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Food Bank for Westchester Announces Participating Restaurants for "An Evening in Good Taste"

Event will showcase culinary talents of Westchester County chefs

WHITE PLAINS, NY (August 2013) — Donate to charity while enjoying delicious delicacies from some of the region’s top restaurants and caterers at the Food Bank for Westchester’s 23rd annual “An Evening in Good Taste” To End Childhood Hunger event. The event will be held October 17, 6:00 to 9:00 pm, at 1133 Westchester Avenue in White Plains, and all proceeds from the evening will help the Food Bank fight childhood hunger in Westchester.

One in five residents of Westchester County is hungry or at risk of being hungry; of those 200,000 people, one-third are children. The Food Bank for Westchester serves as the county’s emergency food distribution network and provides 95% of food that is distributed to those who are hungry or at risk of being hungry.

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“We are so thrilled to receive support from neighborhood restaurants at ‘An Evening in Good Taste’,” said Ellen Lynch, executive director of the Food Bank for Westchester. “Children are at risk of hunger and every bit helps. The Food Bank for Westchester is confident that with the support of these restaurants the evening will be a success.”

This signature event features food from 30 local restaurants and assistance from 100 volunteers, and it attracts 600-700 guests.

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“An Evening in Good Taste” will showcase the culinary talents of Westchester County chefs representing the following restaurants: Abigail Kirsch Catering Relationships (Tarrytown); Butterfield 8 (White Plains); Café of Love (Mt. Kisco); Caperberry Events at The C.V. Rich Mansion (White Plains); Cooper’s Mill (Tarrytown); Crabtree’s Kittle House (Chappaqua); Esposito’s (White Plains); Lulu Cake Boutique (Scarsdale); Meritage Restaurant (Scarsdale); Moderne Barne (Armonk); Molly Spillane’s Restaurant & Bar (Mamaroneck); Mt. Kisco Seafood (Mt. Kisco); Myong Gourmet (Mt. Kisco); Pinch (Yonkers); Sam’s of Gedney Way (White Plains); Sunset Cove (Tarrytown);The Atrium at Doral Arrowwood (Rye Brook); and Toni Ann’s Catering (White Plains). Cocktails will be provided by Prohibition Distillery and Yonkers Brewing Co.

The event features food stations by many of Westchester’s finest chefs, who donate their product, time and talent to make this an exciting evening.

Tickets are $200/person and sponsorships are available. For information, call Katy Coppinger at (914) 923-1100 or visit www.foodbankforwestchester.org.

About the Food Bank for Westchester

Incorporated in 1988, the Food Bank for Westchester is one of eight food banks in New York State. It acquires, warehouses and distributes more than 7 million pounds of food annually to 230 frontline hunger-relief programs, including food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, day care and residential programs serving the 200,000 Westchester residents who are hungry or at risk of being hungry. Based in Elmsford, NY, the Food Bank is located in a 36,000sf warehouse and is home to Westchester’s largest refrigerator and freezer.

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