Taste America: San Francisco
Join us for a night of culinary stars!
Fri, October 27, 2017
6:30 PM
Fairmont San Francisco
Price: Click below to see prices and purchase tickets.
SOLD OUT! Click here for the waitlist.
Fairmont San Francisco
950 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
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
Hugh Acheson
Five & Ten, Athens, GA
LOCAL STAR
James Beard Award Winner
Stuart Brioza
State Bird Provisions and The Progress, San Francisco
LOCAL STAR PASTRY CHEF
James Beard Award Winner
Nicole Krasinski
State Bird Provisions and The Progress, San Francisco
HOST CHEF
Oscar Gonzalez
Fairmont, San Francisco
Reception Tastings Created by
David Barzelay
Lazy Bear, San Francisco
Val Cantu
Californios, San Francisco
Mourad Lahlou
Mourad, San Francisco
Melissa Perello
Frances and Octavia, San Francisco
Evan and Sarah Rich
Rich Table, San Francisco
Co-Chairs
Roberta Economidis, Partner, Georgopoulos & Economidis LLP
Arnaud Goethals and Julie Vandermeersch, Co-Founders, Vive La Tarte
Killian Higgins, District Manager, Bon Appétit Management Company
Adriano Paganini and Jacob Cross, CEO & Founder and Vice President Marketing & PR, Back of the House, Inc.
Jen Pelka, Owner, Magnum PR and The Riddler
Vishwas Prabhakara, General Manager, Yelp Reservations
Cass Calder Smith and Melissa Werner, Principal and Director of Operations, CCS Architecture
Jeff Witt, Restaurateur, Crenn Dining Group
Honorary Chef Chair James Beard Award Winner Emily Luchetti, James Beard Foundation Board of Trustees Chair Emeritus and Chief Pastry Officer, Big Night Restaurant Group
Wine Chair Kimberly Charles, President & Founder, CCA
Wine Chair Ziggy Eschliman, The Wine Gal & Countess of Cocktails
Wine Chair Shelley Lindgren, Co-Owner and Wine Director, A16 and SPQR
Emcees
Marcia Gagliardi, Founder and Editor, tablehopper.com
Liam Mayclem, Benefit Auctioneer and KCBS Foodie Chap
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Related Info
James Beard Foundation events permit guests age 21 and older.
For more information on events or local sponsorship in San Francisco, 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 PARTNER
LOCAL MEDIA PARTNERS
SPECIAL THANKS
