Taste America: Los Angeles
Join us for a night of culinary stars!
Fri, October 06, 2017
6:30 PM
Vibiana
Price: The box office is now closed. To inquire about tickets, please contact Maya Placido at maya@afandco.com.
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Vibiana
214 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90023
6:00 PM VIP Reception and Silent Auction
6:30 PM General Admission Cocktail and Tasting Reception
7:30 PM Dinner
Cocktail Attire
Dinner Menu Created by
TASTE AMERICA ALL-STAR
James Beard Award Winner
Barbara Lynch
Barbara Lynch Gruppo, Boston
LOCAL STAR
Michael Cimarusti
Providence and Connie and Ted’s, Los Angeles
PASTRY CHEF
Shannon Swindle
Craft Los Angeles, Los Angeles
HOST CHEF
Neal Fraser
Redbird, Los Angeles
Reception Tastings Created by
Amanda Chapman and Johnny Ray Zone
Howlin’ Ray’s, Los Angeles
Evan Funke
Felix, Venice
Justin Hilbert
Maude, Beverly Hills
Sara Kramer
Kismet, Los Angeles
David Schlosser
Shibumi, Los Angeles
Co-Chairs
David Bernahl, CEO and Co-Founder, Coastal Luxury Management and Los Angeles and Pebble Beach Food & Wine
Dr. Gabriel Chiu and Christine Chiu, Founders, Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery, Inc
Ye-Hui Goldenson, Public Relations Director, Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills
Jung Park, Managing Director, CapitalSource, a division of Pacific Western Bank
Robert Schueller, Director of Public Relations, Melissa’s Produce
Honorary Chef Chair James Beard Award Winner Mary Sue Milliken, James Beard Foundation Board of Trustees and Chef/Owner, Border Grill Restaurants and Border Grill Truck
Wine Chair Jordan Nova, Wine Director, Waldorf Astoria & Jean-Georges, Beverly Hills
Emcees
Monti Carlo, Chef and Food Network TV Personality
Simon Majumdar, Author and Food Network TV Personality
The box office is now closed. To inquire about tickets, please contact Maya Placido at maya@afandco.com.
Related Info
James Beard Foundation events permit guests age 21 and older.
For more information on events or local sponsorship in Los Angeles, please contact Madison Ginnett of Andrew Freeman & Co. at madison@afandco.com or 415.781.5700.
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.
LOCAL PARTNERS
LOCAL MEDIA PARTNER
SPECIAL THANKS
