star Mountain Capital

Brett Hickey is the Founder & CEO of Star Mountain Capital, LLC, a specialized U.S. lower middle-market investment firm. Star Mountain employs a data-driven approach to provide value-added debt and equity capital to established small and medium-sized companies leveraging its large market expertise, scale- driven resources, and longstanding relationships.
With approximately 30 full-time people and over 25 operating partners and advisors, Star Mountain brings proven large market expertise to established small and medium-sized businesses. Star Mountain’s team and partners include former senior executives from GSO / Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, and Citigroup. Star Mountain provides flexible capital solutions including debt and equity for business owners and has a strategic primary and secondary fund business through which it invests in over 250 U.S. private businesses.
Star Mountain’s in-house technology team has built proprietary systems to support its data-driven approach to maximize value for investors and business owners alike. Star Mountain is a trademarked brand, including “Investing in the Growth Engine of America ®” and Star Mountain’s unique “Collaborative Ecosystem ®” includes adding value to the local community through hosting and participating in 100+ events per year. Star Mountain’s Charitable Foundation supports career development form women, veterans, and athletes as well as health & wellness initiatives including cancer research.
Prior to being a principal investor starting in the early 2000s, Mr. Hickey was an Investment Banker at Salomon Smith Barney / Citigroup Global Markets in New York City where he covered global Asset Managers and Financial Institutions. In that role, he analyzed asset managers and asset classes, ultimately working on over $20 billion in completed strategic acquisitions and capital raises.
Mr. Hickey’s board memberships include member and former Chairman of Networks for the NYC Chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), Global Board of Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs, and Global Board of Help for Children (HFC).
Mr. Hickey received a Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from McGill University (Finance Major and Accounting Concentration) and is an alumnus from Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management executive leadership program. He is a frequent guest lecturer on industry panels and at academic institutions. Mr. Hickey is also a former Canadian national gold medalist and North American medalist in speed skating.
Mr. Hickey is married with two children and lives in New York.
Susan Phinney Silver, Mission Investing Director – The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Susan Phinney Silver is the Mission Investing Director at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, where she oversees the Foundation’s $180 million Mission Investing program to deploy a range of loan and equity investments to advance the Foundation’s program areas including: environmental conservation, climate change and oceans; reproductive health access; and children’s health and education. Before joining Packard, Susan was a consultant for a variety of social investment, foundation, and nonprofit clients, and, for 13 years prior to that, was at The Development Fund in San Francisco, where she led the creation of new financing programs that generated over $600 million in private sector funding nationally for affordable housing, community economic development, and environmental clean-up. Earlier in her career, she worked at Catholic Relief Services in Africa, and at McKinsey in New York.
Christian Bjelland, Advisor – Chr. Bjelland & Co. (Family Office)

Christian Bjelland is a Founding Partner of Trident, an investment firm which alongside other family offices invests directly in small cap private equity deals. He also supports his own Oslo-based family office to source and invest in early stage US-based investments, as well as, guide broader investing strategies. Christian is an advisor to several New York-based startups including Hello Alfred which he helped found in 2014 and led all growth initiatives. Prior to this Christian was an investment banker at Lazard and worked at a venture capital firm, BoxGroup, in New York. He has a BA from Harvard College, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Howard Gurvitch, Principal – Gurvitch Family Office

Howard Gurvitch is a New York City-based entrepreneur and private investor. He is the sole managing member of HRG, LLC, a privately-held “family office” investment management company he founded in 2006 that manages a diversified investment portfolio of public and private securities, hedge funds, real estate and venture capital. From 1987 through 2005, Gurvitch was a Managing Director at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. He began in the Firm’s Investment Banking Group working with middle market companies within a wide range of industries in connection with their M&A, strategic planning and equity and fixed income capital raising activities. As an investment consultant, and as the founding member of HG Consultants, he worked to identify, quantify and address the unique requirements of high net worth entrepreneurs as well as the owners, employees and financial fiduciaries of private and closely held businesses and organizations as well as numerous public companies. Prior to that, he was a Vice President of Ivan F. Boesky & Company, a private investment company. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from The University of Rhode Island in 1980, and received his JD from The National Law Center of The George Washington University in 1983 and subsequently attended the NYU School of Law LLM Tax Program. He is married and lives in New York City with his wife, Dr. Dana Gurvitch, and their son, Justin.
Brian Mahoney, Chairman & CEO – Pellico, Inc.

Mr. Mahoney is the Chairman & CEO Pellico, Inc., which was formed to execute an integrated roll-up of marketing services businesses focused on experiential live events. Pellico intends to exploit the opportunity to build a disruptive innovator in the fragmented sector undergoing dramatic transformation in response to developments in digital technology and generational demographic changes.
Mr. Mahoney had a 30-year career in private equity as a control investor successfully building industry-leading companies in partnership with operating managers. He has served as a partner in several private equity firms, including Calvert Street Capital Partners, Inc. (“Calvert Street”) which he co-founded and managed for nearly 20 years. Prior to Calvert Street, Mr. Mahoney was a Partner/Vice President at TCW Capital, an affiliate of Trust Company of the West. He has significant corporate governance experience, having served on the boards of 22 companies.
Mr. Mahoney holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from Williams College. He has five children, his proudest “building” achievement. Besides growing businesses, Mr. Mahoney enjoys travel, golf and collecting Western American Art. Mr. Mahoney is a dual citizen (United States and Ireland).
Jim TenBroek, Managing Partner – Growth Catalyst Partners

Jim TenBroek is the co-founder of Growth Catalyst Partners (“GCP”), and has been Co-Managing Partner leading the growth of the firm for the last 5 years. Prior to GCP Jim was a Managing Director for over 19 years at Wind Point Partners, playing a leadership role in the growth and evolution of that firm over a span of five private equity funds. Starting when Jim joined in 1997, Wind Point grew from $100 million to over $2 billion of equity capital under management when Jim departed in 2016. Prior to Wind Point, Jim joined GTCR out of business school, and led successful buyout investments in Marketing and IT services during his 3.5 years at the firm.
Jim has broad experience in all aspects of investing and the management of successful private equity firms. He has been a Board member of 22 companies, including two public companies, during his 25 years as an investor. Jim has successfully led the investment of over $500mm of equity capital, generating over $1.4B of return, with five investments returning 5x or more. Those companies, including growth equity and leveraged buyout transactions, have grown both organically and via over 85 add-on acquisitions. Jim’s industry focus has been primarily business, technology and consumer services, including marketing, media, information and tech-enabled business services.
Jim serves on the Boards of Opus Agency, Beachfront Media, Professional Development Academy, Trendline Interactive, CyberRisk Alliance, Truefire Studios and Active Interest Media. Jim is also the former Chairman and current Executive Committee member of the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA). The IVCA membership represents 75 of Illinois’ largest private equity and venture capital investment firms ($180B under management) as a lobbyist, information resource and education resource.
Jim earned an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Master in Engineering from Cornell University, and an AB from Dartmouth College. He lives in Lake Forest, IL and is married, with twin daughters age 11. Jim has a variety of interests and activities in sports, the arts, and charities.
Drew Butler, Managing Director – i(x) Investments

Drew Butler is a Managing Director of i(x) investments. Drew brings his extensive experience as a family office advisor who specializes in real estate and impact investments. In 2012, he formed Butler Global Partners to work directly for select families seeking customized solutions in asset and family management. Prior to that, in London, he served as the Vice President at First Avenue. Previously, Drew worked as an Investment Analyst at New York Life, where he co-managed their $500m Community Investment Program. Earlier, Drew was a Senior Associate at Richman Asset Management in Greenwich and an Associate at Merrill Lynch in New York.
He was awarded a BA from Cornell University, a Certificate in Real Estate from NYU and an MSc in Real Estate Development from Columbia University. After Columbia, he attended the London School of Economics, where he was selected to serve as a Researcher for UK Parliament and earned an MSc in Regional & Urban Planning Studies.
He has served on committees for the Affordable Housing Investor Council and the Urban Land Institute and actively supports the Voices Against Brain Cancer charity in New York. As an author, he has contributed to Urban Land and Family Office Real Estate Magazine.
Dan Ratner, Co-Founder – Hudson River Foods

Dan Ratner, Hudson River Foods Corporation > Cell-nique Corporation
Founded in 2006 to manufacture and marketing of natural and specialty food and beverage brands sold through North American under brands names: Tempt, Living Harvest, Cell-nique, Cherrybrook Kitchen, European Gourmet Bakery, High Country Kombucha, Dancing Deer, and Hodgson Mills. Completed 14 acquisitions since 2011.
GE Capital and Linc Group/ABN-AMRO Bank
VP Commercial Finance Health Care
Price Waterhouse
Senior Consultant Litigation Support Group during FIRA
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles
Grad Studies Programs, Finance
University of Arizona
BS, Accounting and Finance
Marcia Nelson, Managing Director – Alberleen Family Office Solutions

Marcia Nelson is Managing Director of Alberleen Family Office Solutions and is responsible for client marketing and development of Alberleen’s network of family offices and private investors. She has a 20-year track record of working with family offices and their advisors, collaborating with other families, and creating thought leadership around impact investing and philanthropic giving. She started her career working for an ultra-high-net-worth philanthropic family and subsequently managed business development and relationship management in the areas of estate planning, finance, and accounting at firms including FMV Opinions, Marcum, and Anchin, Block & Anchin.
Marcia serves as the Executive VP on the board of the NY chapter of The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG-NY) and is a member of the Family Office Committee. She also recently joined the board of VentureCapital.org, a nonprofit association in Utah for mentoring and advising startups and early-stage investors. She earned her BA from Southern Utah State College and her MBA in finance and tax from Fordham University. She is a Utah native and is very active in the Mormon Church.
ATTENDING FIRMS:
ACE & Company
Adit Ventures
Alberleen Family Office Solutions
Alpha Square
AtlanVest
Aves Capital Management, L.P.
Beninvest & Associates, LLC
Carlyle
Cayre Family Office
CDIB Capital Group
Central Park Group
Chr. Bjelland & Co. / Trident
CITICPE aka CPE
City of Stamford
EA GLOBAL LLC
Empira Global
Evansco LLC
Exelon Corporation
Family Office RPP
Four M Investments
FRANGER LLC
Global Capital Strategies
Global Realty Capital
Growth Catalyst
Gurvitch Family Office
Helios Investment Partners
Herington LLC
Hudson River Foods
i(x) Investments
Morgan Stanley
Nassau Re
NataRock Partners
NPower Ventures
Pellico Inc.
Schroder Adveq
Silvercrest Alternative Solutions
Star Mountain Capital
Stefanie Shelley – SM board
Tamarix Capital
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The Observatory

Savor Salon Test Kitchen: Tasting Notes
2019-11-15 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | UWS Manhattan, exact location will be given after ticket purchase, New York
Join Chef Ryan Smith and concert pianist Elaine Kwon for a tasty November soirée for your senses, featuring pairings of music, wine, foodie delights, and other autumn surprises. Broadway veteran, concert artist, and screen actor, Janine DiVita will be guest Savor Artist.
Listen, Taste, Experience….Savor Your Senses® is an immersive pairing experience, combining music with wine, food, spirits, or other sensory arts. This unique listening/tasting format offers exclusive access to the experts and helps guests gain an insider’s perspective.
Elaine Kwon is an award-winning concert pianist, martial artist, and Lecturer in Music at MIT, whose diverse talents have placed her in a category of her own. She has performed annually at Carnegie Hall, performs solo and chamber music concerts globally, and has been broadcast on TV/radio in the US, Canada, China, and Bulgaria. Dr. Kwon has been a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show and StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson. She was the subject of a documentary which was broadcast to 89 million households internationally and has been profiled in dozens of magazines, books, and videos. She co-founded Savor Your Senses® in 2009 as a performance platform for musicians/artists and wine/culinary experts to share their talents and connect people through creative, engaging pairings.
www.elainekwon.com
www.SavorYourSenses.com
https://www.instagram.com/savoryoursenses/
Acclaimed chef and rising star, Ryan Smith has over 15 years of experience in fine dining, including 8 years immersed in the NY food and wine scene, most notably as the Executive Chef and Head Wine Educator of New York Vintners, where he collaborated regularly with some of the world’s best winemakers as well as artists, actors, and musicians to create what he calls “alternative dining experiences.” In October 2016, he moved to London for a 16-month residency, using it as a staging ground to travel Europe, stoke his creative flames and do what he loves most – curate epic experiences around food and wine. Now back in NY, he has founded his own venture, Fork & Saber, focusing on special events, wine education, as well as restaurant and private wine consulting.
www.chefryansmith.com
https://www.instagram.com/chefryansmith/
Syndee Winters
Syndee Winters is a Grammy-nominated Broadway veteran who just finished starring as Nala in Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway. She’s been in hit productions, Motown the Musical, Pippin, and showing audiences how to ” WORK!” as all of The Schuyler Sisters in Hamilton. She made her TV debut as “Ms. Smiley” in NBC’s Law & Order SVU Season 19 Episode 1, where she interrogated Lieutenant Olivia Benson on her parenting methods. She was last seen on the small screen in NBC Live Jesus Christ Superstar with EGOT recipient John Legend. Her latest solo album project, “Lessons : From A Lady” inspired by American icon Lena Horne is available now on all digital platforms.
https://www.instagram.com/syndeewinters/
United by adventurous spirits and slightly bizarre senses of humor, Elaine Kwon and Chef Ryan Smith have combined their talents to create numerous Savor evenings for audiences ranging from 30 to 300. Pairing events include music & wine, music & food, music & flavor, themed evenings, theater-inspired experiences and more.
*Please note that tickets are transferable to other people (not to future events) and non-refundable.

Savor Salon Series: Trick or Treat
2019-10-18 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | UWS Manhattan, exact location will be given after ticket purchase, New York
Join Chef Ryan Smith, concert pianist Elaine Kwon, and the Piazzolla Trio (Gjilberta Lucaj, cello; Anat Malkin Almani, violin; Elaine Kwon, piano) to celebrate the start of a new Savor Salon season filled with delicious pairings of music and surprising Treats!
Listen, Taste, Experience….Savor Your Senses® is an immersive pairing experience, combining music with wine, food, spirits, or other sensory arts. This unique listening/tasting format offers exclusive access to the experts and helps guests gain an insider’s perspective.
Elaine Kwon is an award-winning concert pianist, martial artist, and Lecturer in Music at MIT, whose diverse talents have placed her in a category of her own. She has performed annually at Carnegie Hall, performs solo and chamber music concerts globally, and has been broadcast on TV/radio in the US, Canada, China, and Bulgaria. Dr. Kwon has been a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show and StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson. She was the subject of a documentary which was broadcast to 89 million households internationally and has been profiled in dozens of magazines, books, and videos. She co-founded Savor Your Senses® in 2009 as a performance platform for musicians/artists and wine/culinary experts to share their talents and connect people through creative, engaging pairings.
www.elainekwon.com
www.SavorYourSenses.com
https://www.instagram.com/savoryoursenses/
Acclaimed chef and rising star, Ryan Smith has over 15 years of experience in fine dining, including 8 years immersed in the NY food and wine scene, most notably as the Executive Chef and Head Wine Educator of New York Vintners, where he collaborated regularly with some of the world’s best winemakers as well as artists, actors, and musicians to create what he calls “alternative dining experiences.” In October 2016, he moved to London for a 16-month residency, using it as a staging ground to travel Europe, stoke his creative flames and do what he loves most – curate epic experiences around food and wine. Now back in NY, he has founded his own venture, Fork & Saber, focusing on special events, wine education, as well as restaurant and private wine consulting.
www.chefryansmith.com
https://www.instagram.com/chefryansmith/
United by adventurous spirits and slightly bizarre senses of humor, Elaine Kwon and Chef Ryan Smith have combined their talents to create numerous Savor evenings for audiences ranging from 30 to 300. Pairing events include music & wine, music & food, music & flavor, themed evenings, theater-inspired experiences and more.
Gjilberta Lucaj
A native of Albania, Gjilberta Lucaj came to USA on a full scholarship and studied classical cello at the Music Conservatory at Mannes College of Music, Juilliard School of Music, and received a Masters in Music Education from NYU. Her classical solo career has taken her to Mexico, China, South Korea, Europe and Afghanistan. She has performed on major concert stages globally – in Royal Albert Hall, the Vatican, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. She has been featured in the New York Times and Couture Fashion Magazines. She was nominated as one of the 100 most notable Albanian-American people. Gjilberta has recorded and performed for Sony, Avatar Studios, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Ricky Martin and Coldplay. Gjilberta enjoys performing worldwide and teaching in NYC.
Anat Malkin Almani
A versatile artist, violinist and violist Anat Malkin Almani has performed as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician across four continents. She made her Carnegie Hall debut at the age of sixteen under the baton of Alexander Schneider. She has been featured on American, Israeli, Latin American and Russian radio and television. An avid chamber musician, Ms. Almani is presently a member of the Piazzolla Trio, an artist with The Hudson Chamber Series in New York and the United Nations Chamber Music Series, and is a founding member of the prizewinning Malkin Duo. In addition to her performing career, Ms. Almani is passionately committed to education and teaching. She is a sought-after pedagogue, giving master classes regularly around the globe. She serves on the Violin and Viola faculties of the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division and the artist faculty of the Academy of Music Festival in New York, as well as various international summer festivals.

Women Moving Millions Summit 2019
2019-09-13 14:00 - 14:30 UTC | NY
To celebrate this year’s Summit theme, “The Power of You,” Broadway veteran and Grammy-nominated vocalist, Syndee Winters joins prize-winning pianist Elaine Kwon and acclaimed drummer Dan Weiner in a special Savor performance.

Savor Salon Series: Test Kitchen 2
2019-06-20 19:00 - 21:30 UTC | NY
Join Chef Ryan Smith, concert pianist Elaine Kwon, and violinist Anat Malkin Almani for a delicious, sensory-filled evening as they test out adventurous new pairings of music and wine/food!
Listen, Taste, Experience….Savor Your Senses® is an immersive pairing experience, combining music with wine, food, spirits, or other sensory arts. This unique listening/tasting format offers exclusive access to the experts and helps guests gain an insider’s perspective.
Elaine Kwon is an award-winning concert pianist, martial artist, and Lecturer in Music at MIT, whose diverse talents have placed her in a category of her own. She has performed annually at Carnegie Hall, performs solo and chamber music concerts globally, and has been broadcast on TV/radio in the US, Canada, China, and Bulgaria. Dr. Kwon has been a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show and StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson. She was the subject of a documentary which was broadcast to 89 million households internationally and has been profiled in dozens of magazines, books, and videos. She co-founded Savor Your Senses® in 2009 as a performance platform for musicians/artists and wine/culinary experts to share their talents and connect people through creative, engaging pairings.
www.elainekwon.com
www.SavorYourSenses.com
https://www.instagram.com/savoryoursenses/
Acclaimed chef and rising star, Ryan Smith has over 15 years of experience in fine dining, including 8 years immersed in the NY food and wine scene, most notably as the Executive Chef and Head Wine Educator of New York Vintners, where he collaborated regularly with some of the world’s best winemakers as well as artists, actors, and musicians to create what he calls “alternative dining experiences.” In October 2016, he moved to London for a 16-month residency, using it as a staging ground to travel Europe, stoke his creative flames and do what he loves most – curate epic experiences around food and wine. Now back in NY, he has founded his own venture, Fork & Saber, focusing on special events, wine education, as well as restaurant and private wine consulting.
www.chefryansmith.com
https://www.instagram.com/chefryansmith/
United by adventurous spirits and slightly bizarre senses of humor, Elaine Kwon and Chef Ryan Smith have combined their talents to create numerous Savor evenings for audiences ranging from 30 to 300. Pairing events include music & wine, music & food, music & flavor, themed evenings, theater-inspired experiences and more.
Violinist Anat Malkin Almani has performed as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician across four continents. She made her Carnegie Hall debut at the age of sixteen while training at Juilliard. She has been featured on American, Israeli, Latin American and Russian radio and television and is an artist with the United Nations Chamber Music Series, and a founding member of the prize-winning Malkin Duo.

Savor Buyouts
2019-05-21 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | University Club NYC, 1 W.54th Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Savor Your Senses returns to the iconic University Club NYC for an exclusive music and food pairing performance featuring the Piazzolla Trio: concert pianist, Elaine Kwon; concert cellist Gjilberta Lucaj; and concert violinist Anat Almani. Special culinary demonstration and pairings by International Food/Wine Adventurer, Chef Ryan Smith.

Savor Lao Friends Hospital for Children
2019-05-03 17:00 - 18:30 UTC | Friends Gallery, Kitsalat Road, Luang Prabang, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Join concert pianist Elaine Kwon and Global Food/Wine Explorer Philippe Lajaunie for a sunset Savor Your Senses event on the famous rooftop of Friends Gallery in Luang Prabang.
Enjoy a gallery tour and special music and wine pairing performances with friends to support Lao Friends Hospital for Children. Please email relations@fwablaos for more information.

Savor Hanoi
2019-05-01 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Private Residence
Savor Your Senses comes to the beautiful city of Hanoi in a special music and wine pairing soirée featuring concert pianist Elaine Kwon and food/wine/travel connoisseur and entrepreneur, Philippe Lajaunie.

Savor Taipei
2019-04-26 18:30 - 2019-05-11 21:30 UTC | Regent Taipei, Noble House, Taipei, Taiwan
Savor Your Senses Cornerstone Dinner Celebration with Performing Artist-in-Residence, Elaine Kwon, piano. Also featuring flute duo, Katie Wang and Tingyu Yeh, with Jeremy Tsai, piano.
Culinary delights presented by Chef Bernard Noel~
Black tie attire requested.

Savor Spring Island
2019-03-08 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Summer House Spring Island, 38 Mobley Oaks Lane, Okatie, SC, 29909, United States
Savor Your Senses comes to the beautiful nature preserve of Spring Island, SC. Join pianist Elaine Kwon and soprano Alyson Cambridge for an uplifting evening of delicious music and wine/food pairings.

Love is EleMental Benefit Concert
2019-02-11 18:30 - 22:30 UTC | NY
JOIN US for our Third Annual Love is EleMental Celebration! Featuring musical performances paired with themes, and a special Savor pairing with Krug Grand Cuvee 167th edition.
Master of Ceremonies: Peter Hermann (Actor/Producer/Writer – Younger, War Horse, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, “If the S in Moose is Loose”)
Performances By:
Desmond Child (Legendary Hall of Fame singer/songwriter (Livin’ On A Prayer, Dude Looks Like A Lady)
Chris Jackson (Grammy and Emmy award-winning singer/actor- Hamilton, Lion King; TV- Bull; Film- Moana)
Syndee Winters (Grammy- and Emmy-nominated Singer/Actor – Broadway -Hamilton, Lion King; TV- Jesus Christ Superstar)
Elaine Kwon (Award-winning concert pianist –Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center; Lecturer in Music at MIT; founder of Savor your Senses)
Christopher Erk (International tap dance artist, Tap Dogs, Postmodern Jukebox, TEDx, founder of Tap Factor)
The event honors the arts and mental health, celebrating the unique ways in which the arts help transform our understanding of mental illness and open our hearts and minds. Funds raised through this event will support mental health research and training so that better mental health care is delivered to people around the world.

Savor New Year Dreams Barbados
2019-01-19 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | St. George Parish Church, Glebe, St. George, Barbados
Savor Barbados under the stars, in a special performance by Piazzolla Trio, with guest artist, actress and Broadway star, Janine DiVita. Gjilberta Lucaj, cello; Anat Malkin Almani, violin; Elaine Kwon, piano.

Savor Holiday Special Green Room 42
2018-12-20 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | The Green Room 42, 570 10th Avenue, New York, NY, 10036, United States
“Merry Cocktails and Musical Mash-ups”
Savor the holiday spirit with naughty & nice cocktails paired with music – featuring pianist Elaine Kwon and soprano Alyson Cambridge, with host comedian, Chuck Nice.

Savor PartnerConnect Insider Chicago
2018-08-08 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | InterContinental Chicago, 505 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
PartnerConnect Insider Networking Series comes to Chicago for a special evening of music and wine pairings and relevant discussions, featuring concert pianist and Savor Your Senses co-founder Elaine Kwon, and soprano Alyson Cambridge (Rocktopia, Metropolitan Opera). By invitation only – for Institutional Investors, family offices, and fund managers.

Savor PartnerConnect EMCE
2018-07-25 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | University Club NYC, 1 W.54th Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States

Savor Your Senses X Soho House Chicago
2018-06-28 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | NY
Savor Your Senses X Soho House series comes to the Windy City for a memorable evening of unique music and wine pairings, featuring soprano Alyson Cambridge (Rocktopia, Metropolitan Opera) and concert pianist Elaine Kwon, co-founder of Savor Your Senses.

Savor PartnerConnect Insider
2018-06-13 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | University Club NYC, 1 W.54th Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Concert pianist and Savor Your Senses co-founder, Elaine Kwon, and vocalist Syndee Winters (Jesus Christ Superstar, Hamilton, Lion King), team up for unique pairings of music, wine, and relevant discussions for this next installment of the PartnerConnect Insider Networking Series for Institutional Investors, family offices, and fund managers.

Savor Your Senses X Soho House NYC
2018-05-18 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Soho House NYC, 29-35 9th Avenue, New York City, NY, United States
“Rhythm, Heart and Soul”
Join Soho House’s wine connoisseurs Laura Carlisi and Dane Clark for another Savor Your Senses evening of delicious wine purposefully paired with performances by concert pianist Elaine Kwon, vocalist Syndee Winters (Jesus Christ Superstar, Hamilton, Lion King), and drummer Dan Weiner (America’s Got Talent).

Listen, Taste, Experience…with Savor Your Senses®, an immersive pairing experience, that purposefully combines music performances with wine, food, spirits, and other sensory arts. This unique format offers exclusive access to world-class musicians, wine/culinary experts, and related artisans selected around bespoke themes. We pair up-close and personal performances with insider stories to create interactive evenings.

Savor Salon Series: Twilight Zone
2018-05-11 19:00 - 21:30 UTC | UWS Manhattan, exact location will be given after ticket purchase, New York
Nothing is as it seems on National Twilight Zone Day – join Chef Ryan Smith, pianist Elaine Kwon, and cellist Gjilberta Lucaj as you travel to other dimensions of taste, sound, sight, smell, touch… and mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, Savor Twilight Zone!

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Savor PartnerConnect Insider
2018-04-11 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | University Club NYC, 1 W.54th Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Concert pianist Elaine Kwon and Chef Ryan Smith team up to create special pairings of food, music and relevant discussion for the next installment of the PartnerConnect Insider Networking Series for Institutional Investors, family offices and fund managers.

Savor Salon Series: Test Kitchen
2018-03-30 19:30 - 22:00 UTC | NY
Join concert pianist/Savor Your Senses® co-founder Elaine Kwon and international food adventurer, Chef Ryan Smith up close and personal, for unique music and food/wine pairings, as they unveil the new Savor Salon Series. Join the Savor community and experience how Savor pairings started in Elaine’s apartment. Hear, see and feel pieces she’s performed at Carnegie Hall. Sit inches away from her Steinway (circa 1864) and taste Chef Ryan’s purposefully paired culinary/wine creations.
Listen, Taste, Experience – Savor Your Senses®
Seats limited to 15.

Savor Music, Wine & the Ties That Bind
2018-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | University Club NYC, 1 W.54th Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Music and Wine Clubs unite for a special Savor Your Senses evening – Artists: Elaine Kwon, piano; Gjilberta Lucaj, cello, Featured Wine Expert: Joseph D’Ambrosio

Savor Your Senses X Soho House NYC
2017-11-16 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Soho House NYC, 29-35 9th Avenue, New York City, NY, United States
Artists:
Elaine Kwon, piano; Christopher Erk, dancer;
Wine Experts:
Laura Carlisi and Dane Clark

Savor Fall Transformation Celebration
2017-11-10 19:00 - 21:30 UTC | Naples, FL, United States
Artists: Elaine Kwon, piano;
Featured Wine Expert: Bruce Nichols, wine consultant, Naples Winter Wine Festival
Featured Chef: Chef Sebastian Mazzotta
