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Taste America: Kansas City

Join us for a night of culinary stars!

Fri, November 10, 2017

6:00 PM
The Nelson–Atkins Museum of Art
Price: Click below to see prices and purchase tickets. SOLD OUT! Click here for the waitlist.

The Nelson–Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111

6:00 PM Cocktail and Tasting Reception
7:30 PM Dinner
Cocktail Attire

Dinner Menu Created by

TASTE AMERICA ALL-STAR
James Beard Award Winner
Tony Mantuano
Spiaggia, Chicago

LOCAL STAR
James Beard Award Winner
Debbie Gold
The American, Kansas City, MO

PASTRY CHEF
Megan Garrelts
Rye, Leawood

HOST CHEF
Jonathan Pye
Rozzelle Court Restaurant at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

Reception Tastings Created by

Ryan Brazeal
Novel, Kansas City, MO

James Beard Award Winner
Kevin Nashan
Sidney Street Café, St. Louis

Patrick Ryan
Port Fonda, Kansas City, MO

Dan Swinney
Lidia’s Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

James Beard Award Winner
Celina Tio
The Belfry, Kansas City, MO

Co-Chairs

Allen Caviar, CEO, Liberty Fruit CompanyChris Pace, Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins Kansas City

Joseph Paris, Owner, Paris Brothers Specialty Foods and Parisi Artisan Coffee

Stacie Prosser, President/Publisher, Kansas City Business Journal

Jake Reid, President, Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer

Emcee

Renee Kelly, Owner/Executive Chef Renee Kelly's Harvest and Host/Producer Renee Kelly's Harvest TV Show

SOLD OUT! Click here for the waitlist.

Related Info

James Beard Foundation events permit guests age 21 and older.

For more information on events or local sponsorship in Kansas City, please contact Nicole Early of Varsity Communications at nicole@varsitycommunications.com or 425.412.7070 ext. 113.

The James Beard Foundation is proud to donate a portion of the evening’s proceeds to the James Beard Foundation’s Taste America Scholarship Fund. From April 1 through May 15, 2018 local culinary students are invited to apply through jamesbeard.org.