East LA meets Napa Food/Wine Festival Preview benefits AltaMed on July 8, 2011 in LA
East LA Meets Napa
PREMIER FOOD AND WINE TASTING EVENT
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Celebrating the flavors of Michoacán!
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AltaMed provides over 600,000 patient visits to low-income families every year!
Raise your glass and help to raise funds for AltaMed!FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2011 l 6:00 – 9:00 PM Union Station, Los Angeles
AltaMed’s History and Growth
It all started in spring of 1969. America wrestled with the great debate over equal rights and access to health care and social services. In the midst of this turbulence, AltaMed was born in East Los Angeles. Doctors, nurses, and social workers—all volunteers—began serving the health care needs of people with no place else to turn. For more than 40 years, AltaMed has provided coordinated, culturally appropriate health and human services in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, with particular attention to Latino and other multi-ethnic communities. AltaMed has maintained a fundamental commitment to provide medical care to the uninsured as well as the underinsured population. As California’s largest Community Health Center, AltaMed operates 44 sites, serving over 160,000 patients, providing more than 600,000 visits annually.
Thank You to our Major Sponsors!
Title SponsorCamfieldPartnersDEVELOPING CORPORATE HOMES FOR SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES
Dear Dr. Ricardo Puertas,
I would like to say a few words about Dr. Lucio Sanchez (my hero).
When my cancer was first diagnosed, I was quite frightened. I can remember him telling me that I was in very good shape (good body weight, good internal organs, etc.) and he was going to get whatever I needed to get well.
Those words were a huge help in my developing a good attitude for treatment.
I thank my lucky stars that Dr. Sanchez was my primary doctor!
Yours truly,
Michael
Media Sponsors
East LA Meets Napa
Six years ago, AltaMed was looking to start a new fundraising event and several dedicated volunteers and long-time friends of AltaMed formed the Wine Committee and started East LA Meets Napa. The group wanted to bring recognition to the hardworking families of East LA, who owned and operated some of the best Mexican restaurants in Los Angeles. These restaurants were then paired with wines from the Napa Valley produced by Latino vintners and families. Today, East LA Meets Napa has become one of the premier wine tasting events of Southern California. It’s success has been due to the generosity of the restaurants and wineries who donate the food and wine that hundreds come to taste annually. Every year, the event grows more popular adding new participants, each with a unique flare that ties back to Latino contributions to the food and wine culture that continues to spread across the globe.
Thank you to the Wineries and Restaurants that donate their wonderful cuisine and
exquisite wines to make this event a success. Current and past participants include:
Participating Wineries
Adobe Guadalupe
Alex Sotelo Cellars
Black Coyote Chateau
Bodegas San Rafael
Cavas Valmar
Ceja Vineyards
Chateau De Vie
El Centauro del Norte
Encanto Vineyards
Frias Family Vineyard
Gustavo Thrace Wines
J. Lohr Vineyards & Wine
Karl Lawrence Cellars
L.A. Cetto Vineyard
Madrigal Vineyards
Maldonado
Maritas Vineyards
Mi Sueño
Renteria Wines
Rios Wine Cellars
Riverbend Cellars
Robledo Vineyards
San Antonio Winery
Sequoia Grove Vineyards
Veramonte/Quintessa
Viñedos Malagón
Vinisterra Winery
Participating Restaurants
Attila The Flan
Birrieria Chalio
Cacao Mexicatessen
Cobras y Matadors
Cook’s Tortas
D’s Delight Gourmet Chocolates
Dorados
El Cholo Restaurant – Pasadena
El Portal
El Tepeyac Café
Friandise Pastries, Inc.
The Goodie Girls
Guisados
Homegirl Café
La Huasteca Restaurant
La Casita Mexicana
La Parrilla Restaurant
La Sandia Mexican Kitchen
and Tequila Bar
Loteria Grill
Mama’s Hot Tamales Café
Mama’s International Tamales
Phlight Restaurant
Porto’s Bakery & Café
Rivera Restaurant
Señor Fish
Setá
Tamayo Restaurant
Teresitas
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. Ticket purchases must be made online. This event sells out every year, so make your reservations today
at AltaMed.org!
$150 June 4 – June 30 • $200 July 1 – July 8
Contact Elizabeth Romero at 323-622-2405,[email protected],
or visit AltaMed.org for more information.
We welcome additional restaurant and winery participation!
All proceeds from East LA Meets Napa benefit AltaMed health and human services programs. AltaMed is a 501 © 3 nonprofit organization.
This beautiful publication documents the amazing stories of several
Mexican vintners and their families’ journeys from farm workers to wine makers.
In Their Own Words… is a brief but powerful glimpse into the lives and histories
of Latino winemaking families in Napa Valley.
Come and meet them in person!
Buy your book and get it autographed at the event!
Order your book online at www.AltaMed.org