The Stars of the Kitchen and the Court Return for Taste of Tennis Gala
AYS hosted its 15th Annual Taste of Tennis Gala, once again putting together a one-of-a-kind event which featured food prepared by some of the top culinary minds in New York City. Partnered with New York Tennis Magazine, the event’s Official Media Sponsor, AYS combined some of tennis’ biggest stars with some of the city’s best chefs for a night of food, cocktails and live music.
This year, the Annual Taste of Tennis event took place at The W New York Hotel and was hosted by The Today Show’s Tamron Hall. Some of the city’s top culinary minds were in attendance to prepare, cook and eat food with the tennis world’s brightest stars. The winners of the Long Island Tennis Challenge and New York Beach Tennis Tournament’s were guests of New York Tennis Magazine and took in an evening of fine dining in the middle of a star-studded crowd.
While the Taste of Tennis Gala has been going on for more than a decade, this year marked the first ever Taste of Tennis Week, which featured an array of events during the week leading up to the U.S. Open. One particular event was the “Party With the Pros” night, where guests enjoyed an evening of great food, hand-crafted signature cocktails and live music, while mingling with some of tennis’ most well-known players. Victoria Azarenka, Sloane Stephens and John Isner were all at the Measure Lounge at Langham Place Fifth Avenue in New York City for the inaugural event.
Credit photos to Samantha Sklar and Getty Images
Sloane Stephens on the red carpet
Sabine Lisicki smiles for the photographers
Victoria Azarenka testing her bartending skills
New York Tennis Magazine’s Megan Broderick (center) with Bob & Mike Bryan
Venus Williams cutting it up on the turntables
Monica Puig samples some of the desserts
Agnieszka Radwanska samples some cheesecake
Dustin Brown samples a dish
Fellow Frenchmen Gael Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga share a laugh
