Both jobs require steady hands, stamina and the ability to nimbly weave through people who are blocking the way.
That’s why the Arizona Cardinals made such excellent celebrity waiters Monday night. The charity, named for the wide receiver’s mother, who died of breast cancer in 2003, funds urban education efforts and organizations she founded – the African American AIDS Task Force and the Circle of Love, an HIV support group in Minneapolis. Nearly 200 people paid $250 a ticket to attend the fundraiser at Morton’s the Steakhouse at Kierland Commons in Phoenix, during which several Cardinals served wine, hors d’oeuvres and steak dinners. Larry Fitzgerald,wide receiver “This is very important to me because all the proceeds are going to a good cause, into the community where my mother started her foundation,” said Fitzgerald amid the throng of fans. Fitzgerald is an admitted foodie. Will a chef event be in his future He laughs. “I’ve been taking culinary classes for three years, and I’m pretty good in the kitchen, but I couldn’t serve this amount of people.” Kurt Warner, quarterback The Fitzgerald event wasn’t Warner’s first stint as a celebrity waiter. “I’ve done this a few times before, but I’m not saying I’m good at it,” he said as he skillfully wielded a tray of crab cakes. He was happy to join his teammates at the fundraiser. “It’s all about that coming together as a family on and off the field,” said Warner , whose devotion to family is well-known. “It draws us closer together when we step on that football field.”
Matt Leinart, quarterback