Taste of the Nation Benefit at Cruiseport Boston Entertainment

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Share Our Strength Founder and CEO Billy Shore; Taste of the Nation’s Distinguished Chef Council including: Gordon Hammersley, Tony Maws, Joanne Chang, Jodi Adams, Jason Santos, Andy Husbands, Michael Scelfo, Mary Dumont and Brian Poe; Taste of the Nation’s 2016 emcee, Food Network and HGTV personality Taniya Nayak, and hundreds of Boston food enthusiasts will gather for one delicious night to raise funds for No Kid Hungry campaign.

On June 7th, Boston’s most celebrated culinary fundraiser, Taste of the Nation for No Kid Hungry, will return to Cruiseport Boston. The annual tasting event, emceed by Taniya Nayak of the Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible” and HGTV’s “House Hunters”, and led by a distinguished chef council, brings together Boston’sculinary tastemakers to provide guests with scrumptious bite-size fare, craft cocktails, and desserts of all kinds in an effort to end childhood hunger.

As one in five children in this country struggles with hunger, including more than 270,000 kids in MA, No Kid Hungry works tirelessly to lessen these statistics through fundraising events like Taste of the Nation.

This year’s Taste of the Nation’s participating restaurants include:

–   Lincoln Tavern

–   Parsnip Restaurant and Lounge

–   Myers & Chang

–   Abby Lane

–   Tremont 647

–   Bistro du Midi

–   Bergamot

–   Alden and Harlow

–   Sweet Cheeks Q

–   UNI

–   Loyal Nine

–   Tiger Mama

–   Doretta Taverna

–   SRV

–   Davio’s

–   Row 34

–   Flour Bakery & Cafe

–   80 Thoreau

–   Oleana

WHEN: Tuesday, June 7, 2016, 7 to 9:30 PM (VIP Admission starts at 6 PM)

WHERE: Cruiseport Boston, One Black Falcon Ave., Boston, MA

OTHER: Tickets are $95 for General Admission and $150 for VIP admission.  Tickets can be purchased by logging onto www.nokidhungry.org/boston.  In 2014, Boston’s Taste of the Nation for No Kid Hungry raised $123,000 to help feed children in need more than 1,230,000 healthy meals. Boston’s Taste of the Nation for No Kid Hungry is supported by national presenting sponsors Citi and Sysco®, national media sponsor Food Network, national sponsor[s] OpenTable, Uber, Plymouth Gin and local sponsors Mionetto USA, Toyota, Boston magazine. Local beneficiaries include Cooking Matters Massachusetts and Project Bread.