DC has a lot of great food related events throughout the year. So many in fact that it’s difficult to choose which ones to attend and which ones to say “maybe next year” to. But, there’s no better annual food event (in our perhaps biased opinions) than Capital Food Fight founded by José Andrés to benefit … Continue reading »
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PULSE Greater Washington’s 5th Annual Paint the Town Red Gala
Thursday, October 2, found us attending PULSE DC’s 5th Annual Paint the Town Red Gala to benefit The American Heart Association Greater Washington Region at the Carnegie Institution for Science. AHA PULSE is a group of young professionals active in the mission of the American Heart Association. Their mission is to ensure that the next generation … Continue reading »
Five Reasons to Read “The Food Fighters: DC Central Kitchen’s First 25 Years on the Front Lines of Hunger & Poverty” by Alexander Justice Moore
“….[T]oo much of what we call ‘charity’ is more about the redemption of the giver than the liberation of the receiver.” ~ Robert Egger We’re all well aware of the scarring marks that hunger, poverty, and shady pasts can leave on one’s life. The struggle for good nutrition is often linked to the inability to … Continue reading »
Chefs Behind Bars’ Happy Hour Goes for Round 2 Benefitting No Kid Hungry
Last month the first ever Chefs Behind Bars event, to benefit No Kid Hungry, was held at the Liaison Capitol Hill, and now they’re going for round two. On July 30, from 6-8:30pm, six of DC’s top chefs will compete for the title of best cocktail at Buffalo & Bergen in Union Market. Ticket holders … Continue reading »
Taste of the NFL “Party with a Purpose” Kicking Hunger in Brooklyn, NY 2014
This past Saturday (February 1, 2014) thousands of guests, celebrities, and chefs attended the 23rd annual Taste of the NFL “Party with a Purpose” in Brooklyn, NY. Net proceeds from the event will be donated to Feeding America-affiliated food banks in each of the 31 NFL cities with emphasis on the host city’s food bank(s). … Continue reading »
Give Back This Holiday Season: Charity Dining Guide 2013
We have a soft spot for charity here at Epicurean {in} D.C., so we’re highlighting some of the fantastic places in the District who are helping make the lives of the less fortunate a little bit better this season with the help of your donations: Grillfish wants to encourage all of their guests to bring … Continue reading »