JOIN EVENT HOST AND FOOD NETWORK STAR MELISSA D’ARABIAN
TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN SAN DIEGO AND ACROSS AMERICA
Share Our Strength’s Taste of the NationĀ® San Diego 20th Annual Culinary Event on September 14th
San Diego, CAĀOn September 14, 2014, San Diego’s hottest chefs, restaurants and mixologists will gather for Share Our Strength’s Taste of the NationĀ®, the city’s premier culinary benefit. Taste of the Nation San Diego will raise critical funds to support Share Our Strength’sĀ® efforts to end childhood hunger in San Diego and across the nation. Hosted by Food Network star and Coronado resident Melissa d’Arabian, this year’s event will be held on Sunday, September 14th at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront from 3pm to 6pm, with a VIP reception beginning at 3pm.
More than 30 of the city’s finest chefs and restaurants will be featured in this gastronomic celebration. Participating restaurants include Alchemy, The Blind Burro, Buona Forchetta, Circa,Don Chido, Florent Restaurant and Lounge, George’s California Modern Cuisine, Ironside Fish and Oyster, Jayne’s Gastropub, Leroy’s Kitchen, Marina Kitchen Restaurant and Bar, Odysea Lounge @ Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Pacifica Del Mar, Pizzeria Mozza, Puesto, Searsucker and Table No. 10. Please click here to view a complete list.
Guests will enjoy the region’s top breweries, winemakers and distillers, including Culture Brewing Company, Fat Cat Beer Company, Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Groundswell Brewing Company, Julian Hard Cider, Belching Beaver Brewery, North Coast Brewing Company, Abnormal Wine Company, Bonterra Winery, Madria Sangria, Oak Mountain Winery, Alquimia Organic Tequila, Kill Devil Spirit Company, Snake Oil Cocktail, St. George Spirits and Titos Vodka. Please click here to view a complete list.
One in five children in this country struggles with hunger, including more than 2.4 million kids in California. That’s over 27% of children in San Diego who don’t have ready or reliable access to the food they need to lead healthy, active, and productive lives yet. The good news is that this is a solvable problem. 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 with nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals and by teaching families how to cook healthy, affordable meals at home.
Since the summer of 2011, No Kid Hungry’s efforts to expand access to summer meals and school breakfasts 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.
Celebrity chef, TV host, New York Times best-selling author, and mom of four Melissa d’Arabian has been a longtime advocate of childhood nutrition and hunger relief efforts through her ongoing support of Share Our Strength and its No Kid Hungry campaign. d’Arabian rose to stardom after winning “The Next Food Network Star” and is well -known for her popular “Ten Dollar Dinners” TV show and cookbook. Her newest projects include serving as a judge on Food Network competition series “Guy’s Grocery Games,” developing and hosting acclaimed FoodNetwork.com web series “The Picky Eaters Project,” and preparing for the highly anticipated debut of her second cookbook, Supermarket Healthy, on December 30. To learn more about Melissa, visit www.melissadarabian.net.
“Childhood hunger is a cause close to my heart, so I love doing anything I can to support Share Our Strength and the No Kid Hungry mission,” said d’Arabian. “I’m proud to serve as the honorary chair and host for my hometown Taste of the Nation event this year. Not only do attendees get to enjoy a fun night with delicious food and drink, but they also know their money is directly helping Share Our Strength’s efforts to eradicate childhood hunger Ā including local organizations and those needing help in our community.”
One hundred percent of ticket proceeds from Taste of the Nation San Diego benefit the No Kid Hungry campaign as well as local beneficiaries like the San Diego Hunger Coalition. The event would not be possible without generous support from national presenting sponsor Sysco, national sponsors American Express and Food Network and local sponsors Lincoln Motor Company, Hilton San Diego Bayfront and Pasta Chips.
To purchase tickets for Taste of the San Diego visit http://ce.strength.org/events/taste-nation-san-diego
About Share Our Strength’s No Kid HungryĀ® Campaign
No child should grow up hungry in America, but one in five children struggles with hunger. Share Our Strength’s No Kid HungryĀ® campaign is ending childhood hunger in America by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need, every day. The No Kid Hungry campaign connects kids in need to effective nutrition programs like school breakfasts and summer meals and teaches low-income families to cook healthy, affordable meals through Cooking Matters. This work is accomplished through the No Kid Hungry network, made up of private citizens, public officials, nonprofits, business leaders and others providing innovative hunger solutions in their communities. Join us at NoKidHungry.org.
