Taste of the Nation Hartford

100% of ticket sales supports Share Our Strength's efforts to end childhood hunger.

This just in! Taste of the Nation Hartford will be on May 10, 2012 at Marquee Catering and Events!


Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation Hartford included opportunities to savor the finest food, spirits and wines. Chef Billy Grant of the new Bricco Trattoria, Restaurant Bricco, and Grant’s Restaurant, voted ‘Best Restaurants’ by Hartford Magazine will be in attendance along with over 35 of Connecticut’s hottest chefs for an evening of culinary excellence.

Taste of the Nation Hartford’s local grantees are all working to fight hunger in Greater Hartford:

  • No Kid Hungry Connecticut Campaign
  • Foodshare
  • Hartford Food System
  • End Hunger Connecticut!

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    2011 Event Highlights:

  • Hartford’s event featured the finest local, regional and national chefs, restaurants, wine, beer and liquor merchants serving tastes of their finest selections.
  • Silent and live auctions featured fine wines, travel, entertainment packages, and dining opportunities.
  • Incredible music by Dana Lauren and Glenn Roth.

    • Taste of the Nation

    Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation® is the nation’s premier culinary benefit dedicated to making sure no kid grows up hungry. Each spring and summer, the nation’s hottest chefs and mixologists donate their time, talent and passion at nearly 40 events across the United States and Canada, with one goal in mind: to raise the critical funds needed to end childhood hunger.

    Share Our Strength

    Share Our Strength®, a national nonprofit, is ending childhood hunger in America by connecting children with the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active lives. Through its No Kid Hungry Campaign™, —a national effort to end childhood hunger in America by 2015—Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in effective federal nutrition programs, invests in community organizations fighting hunger, teaches families how to cook healthy meals on a budget, and builds public-private partnerships to end hunger, both nationally and at the state level. Working closely with the culinary industry and relying on the strength of its volunteers, Share Our Strength hosts innovative culinary fundraising events and develops pioneering cause marketing campaigns that support No Kid Hungry.