Monday, September 24, 2007
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Posted by Adina Fleming on Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 8:10 PM
This weekend is the James Beard Foundation's Taste America, a nationwide food event celebrating American cuisine created this year in honor of the foundation's 20th anniversary. Twenty cities, including Atlanta, host events and educational activities spotlighting different chefs, cookbook authors and other culinary stars.
Here in Atlanta, the Floataway Cafe holds a benefit dinner on Friday. The dinner features top local chefs, including JBF award winners Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison (Bacchanalia, Quinones, Star Provisions), Kevin Rathbun (Rathbun's, Krog Bar), JBF award winner Joel Antunes (Joel), Arnaud Berthelier (Ritz-Carlton Buckhead), Jeremy Lieb (Trois), and Kathryn King (Aria).
Tickets are $175 per person and the dinner begins at 6:30 p.m and a portion of the proceeds made will go to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. To make reservations or for more info call 404-888-9348.
On Saturday, Williams-Sonoma at Lenox hosts a free day of events from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with cooking demonstrations featuring chefs Joe Ahn (SoHo) and Patrick Daly (Seasons 52). For the kiddies ages 6-10, an interactive activity teaches where foods come from and how they grow. Samples of regional products from artisanal producer Via Elisa will be available as well.
For more information about the James Beard Foundation and Taste America, click here.
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