Taste of the Nation, the annual chef-crammed fundraiser for Share Our Strength’s efforts to end childhood hunger in the U.S., returns on June 10 from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. at West Hollywood’s The Lot. The event is guaranteed to be packed with chef-power, as the cause is close to the hearts of many industry power-players. come take a look at this year’s lineup.
The lineup this year is particularly attractive, with new-comers like Pigg, Cooks County, Blue Cow, ink.sack, Short Cake, Areal, Cliff’s Edge, Night + Market, and The Charleston joining crucial established talents from Fig, Waterloo and City, Street, BLD, Lazy Ox, Mo-Chica and Picca, Lukshon, Scoops, Lucques, Ray’s, Tres, and Umami Burger, among the over 40 restaurants participating. In addition, restaurants will be teaming with breweries in a craft beer tent for collaborations such as Beer Belly with The Bruery, Maximiliano with Craftsman, and Ommegang with Golden State, while spirit makers will also join the fun in partnerships like La Descarga and Appleton Rum and Pernod with The Varnish.
Additionally, guests paying the $110 general admission ticket price ($25 for kids, $160 for VIP) will have on-site games, plus live and silent auctions to keep everyone busy. See the full lineup of restaurant below and find tickets online.
Restaurants
AKASHA
Areal
Black Market
BLD
Blue Cow Kitchen & Bar
Border Grill Restaurants and Truck
Campanile
CHAYA Restaurant Group
Church & State
Cliff’s Edge
Comme Ça
Cooks County
Culina
Farmshop
Fig Restaurant
(fonuts) (VIP ONLY)
Global Cuisine by Gary Arabia
Haven Gastropub +Brewery
ink.sack
Joe’s Restaurant/Bar Pintxo
Lazy Ox Canteen
Lexington Social House
Loteria! Grill
Lucques/AOC/Tavern
Lukshon
Michael’s
Mo-Chica and Picca
Night + Market
Pazzo Gelato
PIGG (VIP ONLY)
Public Kitchen & Bar
Ray’s & Stark Bar
Sadie
Scoops/Scoops Westside
Short Cake
Simon LA
Susan Feniger’s STREET
The Charleston
Tres by Jose Andres
Umami Burger
Valerie Confections
Waterloo & City
Whist at Viceroy Santa Monica
Wilshire
Craft Beer Tent
Eagle Rock Brewery + The Surly Goat
The Bruery + Beer Belly
El Segundo Brewing + Library Alehouse
Beachwood BBQ and Brewing
Brewery Ommegang + The Golden State
Craftsman Brewing Co. + Maximiliano
Stone Brewing Co.
Coffee
Intelligentsia
Cocktails & Spirits
St Germain + Infinium Spirits + *Appleton Rum + La Descarga
Miracle Mile Bitters + St. George Spirits + Harvard & Stone
Pernod Ricard USA + The Varnish
Earlier: What Goin, Feniger, Milliken, Richmond, and Lucas Cooked for Share Our Strength Last Saturday [GS]
What You Missed at Taste of the Nation [GS]
