James Beard Foundation's Taste America - 'Local Flavor from Coast to Coast' Traveling Food Festival Comes to Washington, D.C. This Fall
By: Robert Diamond Jul. 10, 2013
Food Enthusiasts and Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Signature Cardholders Are Invited to Join Taste America All-Star Sean Brock to Taste and Enjoy America's Culinary Diversity September 27-28
Tickets are available today for The James Beard Foundation's Taste America: "Local Flavor from Coast To Coast," a national traveling food festival which will visit Washington, D.C., on Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28. The five weekend festival will visit 10 cities from September 20 through October 19, 2013. Taste America will showcase culinary all stars and public events exploring the nation's unique range of local cuisines in Washington, D.C., along with nine other cities including Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and San Francisco. Taste America is presented by the James Beard Foundation (JBF) in partnership with Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Signature. Tickets for the public are available at jbftasteamerica.org.
"Washington, D.C., is a fusion of cultural and culinary diversity with a passion for good food and a fondness for making friends. In Italy, we take food and friendship very seriously and are honored to host the Taste of America's Amici e Cucina gala at the Embassy of Italy, especially in 2013: Year of Italian Culture in the United States, which is intended as a celebration of the cultural ties and close friendship between Italy and the United States," said Claudio Bisogniero, Ambassador of Italy to the United States.
A weekend-long tour, Washington, D.C.'s Taste America festivities will kick off on Friday, September 27 with an official gala and benefit dinner, 'Amici e Cucina' (Friends in the Kitchen), at the Embassy of Italy (3000 Whitehaven Street, N.W.) beginning with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., guests will be seated for dinner, featuring a menu created by James Beard Award winner and Taste America All-Star Sean Brock (HUSK) with support from a number of local culinary superstars, including Scott Drewno (The
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