The popular Stage Kitchen & Bar in Palm Beach Gardens, FL., on Nov. 9 will host its second annual wine pairing dinner in support of The Selective Mutism Research Institute (SMRI), an organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of the disorder through education, advanced training, and research into the early diagnosis and treatment of Selective Mutism, a cause close to the hearts of the Stage family.

Chef Pushkar Marathe will serve a five-course dinner paired with wines from the revered Jackson Family Winery. Guests will receive a welcome cocktail while exploring silent auction items, with all proceeds going to SMRI. Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum, Director SMRI, and Jenns Blum M.S., Clinician / CommuniCamp Counselor Director, will meet with guests and share remarks on their work at SMRI.

Price of the evening is $165.00 per person plus a 20 percent gratuity

Reservations required and can be booked online via OpenTable.

Stage Kitchen & Bar is an integrated, small-plates experience, inspired by diverse culinary influences from across the world. Chef and Owner Pushkar Marathe applies his decades long exploration of international cuisines to create innovative dishes interwoven with tradition, utilizing fresh and often local ingredients that come together in vital, new and flavorful ways.