Experience the Premier Culinary Event

Taste of the Nation - Philadelphia

Event Date:
Monday, June 2, 2008

Event Location:
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
1200 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

More than 25 of Philadelphia’s finest restaurants will join together for a one-night-only, culinary extravaganza! Enjoy delightful food and cocktail tastings, browse exceptional auction items, and mingle with the area’s hottest chefs, including award winning guest Chef RJ Cooper from Washington DC’s Vidalia. Governor Edward G. Rendell is serving as the 2008 Honorary Chair of Taste of the Nation Philadelphia.

General Admission from 6:30pm to 9:30pm: $75 ($85 at the door)

VIP Admission from 5:30pm to 9:30pm: $125 ($135 at the door)

Want a little more time to mingle with the chefs? A limited number of VIP tickets will be sold to ensure that you have exclusive access to the chefs and their delightful food. VIP goodie bags and other exciting plans are in the works. VIP ticket price is $135 at the door. You save $10 off the regular admission price when you purchase online.

2008 Restaurants and Beverage Purveyors:
Amada
The Capital Grille
Fork
Gayle
Gilmore’s Restaurant
JAMES
La Campagne
Le Castagne
Meritage Restaurant and Wine Bar
Modo Mio
Nectar
Palace at the Ben
Rae
SoleFood Restaurant
Striped Bass
Swanky Bubbles
Tinto
Twenty Manning
Valanni
Water Works Restaurant and Lounge

2008 Beneficiaries:
The Food Trust
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger
Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center
Philabundance

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.