Taste of the Nation – Los Angeles

Sunday, June 1, 2008: 1pm to 4pm

Media Park, Culver City

Los Angeles’s top chefs, restaurants and winemakers have come together to donate their time, talent and their passion to end childhood hunger for the 20th annual Taste of the Nation Los Angeles on Sunday June 1, 2008 at Media Park in Culver City. This charity event will help raise money to ensure no kid in Los Angeles grows up hungry.

KCRW’s Tom Schnabel will be spinning tunes, while guests can mingle with the area’s hottest chefs, enjoy the delightful food, taste wines from around the globe, and browse and bid in our one-of-a-kind live and silent auctions. Don’t forget to stop by the “ask Jonathon” booth to chat with L.A. Weekly’s Pulitzer Price Winner Jonathon Gold and watch the entertaining waiter races. And don’t miss out on the celebrity chef cook-off hosted by Kirk Cameron.

Media Park (Park is between Venice and Culver Blvd)
9070 Venice Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232

Dress: Casual

– VIP: $175 (in advance or at event)
VIP Package includes:
* Valet parking
* Access to Luxury Lounge featuring premium food, wine and service
* VIP gift bag
* Reserved front of the stage seating for cook-off and live auction

– General Admission: $115 in advance, $125 at the event
– Children 6-15: $25
– Children under 6: Free!

THE TASTE OF THE NATION-LOS ANGELES COMMITTEE THANKS OUR SPONSORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

Share Our Strength works to end hunger and poverty in the United States and abroad by mobilizing industries and individuals and creating community wealth to promote lasting change.
Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation®, presented by American Express®, 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 at more than 55 events across the United States and Canada, with one goal in mind: to raise the critical funds needed to end childhood hunger. Since its inception 20 years ago, Taste of the Nation has raised more than $70 million.

100% of ticket sales benefits the fight to end hunger in the United States and abroad. Locally, the money raised will be distributed to the following Los Angeles organizations in recognition of their exemplary efforts:

– Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger & Homelessness
– St. Joseph’s Center
– Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
– California Food Policy Advocates
– The Garden School Foundation

Taste of the Nation Los Angeles Chefs

Check out the chefs and restaurants participating in this year’s Taste of the Nation Los Angeles event. View the slideshow