Why Charlotte’s Taste of the Nation is worth the $85 ticket price
There are plenty of ways to spend your charity dollars around town. Here are 3 reasons why I think it’s worth the 85 bucks to go to the Charlotte’s Taste of the Nation this Wednesday night.
Taste of the Nation CLT. #nokidhungry #tonclt
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Great food
Sample high-end meals from some of the best restaurants in Charlotte. Where else can you grab a lamb chop from Chima Brazilian Steakhouse, fresh salmon from Upstream and pastries from Amelie’s?
In all, there will be more than 20 restaurants!:
• 300 East • BAKU Restaurant • Brixx Wood Fired Pizza • Chima Brazilian Steakhouse • Central Piedmont Community College • Coastal Kitchen & Bar • Dressler’s Restaurant • Draught • Evoke – Le Meridian • Fahrenheit • FIG Tree • Flipside Cafe • Gallery at Ballantyne Hotel • Ilios Noche • Johnson & Wales University • Lumiere • Midwood Smokehouse • Mimosa Grill • Napa on Providence • Uptown Bar & Kitchen – Sheraton • Upstream • Village Tavern • Wolfgang Puck Pizza | Bar
Food+Drink: Sampling Charlotte’s finest foods at Taste of the Nation: After an evening filled by visi… http://t.co/4RRYruk9Me #cltfood — CharlotteChirps (@CharlotteChirps) April 17, 2014
The drinks
Need a drink to wash it all down? Check out beers and wine from all around the world. There will even be liquor mixologists and wine sommeliers teaching you how to prepare, mix and pair each drink with the foods you’re eating.
Good cause
Great cause! Awesome food! Taste of the Nation Charlotte event 4/15 to end childhood hunger! http://t.co/aKea6MJo4B pic.twitter.com/ImyDwXM0af
— Make An Impact Fou (@MakeAnImpactFou) March 30, 2015
The annual tasting event benefits two local charities:
– The “No Kid Hungry” campaign from Second Harvest Food Bank Of Metrolina. It helps to eliminate childhood hunger in Charlotte and around the country.
– Community Culinary School of Charlotte, which trains the unemployed and underemployed.
The details
– Takes place in Two Wells Fargo Center Atrium
– VIP admission starts at $120 and begins at 6 p.m.
– General admission is $85 and begins at 7 p.m.
– Attire is business formal. Just be sure to wear comfortable shoes – there will be dancing.
– For more information – including VIP tickets – visit their website.
This story was originally published April 13, 2015 at 12:50 PM with the headline "Why Charlotte’s Taste of the Nation is worth the $85 ticket price."