by Kenny Spahn
Boca Raton Restaurant Examiner
Named “South Florida’s most outstanding Food and Wine Celebration,” Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation is coming back to Palm Beach County! The delicious fundraiser takes place Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Kravis Center’s Cohen Pavilion. Considered one of the country’s premier food and wine events, the Taste has made its way to Palm Beach, with four-time James Beard nominee, Chef Zach Bell, of Café Boulud, at the helm.
Taste of the Nation features dozens of Palm Beach county’s top chefs and restaurants, scores of wines and spirits, a VIP reception, and a live auction featuring exciting trips to South Africa & the Caribbean, and tempting lifestyle lots. The acclaimed event returns to Palm Beach County in spectacular fashion, with some of THE top eateries in south Florida offering their delectable cuisine. And just check out the line-up! Don’t miss this chance to sample some of the area’s top restaurants – Some real All-Stars, including: 32 East, 3800 Ocean, Apicius Ristorante e Enoteca, Atlantic Ocean Club, Buddha Sky Bar, Cabo Flats, Café Boulud, Café Chardonnay, Cantina Laredo, Casa D’ Angelo Ristorante, Chops Lobster Bar, City Cellar, City Fish Market, Dada, Darbster, De la Tierra at Sundy House, Echo at The Breakers, Gratify, Guanabanas, Hollywood Cupcake, I Heart Olive Oil, III Forks Steakhouse, Ironwood Grill at PGA National Resort, Jupiter Island Grill, Kubo Asiatic, Leopard at the Chesterfield, Michelle Bernstein’s at the Omphoy, Ocean Bistro at The Four Seasons, Oceanside Market, Rockstar Catering, Sysco, Talai Thai, Temple Orange at The Ritz Carlton, The 51 Supper Club & Lounge, The Sugar Monkey, and Whole Foods Market!
“Children’s most basic needs, like nutrition, are not being met and they therefore are suffering in school, with increased absences, poor tests scores, irritable behavior, and the inability to concentrate,” notes Sari Vatske, Florida Regional Manager for Share Our Strength.
“Share Our Strength is my charity of choice, as they attack childhood hunger with vigor. In fact, they have helped provide an average of more than 10,735 lunches per day to Palm Beach County’s lowest income families,” says Chef Zach Bell, Event Chairman . Taste of the Nation Palm Beach supports Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® Campaign, which aims to not only increase access to summer meals programs, after school snacks, and backpack programs, but also support the area’s mo effective anti-hunger organizations. This foodie event is unique in that 100% of ticket sales goes towards ensuring no child is hungry in the United States, and especially south Florida. Taste of The Nation is currently in its 20thyear in Broward and 24th year in Miami, and now returns back to Palm Beach.
VIP tickets (which includes an exclusive lounge area, gift bag, specialty wines & spirits, as well as the entire evening’s activities) are $125 per person, pre-sale and $150 at the door. General admission event tickets are $80 per person, pre-sale and $100 at the door. To purchase tickets or to get involved, visit www.TasteOfTheNation.org. For information on donating auction lots, becoming a volunteer, establishing a sponsorship or on obtaining tickets call 561.998.2983 or visit the website at www.strengthflorida.org.
Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation®is the nation’s premier culinary benefit dedicated to making sure no kid in America grows up hungry. Each spring, the nation’s hottest chefs and mixologists donate their time, talent and passion to more than 40 events across the United States, with one goal in mind: to raise the critical funds needed to end childhood hunger. Taste of the Nation is nationally sponsored by American Express, Sysco, Food Network, Brown-Forman and S.Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water. Since 1988, Taste of the Nation has raised more than $80 million.
