Announcing the first annual Taste of St. Joseph Center:
Where LA foodies’ favorite food & drink come together for a good cause!
You are invited to the first Taste of St. Joseph Center – a food and drink festival featuring tasty dishes, signature cocktails, guest chef demos and music to raise funds for St. Joseph Center’s Culinary Program (CTP). At the trendy recording-studio-turned-event-space – Playa Studios – 21 restaurants and 8 beverage sponsors will provide a signature menu item for every attendee. Along with these menu items will be Insta-worthy photo opportunities at our Tag Me photo booth and Dunkin’ Donuts donut wall!
Get your Feb. 28 Taste of St. Joseph tickets here! www.tasteofstjosephctr.eventbrite.com
The Culinary Training Program is a unique vocational training program that teaches formerly homeless and low-income individuals cooking skills that can equip them for jobs in the service and food industries! Students from this program secure externships at LA staples like Bottega Louie, Petit Trois, Sunny Spot, and the Ritz Carlton.
Chef Brooke Williamson and Chef Nick Roberts (creators of Da Kiko Kiko, Hudson House, Playa Provisions, The Tripel, Small Batch Ice Cream) will be honored as “Chefs of the Year” for their excellence and service to our community!
They will be demonstrating one of their signature cocktails as a part of the evening.
Come hungry to sample some of LA’s finest cuisines from participating restaurants:
- Art’s Table
- Ashland Hill
- Blue Plate Oysterette
- Border Grill
- Butcher’s Daughter
- Huckleberry Bakery and Cafe
- Jeni’s Ice Cream
- Kogi Korean BBQ
- Mar Vista Grab and Go
- Makani
- Margo’s
- Neighbor
- Spread The Love
- Stella Barra
- Sunny Blue
- Sunny Spot
- Tocaya Playa Vista
- Upstairs 2
- Wallflower
Compliment your dining with some delicious drinks provided by:
- Angel City Brewery
- Beam Suntory
- Bev Rosé
- Bootch Craft
- Boxed Water
- Guayakí Yerba Mate
- Pali Wines
- Pressed Juicery
Thank you to our sponsors:
- Sous Chef – Los Angeles Rams
- Chef de Partie – Snap Inc.
- Commis Chef – Restaurant World
- Entertainment Sponsor – Peninsula Hotel
- Menu Sponsor – Forkspot
- Sustainability Sponsor – Boxed Water
WHAT: Taste of St. Joseph Center — A Food & Drink Festival to support St. Joseph Center’s Culinary Training Program
WHEN: Thursday, February 28, 2019
WHERE: Playa Studios – 11260 Playa Ct, Culver City, CA 90230 Valet available for attendees. Uber or Lyft strongly preferred.
Get your Feb. 28 Taste of St. Joseph tickets here! www.tasteofstjosephctr.eventbrite.com
About St. Joseph Center:
St. Joseph Center is an independent, non-profit 501 (c)(3), community based organization. St Joseph Center’s mission is to provide working poor families, as well as homeless men, women and children of all ages, with the inner resources and tools to become productive, stable and self-supporting members of the community. The Center does not provide religious services or instruction and it assists people regardless of their religious affiliation or lack thereof. It reaches more than 10,000 individuals annually through a variety of integrated programs. To learn more about St. Joseph Center’s comprehensive services, please visit www.stjosephctr.org.
