The $2.9 Million Lunch

Not everyone in New York was at the Giants parade filling up on street food. At noon, in midtown, a few hundred folks found their way to one of the most powerful fund-raising lunches of the year... First Course: Maine Peekytoe crab salad on a bed of greens surrounded by ruby grapefruit gelee Entree: Duo of chicken: Roasted breast and braised leg with gratin Dauphinoise, wild mushroom, and root vegetables Dessert: Sorbets and almond tuile Place: Museum of Modern Art Occasion: Presentation of the David Rockefeller Award Recipient: Peter Peterson Among the guests: Uma Thurman, Charlie Rose, Steven Schwarzman, Bruce Wasserstein, Jeff Peek, Susan Baker, Lisa Phillips, Emily Rafferty, Kate Levin, Arne Glimcher, Raj Roy, Aerin Lauder, Jane Lauder, and Richard Holbrooke Official Event Name: Annual Corporate Luncheon $2.9 Million: Amount raised for education department at the museum Related: Photos from the event More: in the Sun print edition tomorrow Below: David Rockefeller, Peter Peterson, Marie-Josee Kravis & Richard Salomon