about us
Featuring the area’s most accomplished chefs, brewers, wine purveyors and spirit vendors, Taste! Central Florida invites the community to enjoy an evening of tasting portions of signature dishes accompanied by fine wines, craft beers, and specialty cocktails.
This annual celebration of the community’s culinary excellence is a volunteer-driven event with local chefs, brewers and distilleries donating their time, talent and creations to make this event one of the largest fundraisers of the year for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida.
An all-volunteer steering committee, more than 300 day-of event volunteers, and tremendous in-kind support from a variety of local business partners allow us to direct every dollar raised to our beneficiaries while generating profound awareness and relief for the children of Central Florida who face hunger on a daily basis.
Now in its 33rd year and having raised more than $4 million dollars for childhood hunger, the region’s premier food and beverage tasting event brings a supremely delicious experience to our community, for our community, with a positively local flavor.
We’re back with our same distinguished local chefs, committed local volunteers, and important local beneficiaries.
The best part? All event proceeds will remain in our community to help connect struggling Central Florida families to the meals they need.
SATURDAY,
AUGUST 10, 2024
Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
14100 Bonnet Creek Resort Ln,
Orlando, FL 32821
6PM - 10:30PM
21 & Over
cocktail attire requested
beneficiaries
Taste! Central Florida Committee
Co-chairs
Haley Hitzing, Sodexo Live!
Daniele Lajeunesse, Cox Seafood
Nicole Spooner, Mpact Orlando Marketing
Christina Nguyen, Vidi Global
Planning Committee
Andrea Patenaude, Thirty-One Gifts
Anna Schoenherr
Bill Sullivan, I Wanna Distributors, Inc.
Brett Buske
Brooke Santiago, Coalition for the Homeless
Bruce Spooner
Caitlin Canning Glassman, The Good Pour
Cathy Kort
Chris Chen, Viet-Nomz
Dan Robertson
Dan Samuels,
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida
Daniele Lajeunesse, Cox Seafood
Dominque Greco, OHA
Ed Nasser, Truist
Jay Rusch
Jennifer Pence, Community Advocate
Jessica Guzman, Coalition for the Homeless
Joe Takacs, Real Estate on the Riveria
John Cooper
John Kolata, Waldorf Astoria Orlando, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
Joshua Taylor, Coalition for the Homeless
Julian Roger Da Costa, Disney
Karen Busch
Katie Johnson, Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Karen Smart
Kelsey Kercado, Sodexo Live!
Kimmie Caramuta, Paradigm
Leigh Anne Nieman, Disney
Liz Buske
Marc Gibson, Hawkmoon Entertainment
Mark Charlton
Mark Zickefoose, AT&T
Maurice Bridge, Regions Bank
Michele Stevens, WFTV
Michelle Kandrac, Mpact Orlando Marketing
Mike Mele, Pershing/BNY
Nancy Mele, Alpha Gamma Delta
Natalie Hunt
Paul Bodoia, Taylor Printing
Ricky Ly, Tasty Chomps
Selina Mullenax, CORT
Sharon Joseph, Chep
Susan Boucher, The Good Pour
Trinette Nation, Coalition for the Homeless
Veronica J. Mucha,
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida