Chefs are sharpening their knives and pulling out their best recipes to feature at the 10^th Anniversary of A Taste of Greenwich House on Monday, March 12, 2012, at the Metropolitan Pavilion – all in the name of supporting Greenwich House’s 12 social service and arts programs, including treatment for victims of child abuse, medical care for home-bound seniors, afterschool arts, therapy for those living with HIV and AIDS and many other services needed in New York.

This year, Chef Joey Campanaro of The Little Owl will join forces with Bruce Sanderson, Senior Editor, Wine Spectator, at the VIP lounge to kick off an evening of the best eats east of the Hudson River.  They will be joined by over 30 other New York restaurants to raise funds to serve New Yorkers in need. Come to meet Mike Price, Market Table; Chris Siversen, Maritime Parc; Jonathan Waxman, Barbuto, and many more if you fancy a fabulous feast.

VIP Chef Joey Campanaro says, “I am proud to be a part of A Taste of Greenwich House. Not only is it an opportunity for people to have a unique culinary experience, but it is a true community event that emphasizes how we can each use our talents for the greater good. Greenwich House provides so much to New York; it is fulfilling to be able to support them on this special night.”

A lucky silent auction winner can extend the evening by attending an exclusive after-party pig roast for participating chefs, hosted by Chef Campanaro at his new space The Little Owl: The Venue.

Through the generosity of the restaurants and other supporters who give so graciously of their time and services each year, A Taste of Greenwich House has grown into one of the premiere tasting events of the season where each guest can eat and do good.  

A Taste of Greenwich House * Metropolitan Pavilion * 125 W 18^th Street (between 6^th & 7^th Avenues) * New York, NY

VIP Gourmet tickets: $350 (exclusive access to VIP Lounge/Hour and listing in event program), and VIP tickets: $250 (Access to VIP Hour), General Admission: $150 (per person in advance), $160 at the door. 

For tickets or sponsorship information please contact Hannah Read at HRead@greenwichhouse.org or (212) 991-0003 x 401.  To purchase tickets online go to the Greenwich House Web site, www.greenwichhouse.org/taste.  If you are not able to attend, please consider a gift to help us help our neighbors: http://www.greenwichhouse.org/get_involved/donate.

Greenwich House is a nonprofit settlement house and neighborhood center founded in 1902, dedicated to helping New Yorkers lead safe, healthy and more fulfilling lives.  Located in historic Greenwich Village and Chelsea, Greenwich House continuously responds to current community needs with varied programs that provide special care to thousands of clients each day.  These programs include: serving daily hot meals at our thriving Senior Center, enriching the curriculum of NYC schools with music classes, hosting resident artists and learning the rich history of ceramic arts at the Greenwich House Pottery, treating abused children through counseling and prevention programs, providing clinical and therapeutic care through our HIV/AIDS service, offering drug-free counseling to substance abusers and their families and reaching home bound seniors in need of mental health and consultation services.

THE VILLAGE VOICE'S FIFTH ANNUAL "CHOICE EATS" ANNOUNCES

New York, NY - February 23, 2012 - The Village Voice's fifth annual tasting event, "Choice Eats," has announced 7 additional participants in this year's event. New participants just added include: Despana, Four & Twenty Blackbirds, Jimmy's No. 43, Nunu Chocolates, Peppa's Jerk Chicken, Xe May Sandwich Shop, and Xi'an Famous Foods. This brings the total of Choice Eats participants to a record breaking 75!

These restaurants will join the previously announced restaurants: Allswell, Ample Hills Creamery, Bep, Bi Lokma, Brooklyn Brine Co., Buka, Chinese Mirch, Court Street Grocers, Culture: An American Yogurt Company, Danny Macaroons, Dean Street, Del Posto, Dirt Candy, Ditch Plains, Doughnut Plant, Edi and the Wolf, Emvi Chocolate, Fatty 'Cue, Fay Da Bakery, Goat Town, Gregory's 26 Corner Taverna, Jane's Sweet Buns, Joe Dough, Juliette, Kafana, Kelso Restaurant, Kuma Inn, Kumquat Cupcakery, La Galette, Littleneck, Luke's Lobster, Maima's Liberian Bistro & Bar, Mama's Food Shop, Max, Mexico Lindo, Mile End Sandwich, Mooncake Foods, Murray's Cheese, Nicky's Vietnamese Sandwiches, No. 7, Nom Wah Tea Parlor, Northeast Kingdom, Northern Spy Food Co., O Lavrador, Ovelia Psistaria Bar, Patacon Pisao, Porchetta, Quinto Quarto, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Robicelli's, S'more Bakery, SCRATCHbread, Sheep Station, Singh's Roti Shop, Smorgas Chef, Sottocasa, Sparrow Tavern, Spicy Bampa, Tanoreen, Tenpenny, Testaccio, The Blue Stove, The Good Batch, The Meatball Shop, This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef, Umi Nom, Vandaag, and ZuZu Ramen.

This year's Choice Eats will also feature guest chef-celebrity, Ty-lor Boring, of Bravo's hit show, Top Chef Texas. Ty-lor will host a demo for all VIP ticket-holders during the VIP hour from 5:30 - 6:30 PM. "Choice Eats" will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 from 6:30 - 9:30 PM at the 69th Armory on Lexington Avenue in New York City. All VIP tickets for Choice Eats have sold out and a limited number of General Admission tickets are still available. 

Sponsors confirmed for Choice Eats 2012 include: Stella Artois, Hoegaarden, Leffe, Whole Foods Market, Zagat, Slow Food NY, Zagat, Southern Wines and Spirits, Great Brewers, Abita Beer, Blue Point Brewing Company, Ommegang Brewery, Oskar Blues Brewery, Sierra Nevada, Smuttynose Brewing Co., Six Point Brewery, Troegs, Asahi Beer, Gazela, Ramazzoti, Barenjager, Jagermeister, Michael Collins Irish Whiskey, Prairie Organic Vodka, Svedka, Columbia Crest, 14 Hands Vineyards, Red Diamond, Santa Christina, Ste Michelle Wine Estates, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Superior Design Associates, Kind Bars, Hot 97 FM, Matted, Brooklyn Museum, Kind Bars, WetPaint, smartwater® and Benchmarc Events.

The Village Voice has also announced its first annual "Choice Streets" Food Truck tasting event on Tuesday, April 24 from 7:00 - 10:00 PM, featuring over 25 of some of the city's favorite and highly sought-after food trucks. Set amid the backdrop of the New York Landmark - The Intrepid - attendees will feast onboard Pier 86 and enjoy an evening of fabulous food, drinks and an amazing view of New York City. Tickets for "Choice Streets" go on sale on March 7^th.

For more information on "Choice Eats" and "Choice Streets" please have a bite here:

http://choiceeats.villagevoice.com

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