Annual Restaurant Gala

Please join us on Thursday, March 9, 2023 for the 40th Annual Atlantic Cape Community College Restaurant Gala at Harrah's Waterfront Conference Center in Atlantic City! The Ruby Restaurant Gala will honor Gala icons who have contributed to the success of the event over its 40 year history. Since its inception in 1984, the Restaurant Gala has raised well over $3.8 million for scholarships for students attending the Academy of Culinary Arts.

The event will begin with a lavish cocktail reception featuring hors d'oeuvres prepared by the Academy of Culinary Arts students and the return of the Atlantic City Beach Patrol rowboat with a bounty of fresh seafood. After the reception, guests will enter the ballroom and dine on signature dishes and desserts from the area's finest establishments and sample libations from local wineries, breweries, and distilleries. A 50/50 raffle drawing, open bar, photo booth, and live entertainment will round out the event festivities.

A variety of sponsorship and advertising opportunities are available. Patrons may also purchase individual tickets or tables of ten ($200 savings). Click the buttons below for more information and to make your purchase.

For more information about the Ruby Restaurant Gala, please contact Kristin Jackson at kjackson@atlantic.edu or (609) 463-3621.

THANK YOU to all of the sponsors, restaurants, organizations and patrons who supported the 39th Annual Atlantic Cape Restaurant Gala at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City on March 31. The 2022 event raised $240,775 for scholarships and emergency relief for culinary students! This was the second highest grossing Restaurant Gala since the event's inception.

The Gala featured more than 40 area restaurants, businesses, bakeries, wineries, breweries and distilleries. The Dirty Dance Band lit up the dance floor and ACA alumnus Peter Slavin wowed attendees with his ice sculpting demonstration. Check out photos from this event and previous Galas.

Honorees for 2022 were retired ACA dean Chef Kelly McClay and, community honoree, the Mullock Family of Cape May, whose philanthropic efforts over the years have benefited not just the Atlantic Cape community, but the entire region. Read more about these honorees.

For more information about the Restaurant Gala or ways to support Atlantic Cape, please contact Kristin Jackson.