>Calling all foodies and philanthropists: Tickets are now on sale for Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation® Palm Beach, the city’s premier culinary benefit dedicated to ending childhood hunger. This year’s event will be held April 23, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The highly anticipated annual tasting event, which supports Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign to end childhood hunger in America, will feature Palm Beach’s top chefs, sommeliers and mixologists united for a cause: making sure all children in this nation have the healthy food they need, every day.
More than 600 guests expected to attend will have the opportunity to brush shoulders with 100 of the city’s most influential in the food and drink scene and taste their signature fare and spirits. Culinary tastemakers leading the 2014 event include chairs Zach Bell (Addison Reserve Country Club), Clay Conley (buccan and Imoto), Lindsay Autry (Bravo’s Top Chef alum) and Allen Susser (Chef Allen’s).
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Location: Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Time: 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.; 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. for VIP
Admission: $100 for General Admission; $150 for VIP
“No child should grow up hungry in America, but unfortunately more than 16 million kids in this country struggle with hunger, including more than 1.1 million kids in right here in Florida. The good news is, we can change that,” said Chef Clay Conley. “I love seeing our local food community come together through Taste of the Nation Palm Beach to raise the critical awareness and funds needed to make No Kid Hungry a reality.”
The No Kid Hungry campaign is ending childhood hunger in this nation by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need, every day by connecting them to nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals and by teaching families how to cook healthy, affordable meals at home.
Since summer 2011, No Kid Hungry efforts to expand access to summer meals and school breakfast have helped connect kids to more than 34 million additional meals. The No Kid Hungry campaign is replicating that success around the country by working collaboratively with its partners to feed millions of American children. In 2013, Taste of the Nation Palm Beach raised more than $57,000, which can help connect children in need with up to 570,000 meals.
One hundred percent of ticket proceeds from Taste of the Nation Palm Beach benefit the No Kid Hungry campaign, thanks to generous support from National Presenting Sponsor Sysco, National Sponsors American Express and Food Network, S.Pellegrino Natural Sparkling Water, and local sponsors Lincoln Motor Company, Nespresso, Whole Foods, Wine Watch, Brickhouse Public Relations, Mike Sipe Entertainment, Panache: a Classic Party Rentals Company, Elan Creative Communications, Clear Channel Media & Entertainment, and Palm Beach Illustrated.
To date, confirmed restaurants in this year’s event include: Addison Reserve Country Club, The Backyard Bar at Palm Beach Hibiscus House, Bistro 1001, Brio Tuscan Grille, Buccan, Casa D’Angelo, Chops Lobster Bar/City Fish Market, Citrus Grillhouse, Dada Restaurant, Hollywood Cupcake, Jové Kitchen & Bar at Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, PB Catch Seafood & Raw Bar, Pistache French Bistro, The Sugar Monkey, Talay Thai/Aah Loi Thai & Sushi, and Whole Foods Market.
To purchase tickets for Taste of the Nation Palm Beach, visit www.ce.strength.org/palmbeach.
