Top Chef Tastings in Your Town

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Are you a gourmet food lover or aspiring cook? Now's your chance to celebrate because the month of June is a gastronomic delight! Tasting events are happening in cities across North America and it's a terrific chance to sample delectable dishes from some of the country's most renowned chefs. Here's a little sampling of what they have in store for you:

Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation : For more than two decades top chefs and mixologists have come together during the spring and summer months to help put an end to childhood hunger. This cooking for a cause event showcases the latest culinary innovations in cities across the county. This year, The Taste of the Nation benefit will be happening in Los Angeles (June 6th), Ithaca, New York (June 15th) and Minneapolis (June 24th) and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to The Share Our Strength foundation.

Taste of Chicago : This year marks the 30th anniversary of the biggest food extravaganza in the world. From June 25 through July 4 more than 70 food vendors and restaurants will be doling out dishes to visitors who stop by Grant Park. Admission to the grounds is free for the festival and music, but reasonably priced tickets must be purchased if you want to taste your way through this ten day food frenzy, which is one of the Windy City's finest get-togethers.

City Meals on Wheels Silver Spoons : This knockout affair is a savory dining out experience that happens but once a year in the Big Apple. This June 14th, the country's culinary masters (Daniel Boulud, Larry Forgione, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, etc…) will be parading nibbles and bits on the Piazza in Rockefeller Center. At $600 a pop surely not everyone can afford to attend, but those who can make it will be in for a treat of a lifetime. Plus, all contributions will go to help feeding the city's homebound elderly.

Annual Sweet Charity : For those of you in Washington, D.C., this is a fundraiser with a chocolate twist, taking place on June 21st at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Culinary and pastry treats of more than forty acclaimed chefs will be displayed in sweet and savory tasting stations throughout the night followed by the Des Alpes Chocolate Fashion Show. Proceeds from The Annual Sweet Charity gala are donated to the The Heart of America Foundation's Books From The Heart® program which provides books to local children living in poverty, who have few or no books of their own.

Starchefs Rising Stars Revue : San Francisco's Rising Food Stars will come out to celebrate themselves and their city in Ghirardelli Square on June 16, 2010. This year's honorees include John Paul Carmona of Manresa, pastry chef Melissa Chou from Aziza, and mixologists Erick Castro (Rickhouse) and Brian MacGregor (Jardinière ), so grab a friend and be sure not to miss it! StarChefs.com will be donating some of the event proceeds to La Cocina, which helps support low-income food entrepreneurs buy affordable commercial kitchen space, industry-specific technical assistance and access to market opportunities.

Food and Wine Classic in Aspen : If you are looking for a fun, food-filled getaway, head to Colorado the weekend of June 18. It's a 2-day jamboree for cooking and wine enthusiasts and guests can enjoy hands-on demonstrations and wine tastings under the guidance of culinary legends like Mario Batali, Thomas Keller and Jacques Pepin! FOOD & WINE will be raising funds for the Grow for Good Foundation, which supports local farms and encourages sustainable agriculture.


Tasting events are a great way to do something that is a little glam and adventurous in your hometown, plus you never know who you might meet at the carving stations!


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