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All proceeds go toward the Foodbank of Santa Barbara, The Boy and Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara and the No Kid Hungry campaign to end childhood hunger. 

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SPECIAL #WINEWEDNESDAY DISCOUNT - on tickets
Eat. Drink. Play. Give. And, today...SAVE. 

Taste of the Nation Santa Barbara is celebrating #WW w/ a special discount of $10 off tickets for the event on May 19th. 

This offer for today only. 

http://bit.ly/IUY9UN - Use code WINEWEDNESDAYSB (expires tonight @ 11:59pm) 

All proceeds go toward the Foodbank of Santa Barbara, The Boy and Girls Clubsof Santa Barbara and the No Kid Hungry campaign to end childhood hunger. 

 Eat. Drink. Play. Do good.

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Each ticket purchased helps support Share Our Strength’s efforts in eliminating childhood hunger as well as our local beneficiaries. In the wake of staggering reports that nearly half of all children in the U.S. will be on food stamps at the some point in their life, there is no time to waste. The time to act is now. Thank you for your continued support in our mission to ensure that no kid goes hungry and we look forward to seeing you at the Taste of the Nation Santa Barbara 2013!

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Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation® Santa Barbara has inspired several local chefs to lend their extensive talents to this premier culinary fundraising event. The goal? Raising money and awareness of childhood hunger in Santa Barbara County and the Nation. The locavore spirit not only resides in the foodie nomenclature, but in fundraising, too. Giving back to community, in more ways than one, is what these chefs are all about.

Jessica Foster, of her eponymous confectionery, has participated in Taste of the Nation Santa Barbara since its inception five years ago. Having been raised in the Central California area, Jessica knows that hand making every truffle, using quality local ingredients, makes all the difference. Asked why she has been involved in Taste of the Nation Santa Barbara, Jessica replied, “I’ve been asked to do alot of fundraisers but I keep coming back to Taste of the Nation because it involves good food and good people passionate about a good cause. And, it’s fun.”

Ron True, of the recently opened Arlington Tavern located at 21 West Victoria Street, began as a young chef at very same location when it was then the SOhO. He attended cooking school in Bourgogne France and ventured into kitchens worldwide, including NYC, Spain and Italy. He also spent time at the renowned San Francisco restaurant, Zuni Cafe, where Roast Chickens and Ceasar Salads have become foodie Meccas. Using the many influences from his experiences he has brought an inspired menu to the Arlington Tavern that he calls “New American Farm Fresh.” Chef True is excited to participate in Taste of the Nation Santa Barbara. “I’ve participated in Taste of the Nation events back in New York and it’s a great way to give back to the community, and I am very happy to be back.”

Mossin Sugich, of Blush Restaurant and Bar, was born in Santa Barbara yet raised in the United States, England and The Middle East. He was inspired by his grandmother and aunt to start cooking at twelve and continued his passion by enrolling in Santa Barbara City College’s Culinary Program. Chef Sugich has worked at many of the top restaurants in Santa Barbara, including Elements, the Four Seasons Biltmore and the San Ysidro Ranch before becoming the head chef at Blush. He has been participating in Taste of the Nation since 2008. He says that childhood hunger issues “hit home for me because growing up my mother’s family were all very involved with charity, and feeding the needy, but not in the just donating to charity type of charity. In the middle east melting pot, where a lot of different immigrants came to work, there was a lot of poverty. My family used to go buy bags of rice, and portion it out and go to the slums of the city. We would need to distribute it with a truck on-the-go, because we would get mobbed. It also hits home because I have a daughter and son on the way, so needless to say, it saddens me to see children hungry in any part of the world.”

Brian Champlin, of the Succulent Cafe and Trading Company in Solvang, had been working in the Santa Barbara restaurant scene for many years at venues such as Elements and The Wine Cask before following his dream of opening up his restaurant earlier this year. “Cowboy Western comfort food with French cooking techniques” is how Brian’s food has been described, but his fare can be summed up in one word; delicious. Actually, add another word to describe the cafe’s deliciousness; bacon. Brian started a charcuterie and Succulent actually makes and sells their own bacon that lives up to their name. Keeping it local and caring about community is important to Brian, so his involvement to help childhood hunger locally comes as no surprise.  “This is a great event. Food, fun and all for a good cause. And, doing something for the kids helps me sleep at night.”

On May 20, you can meet these chefs, along with many more and you too can give back to our local Santa Barbara community. All funds raised by Taste of the Nation Santa Barbara help support Share Our Strength’s efforts to end childhood hunger and benefits the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.

Taste of the Nation® Santa Barbara is nationally sponsored by American Express, Sysco, Food Network, and is presented locally by The Daily Sound, The Montecito Messenger and 805 Living Magazine.

Additional local sponsors include the Montecito Country Club, Mentor Worldwide LLC, Montecito Bank & Trust, DCH Lexus of Santa Barbara, The Naked Grape and DRY Soda.

Tickets for Taste of the Nation® Santa Barbara are $65 for General Admission and $95 for VIP and can be purchased by visiting http://ce.strength.org/events/taste-nation-santa-barbara

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Share Our Strength's "Taste of the Nation" is back! It will, again, be at the Montecito Country Club at 920 Summit Road. Buy your tickets early, they tend to sell briskly!

Take a delicious look at the participating vendors...

Ariel's Catering

Birnam Wood Country Club

Bella Vista at the Four Seasons Resort the Biltmore

The Blue Owl

Blush Restaurant and Bar

C'est Cheese

Ca'Dario

Coast at The Canary Hotel

Duo Events and Catering

Jessica Foster Confections

Los Olivos Cafe

Marquee

Montecito Country Club

New West Catering

Omni Fresco Catering

San Ysidro Ranch

The Savoy

Wine Cask

Alma Rosa

Ampelos Cellars

Beckmen Vineyards

Blair Fox Wines

Brander Vineyard

Bridlewood

Carina Cellars

Carr Winery

Cleb Wines

Cold Heaven

Consilience

Core

Demetria Estate

Dierberg

Dragonette Cellars

Kaena Wines

Lucas & Lewellen

Municipal Winemakers

Reeves Ranch Vineyards

Shai Cellars

Silver

Star Lane

Tre Anelli

Whitcraft

Brewhouse

Firestone

Telegraph

St Germain

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• Montecito Country Club
• Square One
• Cafe Luck
• Elements Restaurant and Bar
• Duo Events and Catering
• Village Modern Foods
• Epiphany Restaurant and Bar
• The Four Seasons Biltmore
• The Bacara Resort and Spa
• The Ballard Inn
• Ca'Dario
• Jessica Foster Confections
• Blush
• C'est Cheese

• Lucas & Lewellen
• Ethan Wines
• Beckmen Vineyards
• Carr Winery
• Blair Fox Wines
• Core
• Kaena Wines
• Corina Cellars
• Scott Cellars
• Consilience/Tre Anelli
• Dierberg/Star Lane
• Tres Hermanas
• Telegraph Brewing

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For 20 years, the event has brought together the most creative culinary minds across the nation. Pioneers of modern American cuisine and national celebrities including David Burke, Stephan Pyles, Bravo’s Top Chef Tom Collichio, Food Network stars Tyler Florence and Emeril Lagasse and thousands of other chefs have donated their time, talent and passion at more than 55 events across the United States and Canada with one goal in mind: to raise critical funds needed to help the more than 12 million children at risk of hunger in America.

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