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Taste of the Nation Hartford will take place on May 10, 2012 at Marquee Events and Catering

Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation invites you to savor the finest food, spirits and wines. Join event Co-chairs Angela Pitrone and Chef Billy Grant of Bricco Trattoria, Restaurant Bricco, and Grant’s Restaurant, voted ‘Best Restaurants’ by Hartford Magazine, along with over 45 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:

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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.

2012 Taste of the Nation Hartford Beverage Participants:

Allan S. Goodman Inc.

Brescome Barton

Connecticut Distributors

Connecticut Distributors/ Wine Merchants

Fountainhead Wines & Distillations

Hartley & Parker Limited, Inc.

Iberia Wines and Spirits

Jonathan Edwards Winery

Slocum & Sons

T. Edward Wines

Winam Wines

Winebow

Worldwide Wines

Westford Hill Distillers

Onyx Spirits Company

Rogo Distributing

Sonoma Cutrer

Pernod Ricard USA

Taste of the Nation Hartford 2011 photos:

Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation is a volunteer driven program.

Through the generous support, and hard work of volunteers the program has generated $76 million dollars to help ensure no kid grows up hungry.

PLEASE CONTACT US REGARDING EVENT DETAILS, PR/MEDIA, RESTAURANT PARTICIPATION, VOLUNTEERING OR DONATING AN AUCTION ITEM. THANK YOU!

EVENT CO-CHAIRS

Billy Grant
Restaurant Bricco, Bricco Trattoria & Grants Restaurant
billy@billygrant.com
Angela Pitrone
Deloitte
apitrone@deloitte.com

EVENT HOST

Darren McKenty
Marque Events & Catering at 960 Main
dmckenty@marquee-ct.com
Jessica Sanzaro
Marque Events & Catering at 960 Main
jsanzaro@marquee-ct.com

BEVERAGE CHAIR

Dave Leon
Super Cellar
supercellar@snet.net

FINANCE CHAIR

Mark English
J.H. Cohn LLP
menglish@JHcohn.com

MARKETING CHAIR

Suzette Roberts
Cox Communications
suzette.roberts@cox.com
Gladys Rivera
CT Clean Energy Fund
gladys.rivera@ctcleanenergy.com

RESTAURANT CHAIR

Sarah Maloney
Restaurant Bricco, Bricco Trattoria & Grants Restaurant
sarah@billygrant.com
Christian Lindberg
Restaurant Bricco & Grants
christian@billygrant.com

SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIR

Heather Solomon
Solomon & Associates Event Management
hsolomon@saeventsonline.com

SPONSORSHIP CHAIR & PAST CO-CHAIR

Mary Clare Mooney
Hartford Depatch Moving & Storage
Mary.Mooney@comcast.net

AUCTION CO-CHAIRS

Catherine Ematrudo
cematrudo@roadrunner.com

Rose Swiatkiewicz
J.H. Cohn LLP
rswiatkiewicz@jhcohn.com

TICKET CHAIR

Gail Gillman Elansky
Hartford Magazine
ggelansky@gmail.com

VIP CHAIR

Karen Bowers
The Hartford Club
kbowers@hartfordclub.com

VOLUNTEER CHAIR

Dawn Crayco
End Hunger CT!
dcrayco@endhungerct.com

2012 COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Ramon Alvero
Solomon & Associate Event Management
ralvero@saeventsonline.com
Erin Anselmo
BCD Travel onsite at Pfizer
erin.anselmo@pfizer.com