{"id":47396,"date":"2014-04-23T21:37:17","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T04:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=47396"},"modified":"2014-04-23T21:37:17","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T04:37:17","slug":"taste-of-the-nation-laguna-beach-eat-well-fight-childhood-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/taste-of-the-nation-laguna-beach-eat-well-fight-childhood-hunger\/","title":{"rendered":"Taste Of The Nation Laguna Beach: Eat Well &#038; Fight Childhood Hunger."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/2014\/04\/23\/taste-of-the-nation-laguna-beach-eat-well-fight-childhood-hunger\/taste-of-the-nation\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47399\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-47399\" alt=\"Taste of the Nation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Taste-of-the-Nation-450x300.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Taste-of-the-Nation-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Taste-of-the-Nation-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Taste-of-the-Nation.jpg 657w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>CHEFS COOK TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN LAGUNA BEACH AND ACROSS AMERICA<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Montage Laguna Beach will host 7th annual <strong>Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation\u00ae Laguna Beach<\/strong> event on June 8, 2014 at the oceanfront resort.\u00a0 A handful of celebrity chefs are coming together to prepare fresh farm-to-table delicacies to further Share Our Strength\u2019s mission to end childhood hunger in Orange County and across the nation. Attendees will enjoy an afternoon of delectable dishes, wine, signature cocktails, and picturesque panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean at Montage Laguna Beach.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In addition to fabulous food and drinks, the event will feature a silent and live auction and live entertainment by local band The Kalama Brothers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As contributors to the charity, guests can choose between the following event packages:<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Celebrity Chef Tasting 4:00 p.m. \u2013 7:00 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tickets can be purchased in advance for $200 per person or at the door for $225 per person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 VIP \u201cMeet the Chefs\u201d Reception 4:00 p.m. \u2013 9:00 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Complete the night with VIP treatment and a sunset toast. Enjoy the Celebrity Chef Tasting followed by an after party to mingle with the chefs. Valet parking and post-event gifts are included. Tickets purchased in advance are $275 per person and $300 at the door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Executive Chef Craig Strong of Studio, Montage Laguna Beach\u2019s Signature Restaurant, will be joined by the following talented celebrity chefs:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chef Nina Compton &#8211; Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, FLA <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chef Alan Greeley &#8211; The Golden Truffle, Costa Mesa, CA <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chef Duff Goldman &#8211; Charm City Cakes, Los Angeles, CA <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chef Brian Huskey &#8211; Picca, Mo-chica, Paiche, Los Angeles, CA <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chef Lee Smith &#8211;\u00a0Executive Pastry Chef, Montage Laguna Beach, CA <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chef Alan Wong &#8211;\u00a0Alan Wong\u2019s Restaurant\u2019s, Honolulu, HI<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One in five children in this country struggles with hunger &#8212; The good news is that this is a solvable problem. The No Kid Hungry campaign is ending childhood hunger in this nation by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need, every day by connecting them to nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals and by teaching families how to cook healthy, affordable meals at home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since summer 2011, No Kid Hungry efforts to expand access to summer meals and school breakfast have helped connect kids to more than 34 million additional meals. The No Kid Hungry campaign is replicating that success around the country by working collaboratively with its partners to feed millions of American children. \u00a0In 2013, Taste of the Nation Laguna Beach raised over $200,000<b> <\/b>which helps connect children in need with up to 2 million meals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>One hundred percent of ticket proceeds from Taste of the Nation Laguna Beach benefit the No Kid Hungry campaign<\/strong>, thanks to generous support from National Presenting Sponsor Sysco, National Sponsors American Express and Food Network,<b> <\/b>and local sponsors Montage Laguna Beach, Mangia Inc., Celebrity Cruises, <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Southern CA Gas Company, Epstein Becker Green, Orange County Restaurant Association, Congenial Spirits, Aqua Panna, Bread Artisan Bakery Inc. and Orange Coast Magazine. Local beneficiaries include Second Harvest Orange County Food Bank, Community Action Partnership of OC, Father Serra&#8217;s Food Pantry (@Mission San Juan Capistrano).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To purchase tickets for Taste of the Nation <b>Laguna Beach<\/b> visit <b><a href=\"http:\/\/ce.strength.org\/events\/taste-nation-laguna-beach\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ce.strength.org\/events\/taste-nation-laguna-beach<\/a>.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>About<\/b> <b>Share Our Strength\u2019s No Kid Hungry<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Campaign<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No child should grow up hungry in America, but one in five children struggles with hunger. Share Our Strength\u2019s No Kid Hungry<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> campaign is ending childhood hunger in America by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need, every day. The No Kid Hungry campaign connects kids in need to effective nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals and teaches low-income families to cook healthy, affordable meals through Cooking Matters. This work is accomplished through the No Kid Hungry network, made up of private citizens, public officials, nonprofits, business leaders and others providing innovative hunger solutions in their communities. Join\u00a0them at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nokidhungry.org\/#_blank\" target=\"_blank\">NoKidHungry.org<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Above re-printed from a Press Release with approval to use photograph.\u00a0 Previous Taste of the Nation reports on Nibbles of Tidbits are linked <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/2013\/05\/15\/taste-of-the-nation-laguna-beach-hosts-annual-culinary-event\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/2012\/06\/05\/taste-of-the-nation-at-the-montage-laguna-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s an important fight!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHEFS COOK TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN LAGUNA BEACH AND ACROSS AMERICA Montage Laguna Beach will host 7th annual Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation\u00ae Laguna Beach event on June 8, 2014 at the oceanfront resort.\u00a0 A handful of celebrity chefs are coming together to prepare fresh farm-to-table delicacies to further Share Our Strength\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1039,460,1024,1,584,103],"tags":[2909,2357,2366,2904,2899,4750,4822,2512,4847,2353],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Taste Of The Nation Laguna Beach: Eat Well &amp; 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