Bourbon & Bowties™ | Norton Children's Louisville, Ky.

The 11th annual Bourbon & Bowties, benefiting Norton Children’s Hospital, is presented by Northwestern Mutual.

Enjoy music, hors d’oeuvres from Louisville’s top chefs and an auction to raise funds for Norton Children’s Hospital through the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation.

More than $2 million has been raised since the event began. Thank you for your generosity.

June 10, 2021
6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

The Bridgeman residence
Fleur de Lis Farm
8316 Wolf Pen Branch Rd
Prospect, Kentucky

Get driving directions

Tickets for the 2021 Bourbon & Bowties event will go on sale Thursday, May 6 2021, at 9 a.m. To be added to the mailing list, email foundations@nortonhealthcare.org.

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View our past and present Bourbon & Bowties honorees.

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The 2021 Bourbon & Bowties event will honor cystic fibrosis patient Hazel Leggett.

In 2021, Bourbon & Bowties will honor Hazel Leggett, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis before she was born. During the first year of Hazel’s life, she had more than 50 doctor visits at Norton Children’s Medical Associates and Norton Children’s Hospital. She has been hospitalized multiple times for lung exacerbations, and lung and viral infections. She has had surgery to removed mucus from her lungs that makes breathing difficult. Every day, Hazel, now 14 months old, endures hours of vest treatments that violently shake the thick, sticky mucus off her lungs as she inhales multiple nebulized medications. She takes dozens of pills to help her avoid lung infections and maintain her health for as long as she can. The reality for Hazel, and for other children in the area coping with cystic fibrosis, is that she will have many visits to Norton Children’s Hospital in her future. Each day, Hazel lives life over cystic fibrosis and is an undeniably resilient, smart, fearless and sassy toddler. Hazel and her family are grateful for the care team and resources of Norton Children’s Hospital.

The inaugural Bourbon & Bowties event was established in memory of Charles W. Gant, a loving and energetic 8-year-old boy who passed away from viral encephalitis on June 3, 2009. Since then, Bourbon & Bowties has honored Laurel Dortch, Maxwell Johnson, Owen McMasters, Anna-Maria Beck, Clara and Wilson McGarvey, Tanner Demling, Mason Christensen and Mya White. The event also will continue to honor and remember former head chef and host Dean Corbett.

An exclusive Vineyard Vines bow tie and tie and an exclusive Bourbon and Boweties bangle have been designed in honor of Hazel.

Tickets will go on sale May 6, 2021, at 9 a.m. To add your name to the invitation list, email the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation at foundations@nortonhealthcare.org or call (502) 629-8060.

Purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win $100 gift certificates to these 26 participating Bourbon & Bowties™ restaurants.
Restaurant Raffle Ticket

Please consider making a donation in honor of all of our honorees over the years. Your gift will be recognized during the Pledge Moment at the Bourbon & Bowties event.

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2020 Participating Chefs

Bobby Benjamin: Butchertown Grocery

Michael Bowe: Red Yeti

Jeff Brantley: Bramble Genuine Southern Food

Jake Brockman and Agostino Gabriele: Vincenzo’s Italian Restaurant

Travis Markey: Drake’s Food Truck

Seth Butkus: Napa River Grill

Kathy Cary: Lilly’s Bistro & La Peche Gourmet

Michael Crouch: Bourbon Barrel Foods

Madeleine Dee: Fond

Scott Dickenson: 1816 Modern Kitchen & Drinks

Michael Dunbar: Audubon Golf and Country Club

Darnell Ferguson: SuperChefs

James Gerhardt: Pendennis Club of Louisville

Phil Goldsborough: Longshot Lobsta Food Truck

Patrick Gosden: Brasserie Provence

Annie Harlow: Hi-Five Doughnuts

W D “Dub” Heare: Equus Jack’s Bourbon Restaurant & Lounge

Emily Heyde: Nothing Bundt Cakes

Geoffrey Heyde: Fork & Barrel

Chris Howerton: Whim

Allen Hubbard, Sr.: Martini Italian Bistro

Jesse Johnson: Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint

Alan Jones: Tea Station Asian Bistro

Alvin Lin: The Joy Luck

Peng S. Looi: August Moon Chinese Bistro

Fernando Martinez: La Bodeguita de Mima, El Taco Luchadorand Guaca Mole

Andrew McCabe: bar Vetti

Jereme McFarland: Bourbons Bistro

Dallas McGarity: The Fat Lamb Modern Kitchen & Bar and Portage House

Joshua Moore: Volare Italian Ristorante

Peter Pagano: Mercato Italiano

Jon Pauly: The Village Anchor

Jarrod Prince: Copper Kitchen

Anthony Quiram: Morrison Healthcare

Gustavo Reyes: Gustavo’s Mexican Grill

Kevin Rice: Lake Forest Country Club

Tavis Rockwell: Louvino and Biscuit Belly

Roger Romines: Seviche: A Latin Restaurant

Jack Rosado: The 502 Bar and Bistro

Allan Rosenberg: Butcher Block Eatery at High Horse

Paul Sant: The Seelbach Hilton

Jeff Sell: Pop’s Roadside Diner

Jackson Skelton: Louvino

Daniel Stage: Louisville Country Club

Matt Staggs: 80/20 @ Kaelin’s

Brian Steger: Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse

Rob Temple: Mesh

Rick Torres: Longshot Lobsta Food Truck

John Varanese: Varanese, River House Restaurant and Raw Bar, Levee Restaurant and Savor of Louisville

Shawn Ward: Audubon Golf and Country Club

Graham Weber: Porch Kitchen and Bar, Louisville Marriott Downtown

Henry Wesley III: 8UP Elevated Drinkery & Kitchen

Chris Williams: Four Pegs Beer Lounge

Leslie Wilson: Hi-Five Doughnuts

Zack Wolf: Steak & Bourbon

Shelley Yoder: Sweet Surrender Dessert Café

Put on your bow tie or best dress, bring your appetite and join us for the 2021 Bourbon & Bowties!

Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation
234 E. Gray St., Suite 450
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 629-8060

For ways to help, visit HelpNortonChildrens.com.

Parking and Directions

Parking for the event will be available at Norton Medical Plaza II – Brownsboro, 9880 Angies Way, on the Norton Healthcare Brownsboro Campus. (Norton Medical Plaza II – Brownsboro is across from Norton Children’s Medical Center and next to Cabela’s.) Shuttles, provided by Tafel Motors, will take you on a quick ride to Fleur de Lis Farm. No general admission parking will be available at Fleur de Lis Farm. The shuttles will run continuously throughout the evening.

Valet parking will be available for our Chefs’ Experience and Sponsor guests at Fleur de Lis Farm only with the parking permit that was sent to these guests. Fleur de Lis Farm is located at 8316 Wolf Pen Branch Road. See map and directions below. Follow the valet parking signage and be sure to display your parking permit on your dashboard.

Directions to Wolf Pen Branch Road

From I-71/I-265 South

Merge onto I-265 South (Gene Snyder Freeway).
Take exit 34 (Kentucky 22/Brownsboro Road/Crestwood). Turn left onto Brownsboro Road.
Turn left on Chamberlain Lane.
Turn left on Wolf Pen Branch Road (third exit on the roundabout).
8316 Wolf Pen Branch Road will be on the left.

Via I-265 North

Take exit 34 (Kentucky 22/Brownsboro Road/Crestwood). Turn right onto Brownsboro Road.
Turn left on Chamberlain Lane.
Turn left on Wolf Pen Branch Road. (third exit on the roundabout).
8316 Wolf Pen Branch Road will be on the left.